.303 Short

[kjohn]

Making up ammo for a Savage 24 that had the 20 gauge barrel sleeved and chambered for a shortened .303 British cartridge. So far, I have found that a 7.62x54r case length gauge and a .303 lock nut/shell holder works fine to shorten the .303 brass. I then resized the brass in a die that has been machined to produce shorter finished brass. Loaded 5 with 5.2 grains of 700X and a Cactus Plains 100 grain RN .311 lead bullet.

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[mbogo3]

Like the .25 Short Krag except in original caliber.

 

[drill702]

Cool project , why only shorten them such a small amount?

 

[tiriaq]

Maybe to keep factory .303 cartridges out of a firearm that might not be strong enough.

 

[kjohn]

Maybe to keep factory .303 cartridges out of a firearm that might not be strong enough.

^^ This. A full length brass will not chamber. On that little combo gun, there is no need for a full house .303, plus there may have been a reason or two that the gunsmith had.

At any rate, it is a simple matter to shorten the brass using a battery screwdriver.

 

[jbmauser]

Interesting! Let us know how it shoots.

 

[Boolitcaster]

That's really cool!
That load you made up should be good raccoon medicine.

 

[mbogo3]

A notch up from a .30 Herrett

 

[Beater]

will 303 savage fit?

 

[kjohn]

will 303 savage fit?

Not even going to try. 303 Savage is a smaller cartridge, much closer to 30-30.

 

[kg]

Odd but interesting choice. Could the sleeve be from a .303 Enfield or Pattern 14?

 

[RonR]

Cool project , why only shorten them such a small amount?

Agreed. Very cool.

Ronr

 

[Beater]

Not even going to try. 303 Savage is a smaller cartridge, much closer to 30-30.

looks pretty much like what you are building thought it might save you some work