.303 British - Any users here?

I picked up a #4 Mk1 a couple of years ago for $50.00, 1943 Long Branch, talk about old times.. thats what I learned to shoot with when I was an Air Cadet.. first rifle I ever shot, someone cut the forestock back, still shoots better than I can..
 
150 lb. 1/2 rack buck: 0
303 Enfield Scout: 1

1 shot, straight to the front of the chest at about 60 yds. Federal 180 gr. spire point (Sierra Prohunter)
Buck ran about 75 yds before he took a nosedive.

I love my 303!
 
444,

A question about your 'tanker' .303 from Navy Arms. I have heard the barrels were set back to cure the excessive headspace the British made to make it more reliable in muddy conditions. By removing the excessive headspace, it is supposed to make the cases more reloadable. Is this true? Can you check your empty cases against cases from other .303s to see if the neck and sholder are not pushed forward.

I ask this because I am thinking of getting a tanker .303 from Navy Arms myself.

Thanks for any help.

Deaf
 
I've got one but I haven't done much with it yet. I figure to get a stock from ATI and then see what kind of accuracy I get. They're kind of neat old rifles with lots of character. Mine's a No1 Mk3 made by BSA in 1913 and upgraded in '32 to the latest specs at that time and maybe again(?) since then. I had to cut the muzzle back almost to the front sight band and recrown it due to wear from much cleaning, but the rifling is sharp now. I expect it will shoot jacketed ammo with no problems, but the bore looks slightly rough and may not like cast bullets. My biggest problem is that I've got TOO MANY projects. Ain't life grand?

Don in Ohio
 
Deaf Smith
I will certainly check my cases if I remember, if you don't hear from me, remind me. I don't really see this as an issue since I neck size anyway. Once you fire the first shot, the case is fireformed to the chamber. It looks to me like they cut off the end of the barrel since there are no longer the lugs for the bayonet. Whether they also set back the barrel I dont' know. I don't shoot mine much. It shoots about six inches low at 100 yards. I have been meaning to play around with a new front sight blade but haven't done it yet. The front sight blade markings are not readible. These guns are painted black and the paint covered the markings. I believe that each of the nine front sight blades available move the POI three inches at 100 yards, so I think I need to move up three increments, however I don't know where I am starting since I can't read the markings. Once I get the sights straightened out, it will be a very handy little carbine.
 
Yeah:

Love 'em!

Had one.

Police took it off me and destroyed it. (Nothing personal, you undertsand, just "making Australia a safer place".) :barf:

I could still get one -- possibly. But only for "approved target use".

Forget it, the "SMELLIE" deserves a better fate than that!!

Bruce
 
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