.303

[Surplus1]

I just picked up 1000 .311 bullets at the Edmonton gun show on Sunday morning. I got them for $200. That should keep me shooting for a bit

 

[gregc]

great deal, am sure you were happy with your purchase

 

[bearhunter]

I just picked up 1000 .311 bullets at the Edmonton gun show on Sunday morning. I got them for $200. That should keep me shooting for a bit

Hopefully you have a .310 to .312 diameter bore. If not, you won't be happy with the accuracy from those bullets. Sometimes you can find a load that will fill a sweet spot if you have a larger bore diameter but if the throat in your rifle is well worn, you may not get that lucky. I sincerely hope they work well for you. At that price they are likely FMJ???

 

[Ryefulman]

I've got 105 pieces of once fired 303 British brass if your going to start reloading. Like to trade if possible.

 

[Surplus1]

Hopefully you have a .310 to .312 diameter bore. If not, you won't be happy with the accuracy from those bullets. Sometimes you can find a load that will fill a sweet spot if you have a larger bore diameter but if the throat in your rifle is well worn, you may not get that lucky. I sincerely hope they work well for you. At that price they are likely FMJ???

I'm lucky. They shoot well in my .303s

 

[Suther]

I was at Cantire a few weeks ago, and yeah 303 was cheaper than the prices you guys are saying...I feel like federal's were like $29.99 there

Website lists the 150gr federal at $36.69...

 

[Above49TH]

if you plan on shooting your jc a fair bit, start casting. you can make range and hunting rounds for literally pennies per round.

How fast can one shoot a cast bullet ?

 

[Fargone4sure]

With a gas check you can usually do around 2200fps, but often you can get great accuracy around 1500 which is easier on brass, which is important in 303.

My 303 loads cost:
Bullet is 0.22
Powder is 0.11 (16gr 2400)
Primer is 0.03
Total of 34 cents not including brass, which costs me about 10 cents per firing.

So all in, about 44 cents.

 

[Ganderite]

I find the heavy, gas-checked round nose bullets shoot well in all my 303s.

 

[B]

I use the Lyman 314299 215grn bullet. With 28 grains of 4198 it produces a bit over 1800fps out of my Jungle Carbine and is very accurate and easy on brass.

 

[gregc]

With a gas check you can usually do around 2200fps, but often you can get great accuracy around 1500 which is easier on brass, which is important in 303.

My 303 loads cost:
Bullet is 0.22
Powder is 0.11 (16gr 2400)
Primer is 0.03
Total of 34 cents not including brass, which costs me about 10 cents per firing.

So all in, about 44 cents.

have you shot any powdercoated cast in your 303?

 

[gregc]

I use the Lyman 314299 215grn bullet. With 28 grains of 4198 it produces a bit over 1800fps out of my Jungle Carbine and is very accurate and easy on brass.

you are gas checking the projectile?

 

[B]

you are gas checking the projectile?

They are gas checked. A CGNer was nice enough to cast them up for me for a great price. I wish I had bought more.