Reloading .303 British using Surplus ammo!

[@mickmoriarty5442]

I don't know what sort of vets you were talking about, but the Lee Enfield rifles were probably the most reliable bolt rifle used by troops in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War and the less likely to suffer from mud and debris. My Dad carried one in the jungles of New Guinea, Borneo and the East Indies and said for most pf the time they were plastered in mud, but still worked. I carried one in the Australian Army Cadets and we did a demonstration with three rifles buried in mud that were pulled out and fired and all ten rounds worked. I was one of the Cadets that conducted the demonstration for recruit Cadets and I was covered in mud by the time I finished. We washed them off in a creek at the side of the range and continued the days's range shoot. Perhaps you are thinking of the Canadian Ross, a brilliant rifle, but very precise and subject to malfunctions and very picky with ammo. The Lee Enfields were designed to feed and shoot any ammo from the crappiest ammo factory in any part of the Commonwealth. I don't think the Korean War vets would have seen many (if any) Kaliskanovs as they were only introduced into the Russian Army in the same year. Any soldier swapping out a Lee Enfield wouldn't have done it for any shortcomings in the rifle, it was perhaps the best designed battle bolt action rifle out, but they would have been swapping it out for more firepower, much as the Germans did on the Russian front, ditching their Mausers for the Russian sub gun. As far as hunting goes, the FMJ bullets are designed to wound humans and tie up extra personnel and resources looking after the wounded. The FMJ design also makes the ammo more robust and less likely to be deformed. Aussies have been hunting for years with FMJ ammo by knocking the tips off on the grinder. I haven't tried that with the Russian ammo though. Get yourself a Lee bullet mould and you will never be short of bullets again. We don't seem to be that short of bullets here, maybe we get first pick seeing there are so many 303s kicking about. Cheers, Mick.

[@High_Caliber]

The kalishnakov comment was sort of a joke thrown in there to see if people were listening :) This video is fairly old, I've heard from a number of vets since I published, and I have to say the reviews are mixed. I think the problem was these kids were being issued mass-produced, basically untested rifles, plus they were unfamiliar with them. As time went on, all of the bugs would have been worked out of good rifles, and bad ones would have been discarded. The one person who would have been able to give me an absolute review, my grandfather, has unfortunately passed. He was a trainer in WW2, long history in the military, but as a kid I didn't get much out of him, he was a very stern and difficult man. So unfortunately I have to go with second hand accounts. I've had quite a few in my day, and I still have to say I have to find supplies of military brass, as commercial brass just doesn't stand up at all (winchester being the worst). Fortunately we now have lots of reloading components, so I'm back to using relatively inexpensive cam-pro .311 bullets.

[@mickmoriarty5442]

You are a bit off beam with the reliability of the Lee Enfields. They were in fact one of the most reliable rifles in the mud, etc. It was said the Americans went to war with a target rifle, the Germans with a hunting rifle and the Brits with a battle rifle. The tolerances were such that it would hardly ever jam and being a rear locker, it would work when full of mud. The sloppy chambers were not faulty manufacture, but as the ammo was never intended to be reloaded, the generous chamber allowed the rifle to chamber ammo from any factory in the Commonwealth. My Dad carried one through New Guinea and Borneo, etc in WW2 and said that at times the rifles (and him) were completely caked in mud and wringing wet for weeks, but never failed to fire. All good rifle, but if I had to take a bolt rifle to war, I'd be taking a Lee Enfield.

[@High_Caliber]

Agreed, I am definitely looking at it from the reloader's point of view (and don't get me wrong I have 4 enfields in my collection). I do believe a lot of soldiers had a split case extractor in their kits (were they issued perhaps with the rifles?) because even without reloads, the chamber tolerances would sometimes be too much for war-era ammo. I have to admit, considering I keep mine out of the dirt, I would love to have just one enfield with very tight tolerances. ;) I will say that considering how well I shoot my one favourite Enfield, I would have to agree that I would feel quite comfortable taking it into battle. Cheers! 

[@jaykumar8427]

Mick Moriarty

[@kirkboswell2575]

Agree with Gunmonk. No Kalashnikovs in Korea. But the 303 is NOT dirt sensitive. it was the ONLY round for the entire British empire for DECADES. It does NOT jam. The chamber is large, but this is true for any wartime gun, even our own Springfield. There is an elegant simplicity to the Enfield. It always works, and it is a very smooth action. The only problem it ever had was caused by the rear locking bolt when they started increasing speed. limited reloads due to case stretch.

[@kevinmoor26]

Agree. I have used Lee - Enfields in field conditions for over forty years. The bolts do not jam, in fact, the bolt action is one of the best ever. Lack of maintainance and worn out parts are the culprits here. No one should buy a 100 year old rifle and expect it to shoot well without a visit to a reputable gunsmith.

[@davidbaker2859]

Spot on,the Lee - Enfield .303 was and still is, a very smooth & reliable action.It was forgiving in extreme conditions.This chappy has received poor info in most all areas.I hope he takes note of other public comments.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

My rifle has been droped in river mud stabed into the ground still never jammed

[@mickmoriarty5442]

They reason the chambers were 'generous' was so that they could chamber ammo from any tin pot factory anywhere in the world and in any adverse conditions in battle with rifles that were virtually red hot from continual firing.

[@canabox7112]

The veterans you were talking to must have dementia

[@lkatsmeow]

Kalashnikovs in the Korean war? Wow, you should find new veterans to talk to.

[@duncanandrews1940]

Don't know where you get your info from but the .303 Enfield is a fantastic and reliable battle rifle. Cases and Bullets are readily available in Europe - I shoot Sierra match King HPBT 174 grain and you can also buy PRVI Partisan brass and bullets. Greek HXP cases are excellent too............

[@geraldswain3259]

Doug Anderson Good heaven's Douglas that was a little savage what!!.

