Why is .303 british so god damn expensive to shoot? smh.
- Thread starter S10Tommy
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It would be nice to see the British 303 re-released in the Winchester Model 85 (single shot) and the Winchester Model 95 in angle eject - which can shot spitzer style bullets. In the Model 95, if the 303 British was chambered for it; it would have more power then a 30-30 and pretty much equal to a 308; with less recoil then a 30-06. It would also be suitable with a 24 to 26 inch barrel for velocity and stability.
much cheaper to cast. if you watch marketplace/kijiji, you can get lead for around $1 per pound and can cast about 125 303 projectiles with it. look on firearms forums for gunpowder from about 40 to 80$ per pound and grab it when you can. primers are selling for about 180$ a brick now so if you're careful, you can load a sh!t ton of 303 ammo at a reasonable price. not as good as the 100$ for 1000 rounds of surplus many years ago but still lots better than paying 80$ a box nowadays.
I think a CVA Scout in 303brit would be awesome. I'd buy one tomorrow.
If you cast, you can powder coat and gas check. Even buy a gas check maker. Then youre basically using a home made "jacketed" bullet that probably cost you 10 cents to make. Add a 10 cent primer and being generous, maybe 30 cents of powder.
50 cents a shot vs 3 bucks factory. It might even be cheaper than that, I would have to do the math on how much powder it would take to make a average velocity 303 round.
50 cents a shot vs 3 bucks factory. It might even be cheaper than that, I would have to do the math on how much powder it would take to make a average velocity 303 round.
Just had to research this, interesting!
Yea, I know. My grandfather who was born in England in the year 1900, only paid $1.10 per 20 cartridges................welcome to human greed. Wait another 100 years, price will be $500 per 20 cartridges, or outlawed.
Adjusted for inflation, $1.10 in 1920 dollars would be worth around $18.35 today.
So yes, $69.99 for 20 rounds of .303 Brit is a rip off today.
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Sounds a lot more like the value of the dollar tanking.
Granted, a century ago he'd be paying full price for new-manufactured ammunition in a popular mass-produced calibre, fifty years ago we were getting surplus at a discount as war stocks gave way to the new NATO calibre, and now we're looking for retro ammo that isn't produced in great quantity anymore.
fat tony
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Get a .303 action get a .30 calibre barrel. Get it profiled and installed. Get a SAAMI chamber cut on it, get it throated generously. Get sights on it. You will be able to use common bullets for it, the SAAMI chamber will help with brass longevity. You will still be able to use .303 factory ammunition in it.
Well you could argue that they are still in use around the world in conflict but the Lee Enfield rifles were dropped by the majority of the Commonwealth in 1957, that was 69 years ago, no wonder surplus ammo is gone, ha ha ha.
The Americans make the majority of ammunition that we use and they never used the 303 Brit cartridge in their military. The 3006 and 308 make sense in NA, the most popular military cartridges no longer in general service but since no Canadian companies make sporter ammo for Canadians we have to buy from the US and we will pay to the nose for it because it is no longer popular.
Remember, no matter how many Canadians use a cartridge they are small potatoes compared to the US, we just do not matter enough to make anything cheap for.
that will not be our problem, right?
Just got back from the range, where I shot my 1956 Fazerkerley Enfield #4 mk2.
I use Plinking loads with
I have enough brass from range pick up, and other sources, which I don't recall.
I never purchased any 303 Br. ammo.
It costs me around 25 cents per round, which is acceptably accurate, today I put 20 rounds in 1.25 inch at 50 yards.
I use Plinking loads with
- 32 cal pistol bullets,
- 8 grs of Bullseye and
- LRP or LPP primers.
I have enough brass from range pick up, and other sources, which I don't recall.
I never purchased any 303 Br. ammo.
It costs me around 25 cents per round, which is acceptably accurate, today I put 20 rounds in 1.25 inch at 50 yards.
