.303 bullets??

I'm really disappointed in Hornady.  The company's logo has a spitzer type bullet along with a round nose style, both within a capital H standing for Hornady.

Have friends in lowly places.

150g SPFB for the older rifles to 300 yards.



174g Match Kings  HPBT for 300 to 600 yards in the newer barrels and rifles and for all rifles past 300 where they lay down and receiver whip effect ends.





124g for who knows what, just part of the deal. Back yard I would think.



....................MJ.................

It will depend on the barrel and throat. Lots of stories out there but I tend listren to some of the people I have met and talked to over the years. I have several rifles with new barrels that shoot boat tails fine at all ranges but also some that will only shoot flat base well. I will let someone else explain receiver whip for you. Ask Pete Laidler or Nigel Greenaway who explained it to me. Ask muffet he has an opinion opposite theirs with a lot of interesting pictures. Read their notes and articles. I'm am no expert but I listen well and they have never been far off the mark. I did notice that on some #4Ts accuracy would tighten up past 350 yards and hold hard through 600 yards. There are good notes on this in Capt.Laidlers books and they are a good read. Remember never say never when talking Enfields.

Back to the beach.

I agree with the comment about tightening up. But its not that it gets smaller groups as it goes further, it's that the dispersion gets less at longer distances. I knew of several match shooters back in the U.K. that would switch from 7.62 to .303 at 600+ yards.

It is extremely unlikely that we will see any .311" or .312" bullets made in the U.S. until 2015 all the makers are trying to catch up with the more popular diameters.  All those people who felt they needed 25,000 rounds of ammo (plus three packages of non GMO seeds and a change of underwear) in their survival hoard to survive the Tackywackywookie really created a shortage.

Hard to buy any .311 - .312 bullets over 150 gr. Got a bag of Prvi Partizan, which are just OK in my Mk. V, loading 4350 to start, then switching to some Varget loads. Finally found some Woodleigh 215 gr. at Midway, not cheap. Anybody have any luck ordering those Quest bullets from South Africa? I guess the only way to get them is order them from the web site, pay in Rand and the whole thing....

Hi guys,,, This is my first post here but I am known by some I have seen here from Cast Boolits.com. 303guy being a buddy from that site.

I just completed my redo of a #4Mk1 Sporter I picked up at a local gunshop.

I have Cast boolits from Lyman mould 314299 from Wheel Weights with 2% tin added. Am in the process of loading them as we speak.

I have been shooting 311299 in my .308's, .30-06 Springfields, and Garands for many years with no barrel wear visible. They are lubricated and lead is much softer than any jacketed bullet so there isn't going to be any barrel wear. My lead contains no amount of impurities.

I am also looking for some Hornaday 174 gr RNSP's and Woodleigh 215 gr RNSP's as well, for hunting loads.

The Cast Boolits will be used for all shooting other than hunting and I expect great accuracy from this gun.

The only real difference between this gun and my others which exhibit excellent accuracy is the fact that this one spins the Boolit in the opposite direction. IE Left Hand twist.

Look forward to shooting this one a lot.

Randy