Can I do this?

[Freightman]

I got a 2A enfield in 308 and the rear sight slide was damaged, couldn't find one by its self so I ordered a 308 barrel from Gun Parts to get the rear sight ladder and slide, I do not need the barrel ,but I do have a #4 that is large in the bore. I was thinking I have a friend who has a 303 chamber reamer, could I ream the 308 barrel to 303 and that way I do not have to worry with the bolt head and extractor?Then I can load the 303 brass with .308 bullets or .309 boolits instead of the hassel that I have to go through to size down a 8mm boolit to have one big enough.

[Frank46]

Sounds like a project to me. This way you could shoot 303 brass with 30 cal bullets. And eliminate the oversized chambers on regular 303's. Better yet make it a 30-40 krag. Maybe a 30-30??. Haven't seen that one mentioned before. Frank

[Freightman]

. Better yet . Maybe a 30-30??. Haven't seen that one mentioned before. Frank[/QUOTE]
Good idea have 500+ 30-30 brass and you can load them long as you are not limited like one of the 30-30 stevens bolt actions due to length of the magazine.
thanks

[wiljen]

You may have to set the barrel back to do a rechamber from 308 to 30-30 as I'm pretty sure the point where the 308 shoulder was will be too wide to cut a 30-30 or 30-40 chamber correctly.

[Cactus Farmer]

Make sure you do a lot of measuring to insure the "new" chamber cleans uppthe old 308 chamber. May require a barrel set back and I'm not sure just how far you can do that without losing the shoulder that mates to the action.

Lewis,aka,Wright Brothers Gunsmiths :coffee:

[Freightman]

I have been looking at that, might not be do-able but it sounds good, but my measurements show that a 30-40 Krag is going to be more practical.
I need to go to my old retired machinest friend and lay it out as he does these kind of things with guns. Like a 444 on a Mosin Nagant
a 762x51 case is head .468, sholder .453, and oal .214, a 30-40 is head .455, sholder .436, and oal 2.36 a 303 is head .453, sholder .410, and 2.25 OAL.
Just need to go talk to him he is quite knoledagble.

[Cactus Farmer]

Some improved cases blow out the sholder and might be the trick to doing this deal. Since your a reloader(I'm assuming) , improved designs are easy to use. I load for a few and love the "funny" looking ammo. Improved cases last forever,seldom need trimming and do increase preformance. 22 K Hornet and 250 Savage Improved are two that really shine.The hornet will do 3000+ with 46grn bullets,it does 2000 with 225415. Death on varmits,explodes jack rabbits.The 250-300 Imp. is equal to a 257 Roberts and much shorter. Very easy on power with great loading density.
I got to play with a Remington 788 that had a 30-30 Improved reamer used on it and I have to say,I have never before shot a 30-30 that would shoot 1/2" to 3/4" groups with about any load you want to try. :coffee: :-D

[Freightman]

Some improved cases blow out the sholder and might be the trick to doing this deal. Since your a reloader(I'm assuming) , improved designs are easy to use. I load for a few and love the "funny" looking ammo. Improved cases last forever,seldom need trimming and do increase preformance. 22 K Hornet and 250 Savage Improved are two that really shine.The hornet will do 3000+ with 46grn bullets,it does 2000 with 225415. Death on varmits,explodes jack rabbits.The 250-300 Imp. is equal to a 257 Roberts and much shorter. Very easy on power with great loading density.
I got to play with a Remington 788 that had a 30-30 Improved reamer used on it and I have to say,I have never before shot a 30-30 that would shoot 1/2" to 3/4" groups with about any load you want to try. :coffee: :-D
I will look into that, sounds like something I would want to do. Thanks