best factory ammo for #1 mk. 3
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I would suggest finding whatever shoots most accurately and using that for hunting and drilling holes in paper too.
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What you DO NOT want is a boat tail bullet.
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My No5Mk1 shoots 174 grain Sierra HPBT bullets more accurately than flatbase bullets. The no boattail bullets doesn't apply to all Enfields.
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- Tucson, Arizona
The caveat was for rifles that have been shot extensively with cordite ammunition. Throat erosion from the hotter burning cordite will cause poorer accuracy with boat tails. I think a lot of No5's have either not been shot very much or used powder instead of cordite ammo. They did come along late in WW2 and of course never saw WW1.
Oh by the way, if you reload, S&B cases seem to not last as long as others from what a lot of folks have said.
Oh by the way, if you reload, S&B cases seem to not last as long as others from what a lot of folks have said.
I have never had a problem shooting No1MkIII*'s with either brand. If the bore is in good shape there should be not issue. If you want flat based bullets I believe Winchester has a 180gr SP with a flat base.
However if bore condition and dia is the issue (i.e. 314" vs. .311 or .312") then no factory ammo is suitable. Moving to cast or an over sized bullets which are not available in factory ammo.
Which ammo had the boat tail in WWII?
Regarding Boat Tail bullets, A LOT of ppl shot MkVIII ammo in Enfields just fine and it is boat-tail. If the bore is in good shape, have at 'er.
By ww2, most ammo is/was nitro-cellulose, not cordite. Cordite erosion is usually a symptom on early guns - but not always. Depends how hard it was used.
By ww2, most ammo is/was nitro-cellulose, not cordite. Cordite erosion is usually a symptom on early guns - but not always. Depends how hard it was used.