[@High_Caliber]

This video was made when there was quite the ammo and component shortage in North America. .303 was quite scarce. As for the reliability of the lee. Well, I can say that because of that huge, sloppy chamber, that yes, it likely was fairly good at not getting filled with muck, and the bolt mechanism is really good. However, my particular rifle suffers in accuracy when the barrel gets hot (point of aim moves up to 2" @ 100y), and I'm not a huge fan of the non free-floating barrel. Lastly, the thing weighs a ton, so I feel for the guys that had to drag these through cold wet trenches.

[@bassamahmad1927]

+high caliber that's why I got a no5 mk1 free floated and under 8 lbs to boot.

[@bassamahmad1927]

+high caliber that's why I got a no5 mk1 free floated and under 8 lbs to boot.

[@High_Caliber]

I used to have a jungle carbine but sold it when prices went up, I'm assuming you have a custom stock, as mine had a barrel/stock band with a death grip on it about 12 inches down, or did you just remove the upper handguard and let it float that way?

[@markmanwaring3823]

The Aussie diggers were still using Lee Enfield No.1 mk 3 and the Bren in Korea ,but i doubt anyone else . The Enfield does not jam as badly as Mauser's etc,that's a furball. Chambers were made a bit large to ensure easy feed / minimise stoppages , they are a battle rifle .Check your headspace if your getting ruptured cases .Rim thickness is key to consistent accuracy with these rifles . Check neck thickness for consistency ,it can vary big time .

[@kirkboswell2575]

Regards"killing Bambi", the projectile is effective, but state game laws require expanding bullets. Africa requires fully jacketed bullets (as well as minimum caliber) for all big game to ensure penetrating through. So, it depends on where you are.

[@alanpassat6759]

Anyone who prefers a Kar98 over an Enfield is on drugs. The SMLE was reliable in the trenches, The No4 served with distinction till the FAL and lived on as a sniper rifle.(L42A1)

[@High_Caliber]

You might notice there were a few "mistakes" made during the video. I was sort of having fun with the specs and history a bit. I now have a full wood No4 mkI, which shoots the absolute pants off my K98 (although to be fair the 98 has a pretty rough bore). The enfields ARE hard on brass though, that much is true. I keep hitting gun shows looking for the military brass, it's almost the only stuff you can reload more than a max 4 times.

[@rainingbrass]

I was thinking about doing this with my 30-06. I had already ordered the surplus ammo when I realized the 0.308 vs 0.312 problem. HaHa! Glad it worked out for you though! Glad I came across your channel!

[@High_Caliber]

Sort of backwards to the way I came across it :) There were a lot of people using .308 bullets in lee enfields, but having problems with accuracy, and somewhere someone mentioned the diameter difference, so I went to wiki and found the .308 is used in a 30-06 but the .311-.312 is used in the enfield, and it's straight luck that 7.62 russian is the same diameter. You -may- be able to use a bullet sizing die to drop the overall diameter of the surplus bullets to fit the .308 (?)

[@timgreen5807]

Kalashnikovs were not used in the Korean war. There first major use was during the Hungarian uprising of 1956

[@user-qp3eb4pm1zfatcatreloading]

I’ve owned Lee Enfields for decades. Used all kinds of ammo through them from every manufacturer. From gun stores, surplus stores, gun show ammo. Never once had a malfunction. I’ve never ever heard a bad review of an Enfield rifle. The world record for number of rounds sent down range with a bolt action was and still maybe held by an English Vet using a .303 Enfield.

[@High_Caliber]

My humour didn't convert well to screen. Was being just a tad sarcastic.

[@pinkeye00]

303 is $1.00 or less now. that's retail, and ya .. we can reload for about $0.22c now.

[@michaelfranz8252]

smooth tough rifle.

[@kirkboswell2575]

Last, about 1/2 of the "war stories" you hear are just stories. Take them for what they are - entertaining stories. All of the men in my family have served in one capacity or another. The "true" stories are spoken quietly, without embellishments, and seldom...... My dad (after giving me a trenching tool) told me that it was amazing how fast a fox hole could be dug when your uniform buttons were holding you up too high.........He had a purple heart with two clusters. My uncle told me that learning to be quick meant going home. He could fire his pump shotgun 6 times before the first case touched the ground. My neighbor could spot a coyote a full mile away,,,,,,,,,and all that he said was that he walked "point" a lot in Vietnam. All the stories are entertaining, and will have a grain of truth, but the "true" ones are told quietly and seldom. Regards using surplus and "unknown" powder, all manufacturers say "no",,,,, but you are doing it safely, and logically, so I say "keep up the good work"!!!

[@fritzkinderhoffen2369]

Yep. Same load for my type 99 Jap 7.7s. Resized .30-06 cases and was good to go. Just had to use the appropriate load which is the same for the .303. The bullets are a perfect match.

[@Patmclean232]

Great video! I would love to give this a shot. I just started reloading for my Enfield. And with the neck sizing die I have noticed a significant increase in accuracy over factory ammo. Lee Enfields are awesome rifles!

[@Patmclean232]

***** yeah I'll tell you what the 303 is actually a nasty round! I have an m1a and the 308 penetrates well but the 303 does some serious damage to whatever it hits!

[@High_Caliber]

Patmclean232 The surplus ammo has a soft steel core, it definitely does a number on the 1" steel plates we have at the range, pretty much liquefies and craters out a good hole. Not something I would want to be shot with, the Ruskies weren't joking around when they went to war.

[@brucewillis1236]

Great job! 6 yrs, 5yrs ect. For posts,and now it's 2022 and .303 is sooo expensive. Tried it,it works for me. (Red Army Standard 7.62 x 54R is 14.00 per twenty and you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a box)

[@007cantos]

Thanks for the video. I have a .303 and finding ammo is like looking for unicorns.

