Long range .303

[Patrick Chadwick]

Try some Sierra 180 grain Pro-Hunter projectiles if you can get them.

Nice to know that someone out there agrees with me!

BritishBeer, you could try the Hornady type 3130, 180 round-nose, with probably the longest cylindrical section you can get in commercial bullets. They are at least a partial cure if your rifle has a worn throat. Alternatives are the Speer 180gn round-nose and the Sierra 180gn ProHunter spitzer.

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[Beerhunter]

Nice to know that someone out there agrees with me!

If you are in Germany, how come you can use the pro-hunters when its against EU law except for hunting?

I remember the Directive way back. At the time the UK Government gave us all expanding ammo on our FACs automatically so as to cover the Directive. However the 1997 Act put the ban on their use for target shooting into primary legislation by moving them into Section 5 with an exemption for hunting.

Thus I have two entries in my FAC for .22 RF for example. One lot fort Target Shooting and another covering expanding ammunition for hunting.

[Alan de Enfield]

Kynoch (in the UK) do - or did - make a MkVII round with a flat based 174 gr bullet.

Have a look at the link below - in particular post 17 showing pics - but maybe worth reading the whole thread.

Bullets for the .303?

[Patrick Chadwick]

If you are in Germany, how come you can use the pro-hunters when its against EU law except for hunting?

So Who says so? Where? Which law?

I must repeat myself. I doubt that anyone can cite a specific European Directive that bans the type of bullet we are discussing, but I look forward to being enlightened. And a soft-nosed spitzer-type bullet is not expanding ammunition in the sense of a dum-dum bullet - or the hollow-point projectiles that seem to be popular with pistol shooters, or projectiles deliberately made to be highly frangible.

All lead-filled bullets will expand to some extent when they hit something hard. I once fired a 520 gn bullet from my 45-70 Sharps at a thick steel plate at 50 meters. it didn't just expand - it disappeared, leaving the plate looking as it it had been soldered all over. So is someone out there claiming that the use of soft lead bullets is illegal?

I seriously would like to know the background to this, as there are enough people over here who would like to ban anything and everything, and it is a good idea to be prepared.

Note: there is more than one EU directive, so "the Directive" does not specify anything usefully. If you can cite a specific Directive I shall look it up and study it. In such matters, one must get away from hearsay and look at the sources.