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I wonder if somewhere along the line we have lost sight of the old proverb. '..............let's stop flogging a dead horse'. The barrel is what we Armourers politely call '.........shagged'
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Unless its changed the Winchester superX 180gr softpoint is/was a flat base projectile? should be easy to get?
http://www.winchester.com/Products/r...es/X303B1.aspx
If you put a projectile down the muzzle backwards how far does it go in? (hint, picture)
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Originally Posted by
RobD
If it were mine, I'd re-barrel it. I can't speak for
Australia
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UK there are abundant unfired SMLE barrels (South African) and re-barreling is not expensive.
really? who is selling them?
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This is all academic chaps. The barrel is shagged!
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My No1 Mk3 rifle did this at the range too at 50 yards. I was using Remington Core-Lokt rounds so, well I thought that was the issue.
The rifling on my Enfield is very good and my rifle was well taken care of. I would be surprised if it was the rifle itself...
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This is all academic chaps. The barrel is shagged!
I am indeed immensely grateful (truly) for the advice everyone has offered, but it looks to me that the barrel has indeed simply had it - workarounds involving custom reloads, scouring gunshows for half-century old military surplus ammunition and the like notwithstanding.
I'll have a chat with a gunsmith for his recommendations and keep an eye out for a good condition second-hand barrel (I'm sure they're about) in the meantime, I think...
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Where abouts in OZ are you?
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I'm in Queensland, land of sunshine, palm trees and pineapples. 
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Yeah, you said that before, but actual location would have been nice.
If you had been a bit closer I would offer to slip a barrel into it for you, I have a good barrel thats been modded to 7.7x54 that I would rechamber back to fullblood, it would sit 2mm shorter in the nosecap, but still protrude.
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A dearly beloved (not) former Prime Minister off loaded every thing
Lithgow to outside OZZ, spares included. So in reality there is not much here.
That is a damn shame. Voting is compulsory isn't it, so all the nitwits vote?
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