Looking for Lee Loader .303BRIT recipes

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Howdy folks,

Please throw in some of your favorite .303BRIT recipes that will work in a Lee Loader dipper...

I have tried Accurate Arms 2700 propellant over CCI large rifle primers, and had very unreliable ignition. Magnum primers helped out, but I've lost faith in that propellant.

Anybody got a favorite for the old hammer and tongs reloading technique, that will preferably work with jacketed projectiles from 123 - 150 gr mass?

Thanks in advance!

Neal
 
Pitch the dipper and buy a scale and a powder trickler. The dippers can vary the charge plus or minus a full grain. They're ok for getting close on a scale then finishing with the trickler though. Then use any data in your manual.
On-line data can be had here. http://www.303british.com/
There's no need for magnum primers either.
Oh and a grain is not a mass measurement. It's a weight measurement. Not that it matters.
 
Nelly,

I just got into reloading this past fall using the "LOADER". I don't have any good recipes for you but I can share some of my experiences with my 303...

Using Imperial cases, Federal primers and Re 15 powder- there was consistent ingnition but the results were ####ty at the range.:mad:

The guys on this forum have been a good help and helped me out tremendously. This is what I found out

Like you may already know the En's like .312 over .310. My lack of positive results is most likely attributed to that. I used the Speer 150 version. Hornady makes the .312 bullets. I suggest trying them right out of the shoot. 174 and 150 grain sizes are the ones I know of.

The neck wall thickness of my imperial cases is thinner than that of a Remington or Federal. I started to see a dark ring about a 16th of inch from the top of the neck after firing at the range. From this forum, it was determined that I am not getting a good enough pressure seal between bullet and neck.

For me, my Imperial cases have shown signs of case head separation - which is also well documented. My Feds or Remy's don't nearly show the wear at the same recipes after 5 firings.

(I am in the midst of trying to develop a load that matches a factory 150 grain load - so when I am in the bush I can use factories with out second guessing.)

My next attempt is to purchase Winchester casings, match with Federal primers and Hornady bullets. We'll see the results in the spring...

I am convinced about the .312's. I made a shot at over 400 yds on a white tail this past fall that made the old fella's I was with :eek: That was a factory 150 Hornady. (Sorry for the repost guys on this story, but I have never ever done anything like it. Ever.)

Tim C, Hitzy are a couple of guys that know their stuff - amongst others that can really help you.

Regards
Ron
 
One more thing...on the dippers,

I purchased an electronic scale to audit my results of the dipper.

I found out that there is some variation in weight when a person dips down to the bottom of the container that holds the powder vs. near the top.

What I did to correct this and meet the published weight for the powder was to shake the container so that the powder settled.

After I figured that out, I had a margin of error in the .1 grain area - which is good enough for the girls I go out with :D and for me at the range - for NOW.

Regards
Ron R
 
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