[@claidemore]

I load for the .303 British as well, and have considered using 7.62x54R the same way. Glad to see you had success! It's interesting that you settled on 38 grains of the Russian powder, since 38 grains of IMR3031 was a WWI military loading for that round. I believe the reference you made about .303s jamming easily would actually be attributed to the Ross rifle (WWI Canadian issue .303). The Lee Enfield is widely considered the best bolt action battle rifle ever, and both my grandfathers, several uncles, and lots of acquaintances have and do attest to that, based on their service during both World Wars. Canadian Rangers are still using them, at least in part because nothing more reliable has been found. Thanks for the video!

[@High_Caliber]

Ah yes, I may have stated that poorly. The tolerances in the Lee were such so that they would function even if gummed up with mud/grit/gunk etc. For a reloader, the loose chamber tolerances can make the reloads wear out quickly. I actually have a split case stuck in one of my Enfields right now due to this. I am waiting for a split case remover so that I can get back in the game :) I'm looking into the o ring fix, but have yet to find a bulk pack of the correct o rings.

[@edgarescante1318]

claidemore

[@barryjones6037]

it's 2023 in Toronto Canada and it's $3.50 to $4.00 a round as you fight to find a box just to dust off your favorite rifle. Fun video. Cheers

[@High_Caliber]

I'm Canadian as well, even the boxes of surplus rounds are scarce/expensive now. I'm quite certain it's by design of the anti gun, anti freedom liberal/ndp party of Canada. Reloading is really the only valid solution to the insane inflation we've seen over the past 6 years or so.

[@joserobles5511]

I hear where your coming from. I'm a veteran and I happen to also have a 1943 No 4 Mk 1* Long Branch Rifle myself and for along time I couldn't find any .303 rounds that where reasonable priced. I also thought of using different types of rounds but did not know how to go about it. What an excellent video, I found the information you provided very useful. Keep up the great work and I look forward to see what you come up with next. thanks again.

[@High_Caliber]

Glad you liked it, and thank you for your service, we do not forget!!!

[@bladerunnermonty8570]

I enjoyed this video, I'm a son of a WWI VETERAN , and this rifle in the 303 I'm very interested in, I've been trying to talk a friend out of his , because he never takes it out to the range. He has about 40 rounds left, from a gun show wheir found the Rifle and decided to buy it , therefore I guess he afraid he will never have anything left to shoot if he shoots up what amanition he has left . So I'm kinda sure he will give up on it , if the price is just right , and I know reloading is key to this rifle, like you have shown in this video. So thanks again for the video on reloading the 303 cartridge, this information you have found, sure will be helpful in my future without a doubt . I've hit the like button and subscribe to your channel. Looking forward in your next video, this is good stuff , it hard to find good channels like this one old Rifles, oldies but goodies.

[@High_Caliber]

Thank you! Since I made this a lot of reloading components have come back to the market, so it's easier to find .311-.312 bullets for reloading (both for this gun and the mosin). I think I ordered 1000 a while back and have been using those, it takes a while to go through 1000 rounds even with two rifles. I love the enfield, it always works, it shoots really well (better than I can shoot it), and I can try it at 100, 200, and 300 yards with some success. It weighs a ton and I don't envy the men that had to lug them around, much less get shot at by Germans while doing so. Today's "me" generation doesn't seem to appreciate just how awful war is, and that's one of the greatest threats to the awesome way of life we now enjoy, on the backs of our vets (I'm grandson to 2 WWII vets). Cheers!!

[@theoriginalOSOK]

Interesting... things have improved? I found Privi Partizan 303 brit for about $1/round delivered. 180 grain soft point. And the brass is reloadable. This is interesting though. I personally like to cast my own bullets - 200 grain Lyman and lube with Lee Liquid Alox = load to around 1800 fps - XMP 5744.

[@High_Caliber]

Definitely a long time ago, I believe at the time it was a rush on ammo due to an obama policy or something. Hard to keep track anymore. Still fantastic rifles. I don't shoot mine as much as I should.

[@johnsaia9739]

Just my 2 cents, but a steady diet of steel cased bullets with a copperwash over time will start to wear the rifling down in your vintage gun. I can see the benefits of cannibalizing the surplus Russian ammo since you recover 2 components to use, but I think in the long term, casting gas check lead bullets would be better on the bore and not very expensive.

[@MrBioniclefan1]

When you talked about the steel core ammo and said it was designed to humans I cracked up when you brought up Bambi.

[@ronalddunne3413]

The Lee-Enfield served well in ww1 and in ww2. Excellent bolt action battle rifle. The original British load had an air-pocket behind the point of the projectile, causing the bullet to tumble in the target. Pretty bad ass...

[@High_Caliber]

Sort of an early design hollowpoint?

[@charlesmason1278]

It wasn't an air pocket. The rear 2/3 of the bullet is lead. The front has a piece of aluminum hidden under the FMJ. They definitely are made to tumble on impact.

[@garynew9637]

303 measured from the high points of the rifling

[@3347861]

Things may have changed since this video was made, but a quick internet check reveals proper sized bullets at around $.020. other components are standard... That places reloads at around $50 per hundred. Not out of range for other centerfire cartridges.

[@australianmade2659]

Lee Enfields bad? Are you joking. Maybe the savage made ones. But seriously, the British, Australian, Canadian and even Indian rifles were and remain brilliant. I’m an Aussie and bought a Canadian mk4 because they are brilliantly made. Probably the best Enfields

[@High_Caliber]

I'm going to fess up, I said a whole lot about enfields because I was expecting a big backlash from the pro-enfield groups. I'm Canadian, my grandfather fought with one, I have 3... I'm a fan. So pretty much everything I said was a bit of a joke, the video was really about the ammo-scarcity issue (which has luckily resolved itself since the video was made). So all in good fun...

[@spaceduster]

Long Branch (LB) prices reinforce your comment. Even in Canada they are the most expensive standard issue Lee Enfields.

[@charlesc.plumley9755]

Winchester produces their ammo so thst it shoots in anything which means the headspace is greater. This will cause large grouping. Im really wanting to learn to reload these.

