.303 British accuracy?

[wogpotter]

Not all of them, but some with oversized bores do, some of us just find bullets that fit the bore.

 

[Tikirocker]

I don't know anybody casting lead for their Enfields round my way ... they cast for blackpowder but most are happy enough with the over counter sierra match kings, as am I.

 

[Scimmia]

Hornady makes .311 and 312 bullets which are FMJ and soft point not match bullets.

Actually they do, custom specifically for Grafs. Part number HRN3130G. Ignore the picture, it's incorrect; I've got a box, they're standard HPBT bullets in Hornady's Match line. Between those an the .311 SMKs, good bullets aren't hard to come by anymore.

 

[pat701]

Where you get the ammo, and whats the cost?

 

[Scimmia]

Where you get the ammo, and whats the cost?

Who are you asking? What ammo are you refering to?

 

[tahunua001]

I own a savage manufactured number 4 mk1* and it holds decent accuracy left and right but the aperture system forces you to guess where to place your sights laterally. still it hits gongs with boring predictability at 100 yards as long as you place your shot pretty low. my little brother has a long branch manufactured no4 mk1* with a synthetic sporter stock and different rear sight system and we regularly peg ground squirrels with surplus ball ammo at 100 yards. 200 is difficult but not impossible with it so I would be willing to say that they are capable of holding at least 2 MOA.

 

[kilimanjaro]

The Tommy-issue Lee-Enfield is no tack driver, that's for sure, but the Tommies were trained at 400 yards, it will do just fine to hit the gong at whatever range you like with open sights.

I've been told the new Ruger No. 1 in .303 British is quite accurate, sounds like what it needs is a close-tolerance action to shine.

 

[Joe Chicago]

My 1943 No 4 Lee Enfield was one minute of deer accurate.

 

[Ignition Override]

Despite having very little personal tng. with any gun, my first common #4/Mk.1 shoots about as well at 100 yards as my "Service Grade" Garand.
Some groups with either rifle can mostly be about 5".

The Enfield's bore with 4 or 5-groove rifling could be labeled good/very good, and the Garand's bore looks like it is chrome-lined.

The Enfield ladder sight is elevated, with the aperture all the way down. A skilled shooter should do much better with both rifles.

 

[phil mcwilliam]

In Australia the .303 was very popular in the 1950's & 60's as a centerfire cartridge, since there was a plentiful supply of ex-military rifles & ammunition. Almost every farmer had a bolt action .22, a single barrel 12g shotgun and a Lee-Enfield .303 for the kangaroos & pigs.
As mentioned in earlier posts, the .303 Lee-Enfield is still shot regularly in 600 yard + matches. The current world record for aimed bolt-action fire was set in 1914 by a musketry instructor in the British Army - Sgt Instructor Snoxall, who placed 38 rounds into a 12 inch wide target at 300 yards in 60 seconds with a Lee-Enfield .303.
Billy Sing, an Australian Light Horse sniper during WW1 had 151 confirmed kills & an estimate of 300 overall kills with his Lee-Enfield .303 at ranges up to 1,000 yards.
If your .303 is in reasonable condition it shouldn't be a problem to hit a target at 100 yards.

 

[triage1998]

I was getting 2-1/2" groups at a hundred yards using Sierra 174gr HBPT match bullets using Varget powder in my No4 Mk2. A better shooter than me with that load can probably bring it down to around 1-1/2" with my Enfield.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Nice looking MkII triage1998, is it a "UF" or "PF" series rifle? I have six of these 1954-55 built MkII's. The new ones needed about hundred rounds for the barrel to settle in. You can slug the bore and use a matching hard cast bullet for very good accuracy.

Just found this Burma contract MkII last week.

 

[triage1998]

Nice looking MkII triage1998, is it a "UF" or "PF" series rifle?

I have a PF series. Suppose to be from the Irish Contract.

 

[triage1998]

Nice Burmese contact Enfield!