Uberti Stalking Rifle

[oscarflytyer]

38-55 and a 35 caliber would be kull! (just stirring the pot! LOL!)

 

[fiver]

i'd be fine with a 303 with an American type 30 caliber barrel.
i use the same load in my 303 as i do in my 308 anyway,,, so not having to switch swage dies from the 308 to the 311 one would make my life easier, besides i like the nose profile on the 308 die better.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Im just partial to 35 cals.

But agree a 38/55 is a natural.

CW

 

[smokeywolf]

Have 3 other projects on the back burner. One is a model '73 SRC in 38-40.

 

[richhodg66]

I have an SMLE sporter I am seriously considering having JES re-bore to .375/.303. Just gotta figure out where to get dies.

 

[CZ93X62]

38/40 is the only small-cased WCF black-powder caliber I DON'T have an example of. I know of a Colt New Service in 38/40 that lives with a guy I worked with years ago, and he hasn't bitten on a couple offers I've made him to sell or trade. He complains about how hard ammo is to find for it, and how expensive that ammo is when found. I follow immediately afterward with an "I can resolve those issues for you completely!", which gets no traction whatsoever. Dangit, BE REASONABLE--do it my way. Still, no traction--like wet ice on Teflon.

Of course, that Colt NS in 38/40 would require a companion carbine in the same caliber, probably a Uberti 1873 by Cimarron. A deep, expensive rabbit hole, IOW.

 

[CZ93X62]

I have an SMLE sporter I am seriously considering having JES re-bore to .375/.303. Just gotta figure out where to get dies.

Huntington Die Specialties, CH-4D, and Redding come to mind in this context. Prepare for sticker shock.

Earlier this year, I started cobbling together the tools and components to load 348 Winchester. Mind you, the 348 was a factory-offered caliber for a number of years, and I believe W-W still loads the round--or so their ad copy claims. That said, it is a scarce case family (derived from the 50-110 Winchester), needs its own shell holder (bigger than the 45/70), and it's the only factory caliber using the .348" bullet diameter. Odd-ball caliber = expensive and scarce tools & componentry. Wildcatting is not a hobby sector for the faint of heart or lean of purse.

 

[fiver]

38-55 dies would work just fine for the 303 blown out.
i use them for my 375 win and they do just fine, i surely wouldn't pop for a set of 375 super mag dies [again]

 

[StrawHat]

It approximates a stalking rifle fairly well. I would like it a pound lighter. A little less wood and a skinnier barrel could get me there.

The chambering are okay but if I could have it my way, the 30-40 would be the ticket or maybe the 405 WCF.

Kevin

 

[Bret4207]

And 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.

Oddly enough I have a link to Epps shop, it's still in business last time I looked. https://ellwoodepps.com

 

[Charles Graff]

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.

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.

 

[richhodg66]

Several reviews of it out there, just read one Shooting Times did. Not sure how much I really trust reviews by any of the main stream gun rags anymore.

I wonder if Cabela's might have one in stock? I never really check the new guns when I go there, but it may be worth asking.

 

[462]

For what it may be worth, my only Uberti experience has been with the .38 Special 1866 sporting rifle and its fit and finish is excellent.

 

[SWISS SHOOTER]

I'm gobsmacked trying to figure out what is wrong with 303 British ?

A long heavy .313 cast bullet will kill anything that walks in the lower 48 with less recoil than any 35, 375 or 40 caliber rebore.

For big game, Woodleigh makes two excellent bullets.

	303 British .312"	174gr PP SN	50	.255	.362	2000-2400	1.098
	68		215gr RN SN	50	.316	.359	2000-2200	1.235

 

[richhodg66]

Nothing wrong with it at all. I'd personally prefer it in a classic American cartridge like .30-40, but the .303 is no slouch. Anything with that proven a combat record has a lot going for it.

I do think a .45-70 in this would be a bit much, that said, I've killed deer with a .45-70 loaded pretty wimpy and in a light rifle, so nothing says you can't load it down.

7x57R anyone? That would be cool.

 

[CZ93X62]

303 British is a great caliber, not far behind the 308 Winchester on paper. My preference for hunting is a repeating rifle of some sort, but that is more a matter of taste than of practicality. It's a beautiful rifle, and I have owned and handled enough Uberti products to place trust in the marque.

 

[Brad]

What’s wrong with the 303 Brit?

Same thing that is wrong with brunettes and Fords.

Some people just have preferences.

 

[fiver]

the 57R would be fine, but i ain't seen any brass for that in over 5 years.
heck if i had to haul around a one shot rifle and the shots were gonna be some close the 356 win. would be a good one to tote about, if it was gonna be a 200-250yd average the 307 win would be a great choice.
[especially since i have about 100 pieces of brass]

 

[SWISS SHOOTER]

2 dead cartridges, the 308 and 358 would make more sense.

 

[fiver]

except for the rim part.
if you don't want a rim then one could just get out their cartridges of the world and put on a blindfold.