reloading and the 7.62 No.4

[villiers]

I had to have the chamber of my .308 converted No. 5 re-reamed as cartridges had to be slightly forced before they´d fully enter the chamber. The chamber is still quite tight but is slowly getting better. I also had some trouble with the extractor. It turned out to be a really badly squashed extractor spring (is the only difference between a .308 extractor and the one for the .303 the ground off corner?). The rifle action is still a bit stiff ... but getting better all the time. It is noticeably more accurate than my other .303 No. 5. Both have practically new barrels.

I load Privi Partizan cases: Sierra 10,9 g HPBT with 39.0 grains of Vita N 140. I only neck size and use a neck trimmer and the cases seem to be everlasting. Now that I also only neck size .303 cases, they last a lot longer too and I haven´t had any of the tell-tale signs around the base that I used to get regularly. Comparing the two, the .303 action is a lot smoother and faster but the .308 is definitely more accurate.