[@High_Caliber]

Would explain a lot, as I always discard winchester brass in all calibers, as they're really not designed for reloading.

[@RetiredRadioChaser]

I needed to pull some bullets, but grew weary of using a mini-thor hammer. I have a lathe so made a bullet puller by copying pictures of the RCBS bullet puller. My home made bullet puller works very well!

[@High_Caliber]

I have the rcbs puller. Definitely works well on rifle/tapered bullets, but not a bit of good on pistol rounds, haven't found anything better than the kinetic puller for things like 9mm and .45

[@RetiredRadioChaser]

@@High_Caliber I made collets for 9mm, .308/.311, and .224/5.56mm. I have used the 9mm for FMJ's and it works very well with those bullets. In the past back about 1984 I worked at a place and I was tasked to pull round nosed lead .45's. It worked for most of them, but marked them up pretty bad. I don't remember what brand it was. The bullets it didn't pull I had to use the kinetic puller. Boss wanted the powder and cartridge cases. He didn't care about the bullets.

[@carlparker3571]

The only problem Enfields ever had for jamming, was by people who were not trained in the proper loading procedure. They are a rimmed cartridge, and if you do not load them correctly they will rim lock.

[@mickmoriarty5442]

Interesting, The Russian ammo isn't so cheap here in Australia, but if you were stuck for 303 bullets (Technically, they aren't projectiles until they are in flight, being projected so to speak) this would be viable. It is a pretty much break even proposition for us anyway. I wouked it out that the Russian ammo is selling (by the case of 440rounds) for $265 or 60cents a round. The cost for powder reloading the 303 is approximately 14cents, so at 46cents for the bullet, it is equivalent with commercial bullets which are around $50 or more (may be a lot more, I haven't bought any for awhile). I have a Remington MN and it is pretty ordinary with this ammo, so I will probably break it down as you have done here, thanks.

[@High_Caliber]

Heh, I just have a habit of saying projectiles because so many people think of the whole loaded cartridge when someone says "bullet" :) Right now I can get crates of 1200 rounds for $250 CAN. Our dollar is almost on par with yours, so basically I am looking at less than half of your cost. The cost of components (powder and bullets specifically) has gotten crazy, so this is actually a really viable choice for me. I'm even reloading these into brass cases with non corrosive primers (only costs me the price of the primer since I have a ton of PPU cases) in 7.62x54r. It was just interesting that they fit my enfields (I have an Australian Lithgow SMLE and a couple of English ones).

[@johnnyasus86]

Box of 20 ppu is 28-32 depending if you get fmj or soft point or the 180 soft point You can get 50round box for $70 but its the Czech made stuff.

[@mephiskapheles6]

you rock bud...great vid!

[@shanebroomhall]

Thank you for your video, as a .303 fan its appreciated... Cheers Shane B

[@High_Caliber]

+shane Broomhall You're welcome! Remember, this won't make target grade ammo, but it's great for practicing and plinking.

[@High_Caliber]

+Long street lol do you even shoot a gun or do you just troll? Shooting .308 bullets through a .311 bore with affect accuracy at anything beyond 20 feet. You just spout nonsense.

[@the11kaj]

The projectile inside the jacket is a steel core inside a lead jacket. This is an excellent idea. I guess I will have to be picking up another case of 7.52x54R, lol

[@High_Caliber]

Soft steel, inside a lead jacket, inside a copper jacket... :) The stuff is so cheap around here, it's almost crazy not to buy a crate. So far I haven't had an issue re-using the surplus powder either. Very good accuracy overall.

[@edwardnigma6568]

If it takes you 20 rounds of .303 Brit to hit your targets then you best bee shooting at them from 300m away lol I can outshoot my Tikka T3x with my Longbranch Mk1*

[@olecanole8596]

Instead of pulling bullets, and destroying ammo of another caliber, you can find commercially pulled bullets at pretty good prices.

[@High_Caliber]

Except this was made years ago, during the obama ammo shortage, and you could not find commercially pulled bullets (especially in .311) and any kind of prices.

[@GunsWithGage]

Awesome video. I just picked up an Enfield that needs food. Now I know how to cook! Thanks

[@ruglette407]

Knocking the Lee Enfield is not only wrong, but shameful. The claim of jamming etc. is just plain false. Considering it is still in use by some countries today, is a testament to its dependability. The debate on wether it is better than a Mauser is largely as a result of bias from post war American gun writers. The 303 Br. does not jam unless there is some type of grocely odd condition happening; and any firearm will jam under the same conditions. This rifle has been around for about 120 years in one form or another. I saw my father shoot a moose with one in 1973. I took my first big game animal, a very large Woodland Caribou, one shot, with a 303 in 1982. I have been using them and gunsmithing them for over 40 years. Any weaknesses with a Lee Enfield are a result of neglect, no cleaning, improper cleaning, and abuse. Here in NL literally hundreds of thousands of moose, caribou, and black bears have been taken with them. In my time using them, although it may not have been in the trenches, I have seen them "full" of twigs, leaves, buds, berries, grass, animal blood and fur. Trust me, they do not jam as a rule, and keep on working.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

I just loaded up 20 S&B brass. The surplus stuff came from CT and was marked S&B. According to my dial calipers they were running around .3095 (?) to around .310. 150 grain. it will be interesting to see how they shoot.

[@High_Caliber]

Indeed! The ones I got vary a bit too, but I figure they were made for a barrel with the same specs, so they should be fine. I've seen people load .308 up, and keyhole like crazy. This vid is almost 2 years old and I'm still doing the same thing (military brass lasts the longest).

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Hmm, the only military brass you are going to find in this area is probably in the storage rooms of old guys who are about ready to go into seniors homes. I meant to add, that the variance in diameter is per bullet, so the bullets are slightly ovoid. Yes, that stupid C.E. Harris bbs nonsense article has been floating around the internet for at least 10 years lol.

