Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. May 31, 2015 the bren was a gasoperated weapon, which used the same. That caused kind of a stir because it had been so long since we have seen any for sale. Good condition, good bore, good groves, good wood, no cracks, no pitting. Isolate powder types, and have only one canister on your loading bench during any given loading project. If it is the former you can shoot most mid sized game with a. Er, is your rifle british, or are you actually in britain and are asking what game you can shoot. Components are widely available and with the variation in internal dimensions of chambers and barrels a well developed handload is often the only way to extract the very best accuracy for a le. Plentiful stocks of rifles and ammunition have assured it a place for many years to come. The bren gun is a series of light machine guns lmg made by britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. Corey negotiates for a rare vintage bazooka toy and manages to give rick a black eye in the process, in this clip from season 9, ill be doggone. Were i you, id leave the rifle as is as to cartridge, and shoot it as a. The 7,62x54r is equivalent to a 3006 in terms of power, so is well above the 303 british and the americanized 8 mm mauser, its cheaper and it is much easier to find in stores, both surplus and commercial ammo.
The bore is spotless overall a great value at this price. The 303 british rifle is the royal militarys replacement for the obsolete 577450. Hes had it since he was a kid or it was in his family at least and has a plastic stock and apparently the original stock is gone gone gone. I also would think these would make an excellent hunting. Chasing lee enfield accuracy all about enfieldsall about. Adopted in 1888 this is an innovation for the time. While best known for its role as the british and commonwealth forces primary infantry lmg in world war ii, it was also used in the korean war and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 falklands war. The front sight is moved into the error to compensate, that is if the mpi is to the. The worst possible scenarios involve the use of incorrect powder types, for instance mistakenly using pistol or shotgun powder to charge rifle cases.
Have been lots of posts about it, mistaking the blown forward shoulders for a headspace problem. We all enjoyed the challenge of shooting the tacks. British long leeenfield mark i rifle the gotd was one of many. I went out for black bear with my military condition no sportorizations. Frazier owned a british enfield 303, a rifle mysteriously identified by nbc as the murder weapon on november 22 before the story settled around the mannlichercarcano.
And then you have the american saami that came into being in 1926 that sets the standards here in the u. Original sight as used from meters and very accurate. A brief overview of the basics of the prolific british no4. The 37mm secondary gun is firing, but its traversed round the wrong way. Interested in scoping some of the number4s without destroying.
Its a case of whatever can be assembled the wrong way sooner or later will be assembled the wrong way. It started out with the british snubbing the colony of canada and denying them the use of the smle no. After all, what could possibly go wrong, apart from everything. They are also usually chambered in high powered cartridges suitable for hunting most species of big game. Even in british service rifle loadings, the 303 pushes a 174 grain bullet at 2500 fps. All the larger game i have shot have been with my reloaded rounds. By 19 14, with a smokeless powder loading and a 174 grain pointed bullet, the velocity moved up to 2440 fps. Propellant gases vented from a port towards the muzzle end of the barrel through a regulator visible in the photo, just in front of. How to convert caliber to mm and vice versa big game. I would suggest shooting some five shot groups with it at 100 thru 500 yards to give you an idea of what the rifle will do. Cheaper than dirt had some for sale in lots described as. Generally speaking, military surplus rifles are often rugged, reasonably priced, and relatively easy to obtain.
You can thread the two pieces together in that many ways and theyll go into the rifle in more than one way but only catch the cocking piece and lock the bolt in one orientation. Walter stroman was the team adjutant for the 2005 united states fclass rifle team that competed in the world fclass rifle matches in south africa. The part of the firearm called an extractor claw hooks over the rim to extract the spent case from the chamber after it has been fired. Shooting with your family is more fun if you try something other than just shooting paper. With such a short barrel that carbine had a lot of recoil for a y. Here is a look at my modest collection of my wwii british enfield rifles. Either way it should be a fine cartridge for the ruger no.
