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togor 1941 Winchester .303 01-24-2025, 08:59 AM
browningautorifle The primers have always and... 01-24-2025, 09:25 AM
Bruce_in_Oz If the powder still smells... 02-05-2025, 05:10 AM
togor Yes that too is a... 01-24-2025, 09:36 AM
Strangely Brown Given the rounds will be... 01-25-2025, 05:31 AM
browningautorifle Not using those cases. I... 01-25-2025, 10:05 AM
togor These are Boxer primed with a... 01-25-2025, 10:30 AM
Sapper740 Yes, SB there are a couple of... 01-29-2025, 01:49 PM
Alan de Enfield From 1941 Winchester had big... 01-24-2025, 10:03 AM
browningautorifle So the marking of "Not for... 01-24-2025, 11:35 AM
togor Between it being American... 01-24-2025, 07:27 PM
Alan de Enfield The problem was not the... 01-25-2025, 03:53 AM
togor Banged off 3 primers on... 01-29-2025, 01:36 PM
browningautorifle Honestly, I wouldn't worry... 01-29-2025, 05:29 PM
togor So those primers were HARD! ... 01-30-2025, 10:47 AM
browningautorifle And have been. Again a... 01-30-2025, 12:11 PM
togor My question becomes is this... 01-30-2025, 12:25 PM
Brian Dick What's wrong with a... 01-30-2025, 03:44 PM
togor Two skinny channels into... 01-31-2025, 11:19 AM
browningautorifle But that WAS the bullet... 01-31-2025, 12:08 PM
Brian Dick Mk.8z ammo with the 174 grain... 01-31-2025, 01:26 PM
togor How does one properly sight... 02-01-2025, 10:40 AM
browningautorifle Choose something else to hunt... 02-01-2025, 10:44 AM
togor Radical concept....one should... 02-01-2025, 01:03 PM
Alan de Enfield At the range I used to be a... 02-02-2025, 11:46 AM
Strangely Brown I think Brian is referring to... 02-03-2025, 05:48 AM
Alan de Enfield That's going back a few... 02-03-2025, 06:43 AM
Sapper740 I guess my rifles didn't get... 02-08-2025, 04:30 AM
Brian Dick It was 2013 when I tried to... 02-04-2025, 04:18 PM
Alan de Enfield Some years ago (I reckon it'd... 02-04-2025, 05:55 PM
togor Says "boxer"...? 02-04-2025, 06:58 PM
Alan de Enfield You have obviously never... 02-05-2025, 04:22 AM
Strangely Brown About 5 years ago I was... 02-05-2025, 05:43 AM
Bindi2 togor The problem was the... 02-05-2025, 12:04 AM
Bindi2 Still wont stop the case head... 02-05-2025, 07:11 PM
togor Might have thought the :)... 02-05-2025, 07:46 PM
browningautorifle Well yes, but these guys are... 02-05-2025, 09:21 PM
Bruce_in_Oz The problem with '303... 02-06-2025, 03:01 AM
Bindi2 Once fired cases are now... 02-06-2025, 05:21 AM
Bruce_in_Oz Prbably mangled my... 02-06-2025, 04:50 PM
Bindi2 The nib was made in house.... 02-06-2025, 06:59 PM
Alan de Enfield An animated 'gif' produced... 02-06-2025, 07:28 AM
Surpmil And of course the case is... 02-07-2025, 01:17 PM
Bindi2 yes Surpmil. With good... 02-07-2025, 10:28 PM
Bindi2 Sapper 740 Its not the... 02-08-2025, 05:08 AM
Alan de Enfield I have posted this before.... 02-08-2025, 06:37 AM
togor Cordite as a rifle propellant... 02-08-2025, 10:21 AM
Alan de Enfield It certainly is, its bad... 02-08-2025, 10:38 AM
togor Well my shooting bolt head is... 02-08-2025, 04:12 PM
Bindi2 Cordite seems like a bad idea... 02-08-2025, 07:27 PM
togor Found this. No doubt some of... 02-08-2025, 09:46 PM
Alan de Enfield Having looked at the... 02-09-2025, 04:27 AM
togor Open base, flat base... 02-08-2025, 10:00 PM
scharfschutzen63 I'm so happy I don't live in... 02-09-2025, 09:24 AM
togor Who can't enjoy a US... 02-09-2025, 10:20 AM
Strangely Brown Shades of producing the No.4... 02-10-2025, 05:50 AM
Bruce_in_Oz Not too sure about the... 02-13-2025, 12:11 AM
Bruce_in_Oz SS109 bullets will drill... 05-13-2025, 01:41 AM
Alan de Enfield The original MKVII bullet was... 05-13-2025, 02:55 AM
scharfschutzen63 Is someone that takes... 02-09-2025, 12:52 PM
togor These vague generalities are... 02-09-2025, 01:09 PM
Bill Hollinger Let's please stay on track... 02-10-2025, 10:33 AM
Alan de Enfield Various wound profiles : 02-13-2025, 03:41 AM
togor So back to the 1941 Win .303.... 05-05-2025, 12:09 PM
Alan de Enfield That is interesting that even... 01-25-2025, 04:03 AM
Alan de Enfield In the UK I think the most... 01-25-2025, 05:48 PM
Steve762 Thanks for the info on rim... 01-25-2025, 08:28 PM
muffett.2008 Now that name is a blast from... 01-26-2025, 04:03 AM
Alan de Enfield Here are the full (mil)... 01-26-2025, 04:27 AM
Alan de Enfield it seems as if the mil... 01-29-2025, 02:25 PM
30Three 138415 Here's a box of the... 01-29-2025, 03:38 PM
Alan de Enfield But it was 'last resort'... 01-29-2025, 04:09 PM
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    Thanks for the info on rim specs.

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    Now that name is a blast from the past.......great for an argument was Ed Horton.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve762 View Post
    Thanks for the info on rim specs.
    Here are the full (mil) dimensions of the 303 cartridge and the chamber







    And, for comparison the SAAMI drawings :


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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
    Here are the full (mil) dimensions of the 303 cartridge and the chamber







    And, for comparison the SAAMI drawings :


    https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...artridge-1.jpg

    it seems as if the mil drawing has not come over :
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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    Here's a box of the Winchester Red label .303 for synchronised guns!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 30Three View Post
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    Here's a box of the Winchester Red label .303 for synchronised guns!

    But it was 'last resort' ammunition and only to be used in an emergency ;
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    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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