[@High_Caliber]

Heh, Canadian government still practices with enfields (at least until recently), so there "is" military brass, but they can't sell it, so you have to find someone who cleans up the ranges they are shooting at. A little tricky, but the stuff lasts 4-5 reloads, which is 4-5 more than Winchester brass :)

[@timlowry374]

Thanks for the video man! .303 is a bit cheaper over the pond, but will give this a try.

[@High_Caliber]

Tim Lowry You're welcome! Ammo and components are starting to get a little easier to get now, but we were on a rough road for a while. Still, I can't beat mass surplus prices on the ruskie stuff, so I'll be reloading like this for a while :)

[@timlowry374]

Yeah 7.62x54R is about half the price of .303 here, £35 as opposed to £70, and I've just picked up an Enfield No.1 MK.III so I'll be giving it a go!

[@1978silverback]

311 projectiles are available from multiple manufacturers and are in ample supply not sure where you are looking but you need to change where you are looking as its easy to get and the enfield was a great trech rifle it was designed for trech warfare

[@High_Caliber]

This vid is 2 years old, and I can quite assure you that there was a problem getting almost all types of reloading components at that time.

[@PingMan84]

Thank you so much!

[@High_Caliber]

You're welcome!

[@ve5psl]

303 british is everywhere! its about the same price as 308 or 243. where are you shopping?

[@High_Caliber]

lac365 It's not about availability, it's about cost. I can reload for ~.40 a round, or I can pay well over $1 a round for manufactured ammo. Basically for a bit of time and effort, I'm shooting my enfield at spam can prices.

[@ve5psl]

damn near impossible to find 310 bullets around here.

[@pimplystikage836]

Just load up with cast lead powder coated or gas checked bullets. Way cheaper, less powder, more accurate, and won't beat your rifle to death. I tried using pulled russian 54r bullets but ended up with at best 6 moa. My barrel slugs at .3135 and the 54r bullets I measured come in at .310. Using Hornady 312 RNSP 174g bullets I get about 2.5 moa, but they are expensive for ringing steel plates. I have a well used Faz No4 MKII.

[@normanlesley1867]

Russian 7.62mm is nominally is .310'' dia. with an steel jacket and a lead shim of about 1/32'' and steel core.

[@24bellers20]

Even in the uk.303;is only £79 a 100 and is readily available.

[@PalofGrrr]

I like the 303 as well. Thank you that is something to think on

[@MrOlgrumpy]

Hornady and Sierra make 174 gr .311 bt spitser projectiles.I suspect the guys who told you of the Korean AK47s was the same who has jambing problems with the LE.Use a block of hardwood under the bullet puller,or better still get an RCBS collet type puller.You seem to have a lot to learn regarding what you are bumbling through.

[@High_Caliber]

All I know is that the ar-15 my uncle used in the Korean war was incredibly unreliable. My humor doesn't translate well sometimes. I was annoyed that I couldn't find any .311 during the obama ammo shortage and I thought I'd have some fun with the whole thing.

[@MrInternut]

Around 9:44 you question the bullet design and its killing power. As I understand it these bullets were designed to wound with the philosophy that a wounded soldier needed help from buddies taking them out of the fight too,

[@kirkboswell2575]

MrInternut - Not really. The "better to wound" was a philosophy presented by the drill sargents to instill confidence in the soldiers. The fact that it was, and still is, relatively true was just icing on the cake. The bullet design was dictated by the Geneva Convention and all countries who participate have a similar bullet design to comply. Until then, the 303 used soft point and hollow point bullets because soldiers were reporting "less stopping power" than the 577/450 (true at the time).

[@AirborneMOC031]

30 years jumping out of airplanes at the pointy end of the bayonet, Small Arms Instructor most of that time. I never heard that philosophy at any time during my service, and every newer version of ammunition I saw in that time was intended to be MORE lethal - not less. For those who believe the unicorn myth of "intended to wound": did you ever think that when you win the battle, it is YOU who get to assume the responsibility of evacuating the enemy who are wounded and very much alive? And then care for them as POWs until the end of the war?

[@patrickcortez4471]

The reason you neck resize the 303 because the case stretch out and you cannot really full length resize them because of the stretch ring arount the base of the cartridges.i have a couple of lee enfield rifles.

[@brandonbentley8532]

You're complaining about paying 1.50 a round, try paying 5usd a round for 9x57 Mauser

[@High_Caliber]

I have an 8mm mauser that I reload for, but have never shot anything in 9x57 (and I like the old/weird calibers). May I never be up against a predator that needs more than a .308 to take it down ;)

[@Medmann48]

I have a full unopened spam can of 7.62x54R that I bought for $89 several years ago. I have a feeling that I will use a few packets of those Russians bullets to make up some .303 Enfield rounds, thanks for the tip.

[@doacarnage]

Almost all 7.62x54 and 7.62x39 surplus ammo is lead core, copper washed steel jacket. Steel jackets cuz its cheaper than pure copper, and copper washed to stave off the rust.

[@High_Caliber]

+doacarnage Well, t could be a regional thing, we get crates and crates and crates of bulgarian 7.62x54r silvers, all steel core ammo.

[@nebraskahunter100]

Hornady makes great bullets .3105 or .311 174 gr BT bullet or they make a 174 gr round nose in .312 just a thought for ya, I love my Lee Enfield's to.

[@High_Caliber]

They do indeed! However there is a shortage lately around here (along with powder and everything else), or I never would have gone looking for an alternative bullet (to be honest before this I thought 7.62 were the same as .308)

[@nebraskahunter100]

Huh that's storage in Nebraska powder and reloading components are readily available.

[@nebraskahunter100]

That's strage is what I ment to say.

[@billr389]

The British had the best battle rifle,the Germans had the best hunting rifle and the Americans had the best target rifle. The Russian Moissan nagant was rugged and reliable but not much can be said about it. it’s nicknamed. The garbage rod .

