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A well respected gun writer here has just brought in some new measurements for the H/S limits for the 303 cartridge.
He has done allot for the sport of shooting and is quite knowledgeable but I find the information he has given on the matter a bit well out there.
He is talking about reloading for the 303 and the article is quite good right up until you get to this bit;

He explains how the Lee headspaces which is fine but then goes on to say;
.064" Minimum (Fine), .074" Normal Maximum (Not sure here as this should be No GO right there) then this one .098" (No Go Gauge) Wartime Maximum?

I thought there was an EYO of .078 like you were being overun and these were the only rifles left in the rack of wherever but .098 may be a bit much I stand to be corrected on my understanding of this.

Personnally I would rather go on what advice I get here and may drop this person a line that although well intentioned his reasoning may be I think the correct figures need to be stated otherwise someone will say yep at a .074 H/S I can shoot the ol' 303 with not too much concern as they did as it is the normal maximum.

Any advice on this one gents so I can get the correct information to the person concerned.............what would you do!

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[Patrick Chadwick]

... the article is quite good right up until you get to this bit;

He explains how the Lee headspaces which is fine but then goes on to say;
.064" Minimum (Fine), .074" Normal Maximum (Not sure here as this should be No GO right there) then this one .098" (No Go Gauge) Wartime Maximum?

I thought there was an EYO of .078 like you were being overun and these were the only rifles left in the rack of wherever but .098 may be a bit much I stand to be corrected on my understanding of this.

Personnally I would rather go on what advice I get here and may drop this person a line that although well intentioned his reasoning may be I think the correct figures need to be stated otherwise someone will say yep at a .074 H/S I can shoot the ol' 303 with not too much concern as they did as it is the normal maximum.

Any advice on this one gents so I can get the correct information to the person concerned.............what would you do!

Post this on the Lee-Enfield forum and see what a professional expert such as Peter Laidler says. Then send the author a link pointing to the answer.

[ireload2]

Just tell him to correct his typo because it is clearly a mistake.

A well respected gun writer here has just brought in some new measurements for the H/S limits for the 303 cartridge.
He has done allot for the sport of shooting and is quite knowledgeable but I find the information he has given on the matter a bit well out there.
He is talking about reloading for the 303 and the article is quite good right up until you get to this bit;

He explains how the Lee headspaces which is fine but then goes on to say;
.064" Minimum (Fine), .074" Normal Maximum (Not sure here as this should be No GO right there) then this one .098" (No Go Gauge) Wartime Maximum?

I thought there was an EYO of .078 like you were being overun and these were the only rifles left in the rack of wherever but .098 may be a bit much I stand to be corrected on my understanding of this.

Personnally I would rather go on what advice I get here and may drop this person a line that although well intentioned his reasoning may be I think the correct figures need to be stated otherwise someone will say yep at a .074 H/S I can shoot the ol' 303 with not too much concern as they did as it is the normal maximum.

Any advice on this one gents so I can get the correct information to the person concerned.............what would you do!

[P246]

Yep typo and poor proof reading IMO

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See this one I re-posted it to another part of milsurps Thanks for the replies.
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread....602#post399602