oscarflytyer
Well-Known Member
38-55 and a 35 caliber would be kull! (just stirring the pot! LOL!)
Huntington Die Specialties, CH-4D, and Redding come to mind in this context. Prepare for sticker shock.I have an SMLE sporter I am seriously considering having JES re-bore to .375/.303. Just gotta figure out where to get dies.
Oddly enough I have a link to Epps shop, it's still in business last time I looked. https://ellwoodepps.comAnd I thought I was the heretic......
Drat you, anyway, Ian--you made me look. Tale of the tape shows the 303 British rim and base diameters to be about .040" wider than that of the 30/30 and 38/55 rim and base.
P.O. Ackley wrote about a Canadian gunsmith of the mid-20th Century--Ellwood Epps, IIRC--that did some wildcatting with the 303 British case.
I will admit that I don't committee to memory every sentence in every post in a thread. Reading your post in question as a stand alone post, I think my response was reasonable. I didn't intent to offend you, so there is no need to be snotty.Yeah, I know .303 has a rim. I think I mentioned I reload for it in the initial post. Read much?
A .38-55 would be ideal. I have found it to be one of the most pleasant and enjoyable rounds to cast and load for.
303 British .312" | 174gr PP SN | 50 | .255 | .362 | 2000-2400 | 1.098 | ||
68 | 215gr RN SN | 50 | .316 | .359 | 2000-2200 | 1.235 |