Dec 23, 2019 in a quality rifle, the cartridge shows giltedged accuracy. Find highquality british 303 rifle stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Wrongway crash closes northbound interstate 17 in phoenix for hours. The authors are qdma members, hunters, and competitive marksmen who contributed this article to quality whitetails magazine. The 150 grain soft point bullet took down this 340 lb bear within 5 seconds, and 20 yards from where i hit it, so in short, yes, they will work fin. The leeenfield traces it roots back to 1888, when the british army adopted the magazine rifle mk. Most of the ammo youll find is either soft point or 174gr fmj, which is the bullet weight the british used. I am the driver of the van and they never even asked me what happened i struck nobody i got hit 3 times by 3 diffrent vehicles i know i was in the vehicle the guy struck me then i started spining then some one else struck me spun some more then when i thought it was all over a 3rd car struck me k ocked me over i couldnt have struck any one they all drove away i was knocked over i know for a.
Ive only ever fired military surplus ball ammo through it but im sure you could make yo. Last week i shot my long branch that i restored from a sporterized ugly to a fighting rifle again. Not all rifle barrels of the same caliber have the same twist rate. A police officers bodycam shows the moment when a suspect pulled a gun on her. I wouldnt advise that you went after a grizzly unless its a good. Unfollow 303 british rifle to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. However, a few hundredths or thousands of an inch is a significant difference when it comes to actually shooting a bullet.
In 2007, he won the 1,000yard southeast regional rifle matches, fclass rifle, read more. Military surplus rifles have been popular among hunters, especially in the united states, for many years. The actions were all functionally equivalent, the cartridges were all about the same size, and they were all overbuilt and nearly indestructible. Oct 09, 2002 british troops are poised to go to war in iraq. If it has not been at all sporterized, you might consider leaving it in its military configuration. The result is a forensically disassembled rifle and the potential for serious injury. Ive been privileged to shoot leeenfield rifles before and have always found them to be worthy of their reputation as well built, accurate rifles. Once sighted in, it held zero, and also held after a few scope removals. I am trying to find out information about the rifle. Its been used successfully for everything up through the biggest and most dangerous wild game elephants, rhinocerous, hippos, polar bears, kodiak bears, tigers, cape buffalo, lions, etc. Its possible to download the document as pdf or print. M17 3006 built 191718 rifles that had been declared obsolete models in 1947 by ordnance, and subsequently sold out of service.
The rifle in the photo appears to be wearing its original stock. That should go a long way toward answering your question for that individual rifle. It is a good shooter, but is limited by the patridge rear sight. That price is rather low for a real sniper rifle with correct scope.
In 1891 the cartridge was adapted to use smokeless powder. It is a fullpower rifle cartridge suitable for hunting most north american game and most big game worldwide303 british. British 303 rifle stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Have a look at the manual lee enfield rifle manual online for free. There are incarnations of the weapon that span the 20th century and saw service in two world wars and throughout the british empire, including dozens of variants in carbine length, different calibers and even a suppressed model for special operations.
Recently, i had a chance to take a short magazine leeenfield smle to the desert and shoot it. The boyds field stock design and any of their stocks, really is a reimagining of the stock design based around the action and the shooter, not simply a replacement of the existing furniture. Sell your 303 british for free today on gunsamerica. My favorite powder for my no4mk1 loading is imr4064. This may be a problem but, if not, and a new relationship is satisfactorily established between the new bolt and the rifle, it is, again, reinforced by subsequent use. Important modifications included a heavier barrel, heavier receiver, aperture rear sight and simplified bedding of the barrel in the fore end. I am saying, driver advance on the a set, but the driver who cant hear me is reversing. I have a longbranch no 4 mk i with the wrong bolt in it and it is the fastest cycling and most accurate no 4 for miles around. The problem is the british military standards are different than american saami standards for chambers. Since they are usually sold to fit a range of bore sizes, a. Jan 16, 2015 at a particular gun show in august 20, what jumped out at me and followed me home was none other than a leeenfield smle mkiii chambered in.
