.303 grouse load?

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I only want to take my P14 Enfield out in the bush with me as a 'do it all rifle'.
I need various ammo loads and types.

So I was talking to a Hunter today, who gave me the reloading suggestion for any grouse that might wander by while I'm waiting/looking for deer.

he suggested loading the .303 case with a 71 grn 32 acp handgun bullet over 10-12 grains of Unique powder.

Now Before I try this...

Any thoughts on this?
Anyone try this? :)
 
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You have a couple of options in this regard.
1.) Is the Hammond Game getter. It is made of a regular rifle cartridge that has the base drilled out large enough for a .22 cal blank to fit in. The kind of shell used in the Hilti concrete nail set guns. The "bullet" is made of 00 buck shot that is sized by pounding it through a sizing swage. This bullet is placed in the neck of the cartridge. (I've never used one, but have seen them) The comapany is located somewhere in BC.

2.) The other option is to get a case adapter that shoots 32acp ammo as a center fire. These are available in many common calibers from Cabela's website. The company that makes them is called MCA sports in Alaska.

Hope this helps as an alternative grouse load.

O.
 
It'll work, Ive had good luck with unique for reduced loads in 30-06 and 45/70 , stick to the recomended loads as its extremely fast burning and builds pressure quick, dont be distracted while reloading as 10gr isnt much and if your not paying attention it would be very easy to double dose the powder and not notice as there isnt much in the case, I would suggest you use a cast bullet closer in weight to what you have the rifle sighted with though.
Dave
 
i have used a lead bullet intended for the 32-20. about 100 grains give or take. if you are going to make/ get an adapter, id get one for the 32 S&W personally. shoot short or longs. lead bullet, lil less velocity with the short
 
Keep a slingshot at hand. They can be pretty accurate and deadly on small game with a good 3/8" to 1/2" ball bearing. And it is silent.
When I was a little brat, I used whatever was at hand and big hex nuts were good ammo.
Helps for chasing squirrels when they spot you and get too inquisitive... just shoot a small pebble behind them and they'll go investigate. If everything fails, shoot a few nuts nearby and they'll stop cussing at you and go after the nuts.:p
PP.
 
Haven't done this myself but read about it.

First prime a fired and UNSIZED case and then charge with an appropriate load of fast burning powder as mentioned above.

Then lightly tap a Hornady round ball into the UNSIZED neck so as to very slightly size it as U seat it flush with the neck.

Article I read said it was accurate out to 25 yards.

HORNADY .315 LEAD BALLS ITEM #6003 $6.79

Might work well (???). I'm going to try the .310s in my 30-30 sometime.
 
Use around 5 grs of red dot with that 71 gr. bullet. I use 5 grs behind a 180 gr cast bullet, velocity is 970 fps. This is subsonic, very quiet, much quieter than a .22 rf.

You might have to drop to around 4 grns red dot with that 71 grn bullet to keep it subsonic. No filler is needed with reddot, it is not position sensitive.

This load is safe even if you double charge by mistake, be very careful with reduced loads of 2400 in particular. A double charge of 2400 load above will blow your rifle up real good!
 
I do this for my 30 30 just pass 00 buck through a .308 sizer and load with 5 gr.s Reddot, and put in a wad of dacron to keep the powder on the flash hole. Only drawback with squib loads is the are dirty.

Andy
 
I agree with the slingshot idea. But, If you are hunting deer my suggestion would be to concentrate on the task at hand and stay silent. If you are hunting properly you should be able to pretty much grab that grouse by the neck. LOL.
 
I have a Hammond Game Getter for my 30-06. It works great for the Grouse that just happen to pop up. If interested I have a address for you to get in contact with the maker.

Box 41061,Petrolia PO
Edmonton, Ab
T6J 6M7

Hope this may help.

A.H
 
In this circumstance, a .22 pistol would be ideal, wouldn't it?:redface:

I just use whatever I have in the rifle and shoo ttheir heads off.

Some guys recommend seating a flat based bullet backwards with a light charge of powder. apparently the flat base just makes a wad cutter cirlce in the grouse, no violent expansion.:)
 
A friend of mine said that for shooting grouse with some kind of riffle that was far too bid he took a soft point boat tail and melted the lead out with a torch, then put the empty jacket in the catridge backwards. I think he said he just used a primer with no powder. I have not seen him in a while so I can't ask for more specific details.
 
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