[@High_Caliber]

True, but that's akin to saying that tylenol is a headache reliever, pain reducer and agony lessener. ;) (I own three of these old girls). If I really had to think about taking one of them to battle... The K98 is the smoothest for feeding clips (and their clips are better than the others). The enfield is reliable but I'd want extra mags for speed changes, the rim on the cartridge makes clip feeding a pita. I've only shot the springfield once, and I thought the cartridge was way overkill for the rifle, I might change my mind if I owned one. My mosin actually shoots really accurately for me, but ithe whole thing feels like a pipe in bamboo. So if I had to choose just one...... the AR-15 duh. :)

[@AirborneMOC031]

@@High_Caliber If you're still having problems with mag chargers all these years later, you need some instruction to help you with that. When British troops that went through the Musketry School could fire 22+ rounds hitting an 8" target at 200 yards within one minute (that will include two magazine recharges from those clips), that's something like one hit every two seconds. It would seem that when they can do that, you shouldn't be having such trouble with the charging clips. BTW, if my memory is correct, and I'm too lazy right now to check, the record was 26 rounds on target, standing, in one minute. Fired twice in succession by a sergeant instructor at the Musketry School during a demonstration for visitors. 24-25 rounds in one minute was not uncommon within the soldiers who instructed there. One more BTW moment, the earlier Lee Enfields from WWI had no problem giving those American 'target rifles' of the day more than enough misery at Bisley, the Palma matches, Wimbledon matches, etc. The rifle that stood out to the point that it was lawfared out of being eligible for use in competition was the Ross Rifle. The bitter Brits... It was last used by the Russians in the 1960 Olympics, rebarreled to the Russian cartridge.

[@danielbauer2694]

Hey great video, I bought a Lee enfield a while ago too and ja the amunittion is really expensive. I was starting to think about reusing my cartridges too but I'm still pretty new to this stuff so this is a great video to kinda guide me through the procedure. I just have a question regarding ball the tools you're using and how much all of them cost ??

[@cannoneer155mm]

The Russian ammo utilizes STEEL Jackets that are brass plated. That's why it stuck to the magnet.

[@george7951]

do the 7.62x54 bullets need to be released (i.e. bumped down by a bullet seating die) before the inertia puller? I've heard that the red, asphaltene sealant prevents that (also present on the primer)

[@High_Caliber]

That does help, I found it depends on the contry of manufacture. One country had brutal tight seals and I had to seat/break all of them, and another (Bulgaria?) they came out with just the kinetic puller, which I found was better than a collet style puller (less damage to the bullets). Thing is, I was hesitant to push the bullets any deeper than they already were, so the answer is "maybe" :)

[@george7951]

@@High_Caliber would you be able to comment on Chinese or Russian ammos?

[@missouripatriot6926]

308 bullet in a 303 casing

[@AirborneMOC031]

Particularly (for hunting) open based bullets like the Nosler Partition. When Dominion stopped manufacturing their 215 gr. KKSP, the moose and elk hunters of northern Canada could be heard wailing in grief all the way down to the USA border. Loading the Nosler 200 and 220 grain Noslers into necked down .303 British cases put smiles back on their faces (because it won't kill an elk or moose unless the bullet weighs at least 200 grains...). Open based bullets easily obdurate to be engraved by the rifling when fired.

[@markcharleswashington2073]

It's just the cost of the ammunition, 303 just sits there. It's sad 😭.

[@richardmckinney4963]

Or buy an Ishapore S.M.L.E. but these are chambered in 7.62x51 N.A.T.O.

[@High_Caliber]

I've had 2 of the SMLEs and I never liked the sights on them (just personal preference). That said, getting one in 7.62x51 would be a lot easier all around ammo wise. .303 British is probably my least favorite caliber of all of them. I like the 8mm luger or 6.5x55 way more. -HC

[@ipodwalker]

great video, I am still trying to clear space for a reloading spot but every flat spot has been co-oped by the boss. I enjoyed your video keep it up.

[@calebswanson462]

Thank you I'll just go lite

[@HammeringHank100]

Thank You, Hank

[@Martinbergin]

Good vid man well done.

[@High_Caliber]

Thank you! I'm going to add another one on the importance of trimming even in once-fired brass. I just got a split shell jammed in my "favorite" enfield, and the 'smith told me it was definitely case-length related.

[@Martinbergin]

Ilook forward to it.

[@stuartmcewan9620]

oh well there we go , i,v shot a 303 since i was a wee lad of 6, bruised shoulder and ringing ears, still as a 49 year old and still shoot a 303 from rabbits to wild dogs to camels iv busted a shit load of ammo through a model 1942, mk,3, i use only 150grn soft nose sierra rounds, Where i can i buy any old military ammo pull out the fmj ammo and replace it with 150 grn projectiles and powder where i find that this set up works very well for all aspects here in aussie , 303 British smle is a wonder full wood rifle and gives me lots of fun, i enjoyed your vid but like some of the others there are a few things wrong but hey at least you gave some of us ideas , thanks

[@High_Caliber]

I had to mention to a few others that this was a fairly tongue in cheek video, I'm a big fan of the enfields, and had family that fought with them in the war. The Canadian Rangers only recently retired theirs for tikkas (I believe), so hard to hate on them. I think people took it all a little too seriously. The only gun I truly gave a bad review to was the kriss vector, now THAT gun is crap! Cheers!!

[@stuartmcewan9620]

sadly when even in tongue in cheek

[@stuartmcewan9620]

start again, i have been looking through some of the other comments and see some negativity , sadly even in tongue in cheek there is aways some one who will pick up on it but its good to see there is a way to use some other kind of ammo to use in desperation if need be , my mothers father fought in Papua new Guinea and my dads fathers 2nd brother fought in the African conflict during WW2 both were issued with .303,s, , during the 60s, 70s, my father and his 5 brothers and his father all had a .303s, sadly only my self and my fathers youngest brother are still licensed to use, We have very strict firearms laws over here , so its a bit hard at times with hi,powered C, class fire arms , but i shoot a lot of vermin, average some 500 plus cats and a lot of wild dogs a year ,shoot a few camels a year share most of the meat between a few friends ,

[@albertapeet]

Going way out on a limb and say you need to do some more research on the Lee Enfield as a battle rifle. I think maybe you have it confused with the Ross rifle that was also chambered in 303 Brit,which had much tighter tolerances and was prone to jamming if it was dirty.