The only other information that is on the gun is british 303 united kingdom, t or i not sure which it is tiac alex va. Jack winchester superx rifle ammunition x2432, 243 winchester, powerpoint, 100 gr, 2960 fps, 20 rdbx. Ww1 british army unit stamped 303 rifle bayonet scabbard 9th r w kent regiment. Always make sure you have your driver s license or some form of identification with you. But you need a rifle that is a real tack driver, and you need a shooter that can hold steady. Jun 14, 2019 while at the range i became aware that the reticle movements are opposite do to the way the lenses are stacked, up is down and r is l, wasted a bit of time and rounds figuring that out. This revised specimen was the best of its type and was still in use by nato forces. Recoil pad added by previous owner who hunted deer in pennsylvania with this rifle. These rifles were built in the period 194953 from the actions of british p14. Jun 23, 20 the short magazine leeenfield or smle or smelly is a boltaction rifle chambered in the. The wellknown leeenfield rifle began its service with the british army in 1895 and ran into some 27 different models before being. A set of information marks, that were stamped onto the rifle when sold out of service. Jun 09, 2018 new york stock exchange data center mahwah new jersey police mess with the wrong guy cops illegally detain photographer they quickly regret their decision to make contact.
All small arms cartridges have a flange at the base of the case called a rim. This means you can expect an increase in accuracy, stemming from various feature improvements, such as a better inletting, length of pull, cheek weld. Interested in sorting through accuracy potential for these guns as i have always thought they are under appreciated and would like to work on accuracy loads with a good sighting system. The video shows officer brianna tedesco walking down a dark road to check out a suspicious vehicle with outof. I thought about having an encore barrel chambered to it but not many makers offer any barrels in the proper bore diameter. Brit gun nut builds working sniper rifle at home out of scrap metal. Firearms chambered for tapered rimmed cartridges like this. A fellow ordering a custom rifle may have his own ideas about twist, as may the builder. If youre wanting a ww2 rifle, and youre an american, you probably want or will eventually want a garand. Cheap 243 winchester centerfire rifle ammo for sale online at. Nothing wrong with that type of sight for a battle rifle, but it is harder to be very precise with such a sight.
Now to be clear this was by no means my first rifle, an american my father worked for gave him a winchester centennial. The bnp stood for british nitro proof, it was tested and passed nitro proofing. The standard us army rifle cartridge for the first half of the 20th century. Equipment on public land rifle cartridges for public lands state and federal property must meet the following requirements.
Dec 21, 2017 there wasnt a whole lot of difference between them. I, which was the main small arm issued to the british army during. The other side claims that theres nothing wrong with the rifle, that great britain just wanted it off the inventory because everyone else was going. We must have had about 60 to 80 of these 303 rifles, machine guns and. Cop begs for her life after fugitive pulls out gun youtube. That the rifle fired a, 303 projectile, the case max overall length was 2. Enfield mkiii 577450cal p246 should be a good shooter.
The projectiles tend to tip and yaw if they strike bone they react violently and tear big holes. Superformance loads make the most of many calibers including the. I realize that getting accurate weapons for movie use is expensive and difficult, but come on, guys, at least use american weapons for american troops. Now there are several different variants of leeenfields in. British 303 the firearms forum the buying, selling or. Lee, the rifle utilized a cockonclosing bolt with rear locking lugs, and was designed to fire the british. The winchester 1895 was chambered in all sorts of interesting ways. Blog how to safely dispose of old ammo ammunition depot. The ross m10 history has given the ross rifle quite the beating, some of it justified some of it not. Markings on lee enfield rifles all about enfieldsall. Super also produced ammo for other popular calibers in this country such as 303 270, 303 25 and 303 22 all based on the 303 british military case and chambered in the million or so surplus lee enfields available. And thats where you may have to or want to go to when the situation deteriorates. The nomenclature and serial number are engraved on the left side of the body.
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