Great thread. Have always considered the 303 Enfield to be a truely ugly rifle, but finally bought a SMLE that has probably been reworked more than once. Ugly it is compared to my other Milsurps, but it has a personality all of its own. Kind of like a stately old lady. Have started wringing it out with cast, and have been quite supprised at what I have been able to get so far. Started at 25 on an NRA pistol target: All in the black. 50 yds, all in the black. 100 yds, 8 of 10 in the black. 165gr. Lee sized .314, Lar's red canuba, over 13 gr. Red Dot. Having a limited amount of brass, and not wanting to load anything but American Primers with only one flash hole, testing will be a prolonged process. It most definately has a place in my Milsurp rack along with Swiss, Sweds, Russians, etc. Battle proven, and that is what counts. Thanks Jeff!
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