British .303

[dakotah]

I have a 303 P-14 and I am keeping it military. The case holds a little more than the 308 Winchester. I load this 303 more than the loads printed for the SMLE's -- it is a stronger action and has front locking lugs - so less case stretch. The brass I use holds up excellently -- so far no failures.

I got a good price on it - less than $200. But I have seen these going for $300 and more.

Since I don't shoot factory loads very often - rarely. The lack of factory loads doesn't make much difference to me. I think that I am using Speer 150 grain bullets currently (without checking for sure.)


The SMLE's can be bought very cheaply on auctions - on the WEB.