.303 Savage
- Thread starter Slooshark1
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- St. Paul AB
.303 Savage is a cartridge unto itself. Other than finding old ones at gun shows, I believe Huntington Die Specialties makes brass and dies.
Graf and Sons has Prvi 303 Sav. brass hopefully one of your local suppliers can import it. You can also reform 303 British and 30-40 Krag brass to 303 Sav.
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/12638
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/12638
I have made them from 303 Brit, but you need a lathe and rudimentary machining skills to make them.
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd303savage.jpg
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd303british.jpg
- take 303 Savage dies and size the 303 Brit brass down to the web (about 1/4" from the rim) - don't force it!
- mount in a lathe and reduce the rim diameter to about 0.510" and the web diameter (where it now bulges) to about 0.445", or until it will both fit into the die, and chamber in the gun.
- trim to length
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd303savage.jpg
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd303british.jpg
- take 303 Savage dies and size the 303 Brit brass down to the web (about 1/4" from the rim) - don't force it!
- mount in a lathe and reduce the rim diameter to about 0.510" and the web diameter (where it now bulges) to about 0.445", or until it will both fit into the die, and chamber in the gun.
- trim to length
If you compare base dia of the 303s to a 30-30 you will see the 30-30 is only 3 thou or so smaller. It is not safe to do repeated reloads useing 30-30 cases, but for yrs now I have used plentiful 30-30 pick-up brass for hunting. Simply run it thru the 30-30 die, trim & load. I load close to max & discard once fired brass. Actually I prefer to step on them or crush them if I can find them after shooting.
Of course for litigation sake I would strongly recommend you not do this
Of course for litigation sake I would strongly recommend you not do this
If you compare base dia of the 303s to a 30-30 you will see the 30-30 is only 3 thou or so smaller. It is not safe to do repeated reloads useing 30-30 cases, but for yrs now I have used plentiful 30-30 pick-up brass for hunting. Simply run it thru the 30-30 die, trim & load. I load close to max & discard once fired brass. Actually I prefer to step on them or crush them if I can find them after shooting.
Of course for litigation sake I would strongly recommend you not do this
The 30-30 brass I have is more like 20 thou undersized. That having been said, if pressure is kept reasonable, although unsightly, the bulge that will form in 30-30 brass is not unsafe for 2-3 firings. It expands once, and is then worked much less on subsequent firings depending on your dies and chamber.
Senior's idea is a good one, if you are happy with brass you can use once or twice.