[@High_Caliber]

Nope, I've got 4 of these rifles. I was having a lot of fun with the story, you may notice a theme if you read some of the comments. I thought I was being silly enough to not be taken seriously. The Enfield is a great rifle, I still take my favorite No4 out fairly often, even if she is hard on reloaded brass. Something satisfying about ringing the gong at 300 yards with just irons sights. (I don't hit the gong every time, but enough to be impressed). Also, this was done during the obama-inspired ammo shortage of 2014, obviously not relevant anymore :)

[@High_Caliber]

Oh and agree on the Ross.

[@AirborneMOC031]

@@High_Caliber If your Lee Enfield is "hard on reloaded brass", you need to properly prepare cases for reloading to end what reads like repeating a cycle of stretching brass. I have no problem whatsoever getting 8+ loads intended for Service Rifle competition i.e. emulating Mk VII ball velocities. Properly done, your brass should have pretty much the same lifespan as brass for any bolt action centerfire hunting rifle.

[@kevinhaycelticwarrior]

Only thing with using that nagant ammunition is the powder can be quite harsh on your rifle barrel , it's corrosive if I'm not mistaken , feel free to correct me if I'm wrong guys .

[@High_Caliber]

It's the primers that are corrosive :)

[@mosesbrowning8055]

hey just fyi. i have some greek surplus military 303 british and the overall length is 3.02 inches but that is with the 174 grainers, i like to duplicate the military ammo and when loading for my m1 garand i load to m2 ball specs and seat the bullet to the same length as the original military surplus ammo. thats just me, i have to load my 303 with 150gr projectiles because i cant find174fmj.

[@High_Caliber]

Moses Browning I have .308 rounds here that are 2.8 and some blunt nose that are 2.6 and both cycle fine in an M14, so I never worry about it too much. Especially the .303 in the enfields, those chambers are so sloppy I think you could cram a .50 in there some days :)

[@mosesbrowning8055]

Haha they are definitely sloppy and after about 5 or 6 reloads I get case head separation about 1/4 in from the rim and gotta get out the trusty broken shell extractor. I just like duplicating military ball ammo when I can.

[@High_Caliber]

I picked up a bunch of PPU and military .303 brass for reloading, I have seen head separation on winchester brass as early as 1 reload (neck resizing only). I carry my shell extractor in my ammo can at all times! ;)

[@High_Caliber]

BTW glad to talk to you from beyond the grave, I'm a big big fan!!

[@Subgunman]

Do you know if anyone rebarrels these rifles to any other caliber? I know the receiver will not handle a .308 round but perhaps the 7.62 x 39? I know a change must be made to the magazine to take up some of the "dead" space that will remain in the back.

[@AirborneMOC031]

There's the Elwood Epps wildcats based on the .303 British. Never owned one. They definitely are up there at .308 Winchester pressure levels, and Elwood Epps was never sued into bankrupcy because all the wildcat rifles for those cartridges failed. The DCRA in Canada rebarreled a bunch of Long Branch No.4's to 7.62 NATO for competition use. If my memory is correct Long Branch did a run of barrels chambered in 7.62 NATO for that project. They've suddenly become a collector item, so now they're stupid expensive when you find somebody willing to sell one. Replacement barrels have been made available, including ones that are chambered for the .303 British case - but the bore and grooves are sized to use .308" bullets that you would use in the 308 Winchester

[@The411]

My rule is to never throw away components. That russian stuff is now banned from import, so is the chinese stuff. It's drying up.

[@High_Caliber]

The ruskie ammo I had was all berdan primed, steel cased. Just garbage (imho). The brass I use for .303 is military once used (Canadian military was still using enfields for their rangers, so new military brass was "easy" to get).

[@cdegs74]

Ok great. Thanks for the info

[@AyyDee_7219]

So with chinese surp do you think 38 grains? Or should i start abit lower and work up?

[@High_Caliber]

+Dylan Rogers Of course I can't give reloading advice due to SHITLOADS OF LAWSUITS, but I think you would be safe with 38 grains with a 150g bullet. That said, your enfield could have abuse or stress issues that I don't know about, start as low as makes sense and work your way up until you see overcharge issues on the primers. Plus the cases won't last long. I just want the old girls to shoot well, so my powder mix is now constant.

[@Spidouz]

Great video. I'm starting reloading Mosin ammo with 7.62x54R surplus ammo. I'm glad to see someone already did it and it works as I was thinking...

[@happyrv2061]

Great video thanks. I reload 303 British with 762x39. I use ALL the powder and the 123g projectile from the 762x39 & put it into the 303 brass. I get 2210 FPS & nice easy recoil. I can reload 1100 rounds for $270 bucks. I call it "Mexican Match Ammo". LOL

[@jackscott2594]

303 jamming ? And said by vets preferring Mauser? Were they by chance German? As they all agree the best battle rifle ever designed . And the kiwi and Aussie soldiers were still using them in Korea to great effect and well as for kalashnikov well check your history. But as to using the powder and projectile is an excellent idea for fmj ammunition

[@cdegs74]

Could you use the 7.62x39 123gr bullet or is the bullet too short to seat?

[@High_Caliber]

I did reload a few 123g soft points in the .303 as they just jammed up my vz-58...I had poor results accuracy wise, but it could just be that the sights are really set up for the 150g bullet. They did fire no problem though.

[@RussellHoughton]

That bullet is likely coper washed steel jacket not steel core.

[@High_Caliber]

+Russell Houghton (Russ303) Nope this ammo is def steel core, I buy it in 1400 lots, you should see the silver splash it leaves on 1/2" gongs.

