Reloading for Winchester 1895 in .303 British.

[wcmd]

Good afternoon,
I am looking for a good recipe for my Grandfathers Winchester 1895 in .303 British.
I am going to be shooting it this summer.
Unfortunately the rifle is on the other side of the country, therefore I have to reload without having access to the rifle.
I have a couple of hundred pieces of brass some of it military brass.
I am looking for,
a good accurate hunting bullet,
and appropriate powder??
Thanks for looking,
wcmd.

 

[H4831]

He said---"I am looking for a good recipe for my Grandfathers Winchester 1895 in .303 British."
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Best place to look for old recipes would be in Grammas recipe drawer.

 

[wcmd]

A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something.
A recipe for .303 British served out of a Winchester 1895.

 

[hunter5425]

You probably will have to wait for the rifle to find an accurate load but most of the 303's do best with a heavier bullet (174 or 180 gr). If it is an older rifle then I would be gentle on the powder charge of whatever powder you choose ( many powders work with the 303). Good luck and enjoy.

 

[sunray]

I'd be inclined to stick with cast bullets. There's some 180 grain cast bullet data on .303british.com. Not much point in reloading if you don't have the rifle though.

 

[DOUGLAS D]

X2 on the cast bullet suggestion.
I dont know why but my search for .311 bullets has turned up exactly 4 boxes of 174 grain Sierra match in the entire city of Edmonton.
At 40 dollars/100 for Sierra's casting is looking better and better every day.

 

[sunray]

"...my search for .311 bullets..." Not really a huge demand for 'em. Hornady makes .312" bullets. Speer makes 150 and 180 grain .311" bullets. Federal ammo uses Speer Hot-Cor bullets.
Don't think an 1895 would have the variable barrel diameter issue Lee-Enfields do.