Best brass for .303 EPP's conversion?
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I prefer Winchester to all other brands when forming my 303 Epps cases. I did make afew from 30-40 Krag [Winchester] brass, but it is a bit more work. Easiest to just load a full 303 British load and fire away. Perfect case every time. Regards, Eagleye.
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I got some Herter's headstamped brass from Higgison for my 303 Epps. Excellent quality stuff made by Norma. I partially fireform using 10 grns of pistol powder and oatmeal, then load real bullets for final forming. I use the Herters stuff to keep in separate from my other 303 loads. I agree that Winchester brass is good stuff (white box FMJ cartridges) or just virgin brass. Regular 303 Lee collet die works well if you do not have Epps dies.
I got some Herter's headstamped brass from Higgison for my 303 Epps. Excellent quality stuff made by Norma. I partially fireform using 10 grns of pistol powder and oatmeal, then load real bullets for final forming. I use the Herters stuff to keep in separate from my other 303 loads. I agree that Winchester brass is good stuff (white box FMJ cartridges) or just virgin brass. Regular 303 Lee collet die works well if you do not have Epps dies.
I bought some 210 grain cast Gas Check bullets from someone on the EE. They are sized at .315", and shoot very well at about 1600 fps. I am using IMR 3031, but since I am at work, I cannot access my notes to tell you how much.
In response to the feeding issues, I cannot speak for the Ross, but I know that in my P14, the feedrails needed some delicate reworking to feed the straighter Epps case. My rifle feeds both spitzers and RN's perfectly now. I had Bill Leeper do the basic work, and I tweaked it a tiny bit after I got it back.
I am using RL15,Vihtavuori N540 & N150, W760, Higginsons 47N, and Ramshot Hunter in mine. All these work well with many loads in the moa area. Regards, Eagleye.
In response to the feeding issues, I cannot speak for the Ross, but I know that in my P14, the feedrails needed some delicate reworking to feed the straighter Epps case. My rifle feeds both spitzers and RN's perfectly now. I had Bill Leeper do the basic work, and I tweaked it a tiny bit after I got it back.
I am using RL15,Vihtavuori N540 & N150, W760, Higginsons 47N, and Ramshot Hunter in mine. All these work well with many loads in the moa area. Regards, Eagleye.
I put a Ross Magizine in a 303 AI I built on a No. 4. I ground back the lips at the top of the magazine until it would just hold a cartridge,and polished them until they did not scatch the cases, it feeds like a machine gun.
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