Lee Enfield No 1. Barrel

[mmppres]

I have been following this chat. I am in the business of selling an buying stuff. My partner in the firearm business is a ammo dealer. We are finding out that there is a shortage of powder right now, due to military orders. But with PPU making so many different calibers for the older rifles there is no shortage of ammo. Even thru the covid bull. We maintained stock. The Reloaders due have many options to build most calibers they need. Factory ammo if steady on price of the normal stuff. The lesser degree calibers are not so. But with the brand of PPU an a few others all the mil-surp calibers seam to be available. I feel that you should make what caliber you want as its your rifle. If I can help with anything reach out. Mike

[Sapper740]

If you decide to stick to a rimmed case have you considered the .307 Winchester or either of its children, the .356 Winchester if you want to go up in caliber or the 7mm S.T.E. if want a smaller caliber, flatter shooting cartridge? You'd have to handload to keep the pressures down but you'd still have more M.E. than the .30-30.

[browningautorifle]

You'd have to handload to keep the pressures down but you'd still have more M.E. than the .30-30.

It wasn't about building a shitkicker rifle though, just using a casing that was easy to get and plentiful. Also making it a bit milder to shoot and the mag will feed after a minor mod of the front lips.

.307 Winchester is actually a bit more than I'd want to put through a .303. More like .308 and without a new action I'd be wary of stretching the action. Even if you reload the time may come when the rifle goes elsewhere and someone will slip a factory round in...

[tiriaq]

I have often thought that .307 Winchester would be excellent for a .30 caliber conversion of a Ross.

[BVZ24]

My original thought was 'What safe, cheap, easy to find 30 caliber cartridge can I use to make a fun plinker rifle I can shoot all the time?'

The answer to that is 7.62x39. It requires some engineering, but it's doable and I could probably reverse engineer one of the Australian conversions to a degree.

But the primary issue with that is I can't find anyone US who would make .312 barrel in the first place, which kills both 7.62x39 and a full length 303 build.

My new question is more of a 'What bore can I get a 30 inch barrel in?'

I'd still like to stay close to the original concept, and it seems like the closest I can get is 30-30, or a .308 that's only safe if I'm there. But for the record, I'd still prefer the original 303.

[tiriaq]

Has the .30-.303 been mentioned? Just a .303 set up to use .308 bullets in a .300/.308 barrel.

[Alan de Enfield]

Lee Enfield No 1. Barrel

Can we just clarify what barrel you are wanting as there is no such rifle as a No1 Mk1.

Are you wanting a barrel for a No1 OR a (SHTLE) 1 barrel ?

I'm thinking you are talking about a "SHTLE 1" barrel ?

[BVZ24]

Long Lee

[Daan Kemp]

30-303 seems like a good option still. Plenty of 30 barrels and bullets.

[tiriaq]

.30 caliber barrels are routinely made for full bore target rifles, 30" or even more long. Palma rifles. One of these could be contoured appropriately. Chamber for .30-.303, make use of the vast array of .308 bullets.