The P'14 shoots well. It put 9/10 onto the postal target (most in the black, I forgot to count) at 100, sitting (without a rest) using the battle peep. Very pleased so far, just the Win factory 180s. And I hit the 200+ yd gong 3/10 standing! I like this rifle.
The Enfield shoots straight . . .
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P14.....m1917.....
I thought the word was that these are dangerous to shoot! I am happy to see that you have done so well. I have a new M1917 here which I am timid to shoot after the last posts I saw about the poor heat treated receivers and barrels. I was going to try to sell it but if it is dangerous I will keep it here. I just manage to get an "as new" M1917 and then this. Just kidding....I think! I do intend to shoot it. Nice to hear some positive comments.........Dave
I thought the word was that these are dangerous to shoot! I am happy to see that you have done so well. I have a new M1917 here which I am timid to shoot after the last posts I saw about the poor heat treated receivers and barrels. I was going to try to sell it but if it is dangerous I will keep it here. I just manage to get an "as new" M1917 and then this. Just kidding....I think! I do intend to shoot it. Nice to hear some positive comments.........Dave
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Gibbs505 said:
And the U.S. fought WW1 with low number springfields. Guess they were not that bad after all.
Your are right about Springfields,being safe enough,only a few dozen failed of the many thousand.The steel temperature was judged by eye BTW. But the troops in France were mosly equiped with the M'17,it's what Sargent York used
True, but irrelevent. Anyway they had about four times as many M1917 Enfield's issued to the troops as Springfields!John Sukey said:And the U.S. fought WW1 with low number springfields. Guess they were not that bad after all.
I have a Winchester built [1916] P14 that I have done a bit of work to, and it is amazingly accurate for it's age and original purpose. I have yet to shoot anything out of it that actually shoots "badly", with most of the loads I have tried going into 1¼-1½" However, a couple of loads stand out. One is the 150 Hornady [.312] with Vihtavuori N540. It shoots into less than 1" regularly, with my best 3 shot group at 100 being .54" The other is Steve Regdwell's Mk9 200 grain Semi-Spitzer [.313", same as my groove diameter] It shoots into around ¾" regularly, loaded with a powder that was Made by Nobel of Scotland, and marketed by Higginson as 47N. The 180 Sierra Spitzer will shoot about 1¼" all day long, and is probably the best long range bullet for the 303. I use Reloder 15 for it. Most of my loads are in the 308 Winchester class, since there is no need to baby a P14 Action, and the chamber in this one is fairly tight as military specs go, so it is easy on brass, unlike many SMLE's. I carry it as a "truck" gun, and am willing to take shots to 350 Yards with it. My goal is to harvest a nice spring blacky with it this year. Besides being a bit heavy, I really like this rifle! Regards, Eagleye.
great white said:
If y'all don't mind me asking, what's the point of shooting a 150gr bullet in at .303BRIT then? I'm only just starting to get into reloading (that is, I physically possess a set of .303BRIT dies), and notice that I've got two half-spent boxes of cartridges -- one in 150, the other in 180. Apparently I've been shooting both at muleys over the years. Any reason why I'd want to, say, not only shoot 180gr.? Is it overkill on deer, say? (Pardon my ignorance!)Eagleye said:
