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Thread: .303 British: Reeellly light gallery type loads?

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    Boolit Master
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    You should slug the bore of that milsurp first thing.
    Barring that, I would get some cast bullets about.314 diameter and load 3 or 4 grains of Bullseye,700x or Red Dot or a fast similar powder and shoot at 20 to 25 yard targets and practice to shoot the smallest group.
    This will give you a feel for how the gun shoots cast bullets and give you more confidence in the gun.
    Stay away from 100 yard shooting for now.
    These slow bullets taking their time to wander down the bore take quite a steadg hold for100 yard shooting.
    Learning to hold steady at close range and shoot them all thru the same hole or a one inch hole can reach you to hold steady for those 100 yard shots.
    A two inch group at 100 yards rather than an 8 inch group all over the target.
    Lead .32 pistol bullets work real well for .303 Brits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arlon View Post
    Where did you get the adapters? I've only seen them for 32 ACP. Ij'd love to find a 32 long adapter for all the milsurps I have.
    I recommend adaptors only for rifles that shoot rimmed cartridges. .303 Brit, 7.62×54 Russian and .30/30 win and .32 Special.
    They won't jam in the chamber.
    The 06 and .308 can get stuck.
    Requiring A gunsmith to remove.
    Just from my experience.
    Better to load your own. reduced load for 06 and .3.08

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    I watched a video of a man (don’t remember his name) that used a lead sled to capture the recoil on his rifle. I also believe it was a 303. Anyway he had broke his collarbone and needed help with recoil. The video was him shooting for a world record. Don’t remember all the details except him using the lead sled. Maybe someone knows more about him as I only saw the video once.

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    I believe that is Ernest Jimenez

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    I think I got my chamber adapters from both Sportsman Guide and one from Gun Parts Corp.
    So far they have worked fine , even in my .308 and 30-06.
    I have never had one get stuck in the chamber.
    But then I do all my own gunsmithing.
    So if they do get stuck , it won't be hard for me to remove the adapter.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check