I reload and shoot 11 of the calibers on the list plus some others. I've got to go with 3006. Jacketed bullets in my Garand and cast in my 03A3. Garands are just plain cool to own and shoot and my Remington 03A3 is probably my most accurate milsurp with cast. Close 2nd would be 6.5x55 in a couple M38's with jacketed bullets.
If you could pick ONLY ONE milsurp chambering, what would it be??
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BTW, mine is 7x57...
(Close second is 30-06, followed by 6.5x55)
(Close second is 30-06, followed by 6.5x55)
live4therut
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30-06 or 8mm
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
6.5x55 swede because I already have a few mil-surp chambered guns and the 6.5x55 is the most accurate and versatile.
95gr Vmax splatters squirrels and should down dogs while the 129 SST turns deer into diner and 140 bear claws, claws bears.
95gr Vmax splatters squirrels and should down dogs while the 129 SST turns deer into diner and 140 bear claws, claws bears.
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.303, actual Mk.VII with that nice "al-yoo-min-ee-um", or wood tip.
I find it fantastic that after everybody said "No you cant have hollow points, even for controlling charging colonials", the British said "Right-oh..." and a few years later had a bullet that did the same thing, but was fully jacketed. Not to mention the improved performance because of the heavy tail design!
I find it fantastic that after everybody said "No you cant have hollow points, even for controlling charging colonials", the British said "Right-oh..." and a few years later had a bullet that did the same thing, but was fully jacketed. Not to mention the improved performance because of the heavy tail design!
6.5 Carcano
Why?I have 2-1918 and 1942.Both accurate as hell,very flat shooting with NOE 154Gr cast ( for casts that's hard to do sometimes) and Very easy to reload.
If I could ever find MN with tight .310-.311 bore than I would go for 7.62x54R.
Why?I have 2-1918 and 1942.Both accurate as hell,very flat shooting with NOE 154Gr cast ( for casts that's hard to do sometimes) and Very easy to reload.
If I could ever find MN with tight .310-.311 bore than I would go for 7.62x54R.
midnightpossum
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BeaverMeat
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From that list the 8mm has the most knockdown power when your chucking 200gr bullets. Heavy bullet equals less deflection and more down range power. Using the traditional wide groove 9.5:1 twist with long and heavy high BC bullets is a deadly recipe for accuracy.
The Brits have always been hypocrites in war. Sawback bayonets. Targeting Officers. Dum dum bullets. Boer Internment camps anyone?
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The Brits "rules of engagement" against the Boers is nothing short of war crimes. They resorted to a scorched earth/abduction policy because their opponent was too formidible and powerful to engage on an equal footing. That was the "beginning of the end" of British military superiority. The 303 doesn't impress me so much either.
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Alls fair in love and war. That's how they've always played.
I love .303. Almost every rifle and machine gun I admire shoots it. Almost all that I own shoot it.
I love .303. Almost every rifle and machine gun I admire shoots it. Almost all that I own shoot it.
It's very close...
Contenders:
.303 because, well... .303 - no need to say more.
54R because... It'll kick the crap out of anything it hits, and there's nothing quite like the smell of spent surplus 54R - just ask my wife, she knows when I've "gone Russian" at the range by the smell of my clothes.
But at the moment (and my mind may change over time, I'm sure...), the overall winner is:
7.5x55 Swiss. All the knockdown you need, and the K31 is simply the most amazing mid-century surplus bolt action in existence, on very, very many levels.
Contenders:
.303 because, well... .303 - no need to say more.
54R because... It'll kick the crap out of anything it hits, and there's nothing quite like the smell of spent surplus 54R - just ask my wife, she knows when I've "gone Russian" at the range by the smell of my clothes.
But at the moment (and my mind may change over time, I'm sure...), the overall winner is:
7.5x55 Swiss. All the knockdown you need, and the K31 is simply the most amazing mid-century surplus bolt action in existence, on very, very many levels.
.303
Why?
My Lee-Metford likes it.
So does my Sparky.
And the SMLE Mark I***.
And all the other Lee-Enfields.
And all the Rosses.
And even the P-'14s.
Once you have perfection, who needs something longer, skinnier, higher pressure, with a fragile rim and the same performance?
BTW by actual test, a Mark VII Ball bullet takes about 50 yards from the muzzle to stabilize fully. Once it is stabilized, it will handle 52 planks in the penetration test.
Good enough, I suppose.
Been waiting 105 years (since 1910) for something actually better to come along. Haven't see it so far.
Why?
My Lee-Metford likes it.
So does my Sparky.
And the SMLE Mark I***.
And all the other Lee-Enfields.
And all the Rosses.
And even the P-'14s.
Once you have perfection, who needs something longer, skinnier, higher pressure, with a fragile rim and the same performance?
BTW by actual test, a Mark VII Ball bullet takes about 50 yards from the muzzle to stabilize fully. Once it is stabilized, it will handle 52 planks in the penetration test.
Good enough, I suppose.
Been waiting 105 years (since 1910) for something actually better to come along. Haven't see it so far.
