Enfield-Rifles.com Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Off Topic > OT Forum
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - If not the 303...
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

If not the 303...

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
Shamu View Drop Down
Admin Group
Admin Group
Avatar
Logo Designer / Donating Member

Joined: April 25 2007
Location: MD, USA.
Status: Offline
Points: 17603
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Shamu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: If not the 303...
    Posted: August 31 2019 at 2:48pm
7.62/ .308 for me too, sorry I was thinking of earlier guns & loads when someone said "Milsurp".
I'd love to try "7mm Livano" in the FAL though.
That would possibly have been a true "Light Automatic Rifle" as Deiudonne Saieve envisioned it.

Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
Back to Top
MarkG View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member


Joined: November 30 2018
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 130
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MarkG Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2019 at 1:10pm
7.62x54R (lots of Soviet rifles which shoot it, lots of cheap ammo if you don't mind corrosive primers)

7.5x55 Swiss (K-31)

577/450 (Martini-Henry)
Back to Top
Stanforth View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 08 2017
Location: Oxford England
Status: Offline
Points: 773
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Stanforth Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2019 at 10:03am
I used to get loads of fun shooting my Remington 50/70 with a black powder load until a shattered right shoulder stopped the fun.
Life.. a sexually transmitted condition that is invariably fatal.
Back to Top
britrifles View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 03 2018
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Offline
Points: 6539
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote britrifles Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2019 at 4:45am
I spent about 5 years loading for and shooting a commercial Mk III Martini Henry.  This rifle shoots the .577-450 (a .577 Snider-Enfield base cartridge case necked down to .45 caliber).  Cast 20:1 lead/tin 480 gr bullets from a custom made mold.  Fg Black Powder.  I could never quite get the level of accuracy I was hoping for, mostly I believe due to the limitation of the open sights.   A friendly competition with other forum members using the B-17 target at 100 yards shooting prone, best 10 of 13 shots.   A lot of fun.
Back to Top
Stanforth View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 08 2017
Location: Oxford England
Status: Offline
Points: 773
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Stanforth Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2019 at 1:18am
.43 Egyptian*.... .32 Rimfire* .... 50'70 Gov*. ... 7.62 Nato... 12.7mm Swedish*.
The ones marked * are Remington Rolling Blocks and use unavailable ammo. That's the attraction, 
having to make ammo that you can't buy from the shop.
Life.. a sexually transmitted condition that is invariably fatal.
Back to Top
shiloh View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 08 2019
Location: Ontario, Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 2369
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote shiloh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 8:06pm
6.5x55, Swede rifles, 6.5 creedmor can bite me!
Lead from the front; eliminate all obstacles...
Back to Top
britrifles View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 03 2018
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status: Offline
Points: 6539
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote britrifles Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 4:45pm
.30-06 and 7.62/.308.  .30 Caliber bullets are plentiful.  As some would say, “God’s caliber”.  Well, that might arouse some competitive spirit from those of us who are members of the British Empire, but, can’t deny it’s been a successful military cartridge...

I shoot the M1 and 1903 Springfield in .30-06 and No. 4 LE in 7.62.  Eventually I’ll add a M1917 and M1A to my collection.  

But my best shooting Vintage Military rifle?  Long Branch No. 4 Mk 1/3 in .303.  
Back to Top
Goosic View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 12 2017
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Status: Offline
Points: 8792
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Goosic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 4:04pm
Milsurp caliber for me is the 7.62x51 NATO round full length resized to .308. For me,it has the most bang for the buck possibilities from the 123grn up to the 180grn.  I stay with the 168grn round though as that is my work horse target round.
Back to Top
SW28fan View Drop Down
Special Member
Special Member
Avatar
Donating Member

Joined: July 02 2007
Location: Texas
Status: Offline
Points: 2951
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote SW28fan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 3:20pm
Well I shoot 30-06  1903A3 and M1917 and 8x57mm Gew 1888/05  and  7.5x54  MAS 36  and  7.62x39 in a SKS  and once in  a while 8x50R in a 1886/93 Lebel   if Trainers count as milsurp then 22LR
I buy guns that seem interesting to me
Have a Nice Day
If already having a nice day please disregard
Back to Top
Shamu View Drop Down
Admin Group
Admin Group
Avatar
Logo Designer / Donating Member

Joined: April 25 2007
Location: MD, USA.
Status: Offline
Points: 17603
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Shamu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 12:11pm
7X57 Mauser!
Its the softest recoiling military cartridge worth squat I've ever played with
Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
Back to Top
philtno View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 04 2019
Location: Blenheim, NZ
Status: Offline
Points: 261
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote philtno Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2019 at 11:30am
Hi,
I was wondering...., if not the 303, what kind of other milsurp caliber would you shoot and why??
The reason why I'm asking is just to have your point/feeling about your next favorite caliber.
As far as I'm concerned, I have to stick with non semi-auto (new NZ rules) and my preference goes to those calibers that can be reloaded with the Lee Loader system....(primitive, archaic, call it the way you want, that's my preferred system), and there are only a few of them available nowadays....even the 8mm Mauser is not available anymore...7.32x54R, 30-30, 308, 30-06....that's basically what's left for me...
So what about you guys??
Cheers
Philtno
 
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.04
Copyright ©2001-2021 Web Wiz Ltd.