Looking for premium hunting 303 Brit...does it still exist from factory?

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Looking for some premium 303 British - all I seem to be able to find are the cheaper non premium varieties.

Does anyone still manufacture this? If so, does anyone know where it can be acquired in Canada?

Many thanks!
 
He's looking for good hunting ammunition in .303 British. Either probably cheap winchester or S & B stuff around. I would love to know who makes good quality ammo. Would it be too much for a factory load to have a premium bullet such as a bonded bullet or mono in .303 British without having to reload?
 
Hmm... At 303 velocities, I'm not sure there can be such a thing as a "premium" shell. All in all, you are limited by the bullet selection in 0.311 sizing. I'm not aware of anyone offering something more elaborate than the good ol' cup and core design. FWIW - I've had good luck with the Remington 180 gr round nose green box stuff. ( If you reload, the 0.312 Hornady SP's are pretty good.)
 
Fair enough - many thanks folks! I see that Barnes has a TSX in .311...was hoping that perhaps Nosler did and perhaps someone sold factory loads. Oh well...

Not a worry Freezer Filler - those No 1s are gorgeous guns! Last bear that I shot was with a 458 Lott No 1...
 
I suspect that the reason that you can only find generic cup-and-core softpoints in .303 factory ammo is that most people that hunt with .303 are not inclined to spend extra on premium ammunition and the few that do prefer to roll their own.
 
I agree, that at normal 303 velocities, premium bullets are not really much of an advantage. For a lot of game they may well be a disadvantage due to slow expansion.
 
>most people that hunt with .303 are not inclined to spend extra

That shouldn't necessarily be read as "Too poor to buy better."

Rather, folks heading out with a "will do the job if I learn to use it right" rifle are likely to take the same attitude to the ammunition they use.

Nothing wrong with that attitude, either. It's just hard to monetize, so you won't see it getting much air-time in an industry sponsored communication space.
 
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