.303 shotgun loads

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will be picking up a 1914 No1 MIII next time i get out west and home. very worn and inaccurate (think pushing a factory .303 copper jacket projectile thru it with a 1/4" dowel with minimal effort) but shiny barrel. thinking of perhaps loading shotgun loads for it to shoot squirrels, maybe turkeys or geese. tiny bore shotgun. anyway, does anyone do this? and would they have any advice on it?
 
I second running cast through it.

As to your other ideas, either impractical or illegal.

If there is any rifling in the bore, your shot pattern will only allow you to reliably shoot grouse at a few feet. All (almost?) jurisdictions in Canada have limits to shotgun hunting. Ducks and geese will require steel shot and likely a minimum gauge (410) and maximum (10g). Turkey's will also have legal requirements.

Better check the applicable wildlife act for your jurisdiction.
 
so enough of this .303 shotgun nonsense. i`ll go get a shotgun eventually.
I took Ganderite up on his offer, and the barrel arrived today. looking down the bore, all i see is the best lee enfield barrel i have ever seen, sharp rifling, shiny bore, and you can see where the rifling starts at the throat very clearly. for all intents and purposes, i think this one could be rated as brand new. on my shooter, i have to look for the rifling in comparison. i can see a new shooter in my future.
all i can say, if this gentleman offers you something that you need, probably you should take him up on the offer. thank you very much, Ganderite.
just have to convince my father that it is legal to mail a rifle(just box it up at home, please, Dad), and send me the 1914.
 
A shot pattern out of a rifled barrel has huge holes in it anyway. Now you need a barrel vise, an action wrench, headspace gauges and a handful of bolt heads(No. 1's are not like No.4's with nice convenient numbers on the bolt heads.). Or a smithy who has all that.
 
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