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- Ronald Reagan. Discussion in 'Rifle Country' started by WNC Seabee, Jan 7, 2011. ? Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: http://www.buffaloarms.com/baco-in.htm#select. These include IMR-4166, CFE 223, 8208 XBR and Hodgdon’s LEVERevolution.

Joined: Jul 7, 2008 Messages: 733 Location: Hendersonville, NC. My current .303 was made in 1912 and has a 26-inch barrel. The .303 Savage became a commercial success and remained reasonably popular into the 1930's. Today, handloaders can duplicate most of those, if not all.

"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort. After the 308 design was patterned (stolen from) the 300 savage. As far as I know, the .303 Savage is now obsolete, as neither rifles nor ammunition are commercially available. bullet and the .300 duplicated that. The .303 Savage became a commercial success and remained reasonably popular into the 1930's. The old flip up style sites and a gun that looked like it hurts when it kicks.

None of the loads given here displayed either adverse pressure signs or indications of case stretching, but all were worked up with great caution. This Savage Model 1899 was made in 1912. The Savage 99 has a rotary magazine, so spitzer bullets can be used. If you have a firearm related question, please register and post it on the forums. That's BORE diameter, not groove and bullet. According to Mike Nesbitt, early .303 Savage ammunition was available in dazzling variety.

Anybody have any litature in reloading manuals for .303 Savage? The 300 Savage is best with 150 jacketed bullets stepping along in a scope sighted rifle. 115 (May-June 1985) covered it all, and then some. In the .303 Savage, I did not reach a compressed load until well beyond that. This brings me to the starting point. The 300 Savage is a time tested "deer rifle" that stretches out the effective range vis-a-vi the 30-30. Generally speaking, because of the limited overall cartridge length with any given bullet weight, roundnose or flatnose bullets work better than spitzers. The case has a very short neck and if cast bullets is your goal, it is not the best choice. Also you can find 150 grain rounds for both the only thing to say is that the 303 has a bit more speed and impact then the savage.

303 british... oh the memories.

Since the cartridge can obviously deliver the performance, they are worth going to all the trouble. My pick would be the classic Model 99 Savage in .300 Savage. Speaking of which, the older .303 comes close to matching the performance of the .300 Savage that, when it was introduced, was touted as offering “.30-06 performance in a lever rifle.” It never really did, but that’s beside the point. by biggamehunter69 » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:50 pm, by caribukiller » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:35 am, by mr.trooper » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:41 pm, by great white hunter » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:57 pm. Back in the day, .303 Savage fans considered it superior to the .30-30, as its 190 grain bullet was heavier than the 170 grain .30-30 bullet. 10 (November-December 1967) and Mike Nesbitt in Handloader No. One has to start somewhere, and my starting point was published loads for these powders in the .30-30 with comparable bullet weights. Your mileage may vary. I have a no 1 mk 3 enfield that has a chopped stock that I got a while back for a hundred bucks. First, bullet size: The name “.303” has confused several generations of shooters, with more than one article and loading manual stating that some rifles have .311-inch groove diameters and others have .308 grooves. If you seat a long bullet deeper, powder capacity is reduced. The .300 Savage was a big step above the .30/30 and old .303 Savage and, if one looks closely, it is still shoulder to shoulder with the much newer and much-ballyhooed .308 Win. SKS Newbie; Posts: 31.303 brit or .300 savage « on: November 13, 2006, 06:53:53 PM » I have a no 1 mk 3 enfield that has a chopped stock that I got a while back for a hundred bucks.

Ideal Handbook No 22 said that early .303 Savages had a .303" bore but had since been adjusted to .300". Being a pointed-tip rimmed cartridge, it worked well in the Model 99 rifles that Savage produced because of their rotary magazine. The history of the .303 Savage is replete with misunderstanding and misinformation. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. 300 H&H, 300 Win Mag and 300 Weatherby - are also not interchangeable with 300 Whisper or 300 Blackout. This is not possible in a .30-30 with a tubular magazine. "Turn to me and be saved...for I am God and there is no other." I also have a model 99 300 savage.

What I have tried to do is give a variety of good loads using newer powders. Fortunately, around 2005, Huntington Die Specialties (HDS) prevailed on Norma to produce a run of brass, which is still available. [3], The .303 Savage and the .303 British cartridge are not interchangeable with each other. +or- 100fps or so. The .300 Savage cartridge is a rimless, .30 caliber rifle cartridge developed by Savage Arms in 1920. Generally - you always, always, always need to buy what is stamped on the barrel of your rifle. The old IMR-4320 maximum load works as well today as it ever did, and delivered more than 100 fps greater velocity in my rifle than the original data predicted. It was intended for small game, plinking or finishing shots on big game. The .300 Savage gained immense popularity throughout the U.S as well as receiving an excellent reputation in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. I have always wondered why everyone seems to think the 308 is a superior cartridge to a 300 savage. -Thomas Jefferson, "...you have the unalienable right to be wrong." At the time, after WWI, the .30-06 gave 2800 fps.

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As I remember right the 303 has a bit more recoil then the 300 savage. Ammo, brass, and data are reasonably available. This was because of the early American belief that with jacketed bullets, a tighter fit would reduce bore erosion and increase velocity. The (older) .303 Savage is a rimmed, tapered, bottleneck round in the same ballistic category as the .30-30, except with a heavier … If you are experiencing difficulties posting in the Buy/Sell/Trade subforums of TFL, please read the "sticky" announcement threads at the top of the applicable subforum. The most recent loading data I can find is in Lyman Reloading Handbook, 45th Edition (1969), in the “Obsolete Cartridges” section.

[1], Savage Arms created the .303 Savage as part of an unsuccessful attempt at creating a cartridge for the military.