[@BillowyKibbles]

+HIGH CALIBER easy way of checking is grab a fridge magnet steel is magnetic lead and copper is not so if you have a steel core bullet the magnet will stick

[@southafricanprepper6799]

sierra and hornady makes them. sellior & bellott also..the projectiles

[@High_Caliber]

This was during the obama ammo rush. It's an old video.

[@mrplague9881]

Looks like you go to East Elgin. Good club.. then again its the only club I have ever shot at... I may be bias

[@High_Caliber]

Indeed I do, although the new bullseye club may be my new digs once it opens. I would miss the 300m range, but not all of the politics that have plagued the club for the past couple of years.

[@mrplague9881]

Yeah that is sadly true. Never heard of the Bullseye club.. might need to check it out.

[@High_Caliber]

It will be open in ~August of next year, on Exeter road, 8 million dollar facility... Eesa has started kicking members for voicing opinions the board doesn't agree with. That's a bad road to travel down, unfortunately I won't be renewing in the new year.

[@stambo2001]

pretty cool vid. somewhere I have a vid of me casting .303 in my backyard on a bbq, lol.

[@mickmoriarty5442]

Designed for wounding humans. Kill a soldier and he is dead, bad, but that's the end of it. Wound him and he ties up 10 people, real bad.

[@AirborneMOC031]

Where does this dumb shit "designed for wounding humans" come from? 30 years jumping out of airplanes in the infantry, most of that time as a small arms instructor, and I NEVER heard that BS story from the military. Nor was I ever issued an improved version of ammunition while the military told us "it's LESS lethal". Should you bother actually looking, they say it's because it's MORE LETHAL. For those who cling to this BS belief, after you win the battle in WWII, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, etc and there's all these wounded human enemy soldiers laying around on the ground you just won... who has to be tied up picking them up, evacuating them, treating them, and guarding them as POWs until the end of the war? Yup, WE are tied up looking after their wounded, not them. Anybody think of that and still believe the "designed to wound" crap?

[@spidermann5000]

could you rechamber an Enfield into 7.62x54r? yeah I know its blasphemous but... just asking ;)

[@High_Caliber]

+spidermann5000 I don't think it would be worth the effort. The neck and shoulder of the 7.62 russian sits quite a bit lower than the .303 british, so you would have to add material to the chamber, as opposed to just removing it. I don't think it would be practical, and then I'd have to look at the cartridge pressures, as I think the russian round is much hotter...

[@kirkboswell2575]

spidermann5000 - Highcaliber is right. It isn't practical. But you don't add material to the chamber. You remove the barrel, cut off part of the breech end, re-thread the breech, then cut a new chamber. The difficult part is timing those new threads so that the front sight is perfectly straight up and down again. Since this kind of timing might mean placing and removing the barrel several times to get it right, labor costs can skyrocket. So, is it possible to convert a 303 to 7.62x54R? Certainly. Is it a worthwhile conversion? No.

[@andrewcox826]

Speer make .311 ammo for .303

[@cyoungso]

get a press mounted puller. isn't it easier to load from the left rather than passing the case around?

[@High_Caliber]

Krispin Gord I have the press mounted puller, doesn't work as well at all, higher number or scratched or crushed bullets. I even had one of the tongs break off. The hammer style is actually best for this. The whole setup has changed now, I went to a progressive press... Cheers!

[@cyoungso]

***** I guess ymmv. i tire of the hammer quickly and have pulled 1000s with my hornady collet unit

[@AyyDee_7219]

What country manufactured that Surp ammo? I really like your vid, and ordered a case of 54r, pretty tough to find any information on the surplus powder, can you clarify a bit more how you correlated the load data from 54r to 303??

[@High_Caliber]

+Dylan Rogers Romanian, and I can't recall exactly how I figured out the difference, but I went into the honrady manual, and whatever the difference between the 7.62x54r and .303 powders were (median), I did the same reduction for the .303.

[@HammeringHank100]

Hey, Can you give us a good supplier in Canada for Enfield parts. Thanks, Hank

[@High_Caliber]

+HammeringHank100 Trade ex has some, otherwise there is a Canadian Enfield owners group on facebook. I got some awesome nickel plated clips off there recently...

[@CANADIANEHent]

VARIETY UP HERE IN MONCTON NB CANADA, WALMART AND CANADIAN TIRES HAVE SHIT FOR .303, PAWN SHOPS HAVE FMJ AND SP, BUT YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF THREE ROUNDS 4 MAYBE LOL SUCKS ASS!!! AND ITS ALMOST 30 BUX FOR A BOX OF 20

[@High_Caliber]

Greetings East Coaster! Yeah that was one of the reasons I started reloading, prices are going nuts. The brass from the winchester superX .303 I picked up from Canadian Tire split after one to two reloads. Not worth over a buck a round that's for sure.

[@cleophusA]

***** I hate to say it, but it was most likely your chamber dimensions, and not the brass. The one great downfall of most SMLE rifles is that their chamber/headspace dimensions are on the "generous" side. This wasn't a problem for the British Army since they were only going to use the brass one time and wanted to make sure every round would chamber, but it is a royal nuisance for reloaders who are trying to milk every last reloading they can get out of their precious brass. I have the best luck neck sizing my cases with a Lee neck sizing collet die. If it is virgin or once fired brass I'm reloading, I will full length resize the case the first time, but every other sizing thereafter I neck size. This makes the brass last much longer, but it must be remembered that a neck sized case can only be used in the rifle it was last fired in, because the rest of the cartridge case is still fire formed to that specific chamber's dimension, so you'll have to segregate your brass. I have gotten as many as 12 reloadings from one lot of Prvi Partizan brass using neck sizing vs. 3 or 4 when full length sizing. I actually have five cases from that particular lot that are on their 14th reloading! I do anneal my cases as well, which mitigates the effects of work hardening on the brass. I should also say that I fire mostly home cast lead bullets from my Enfields. It is MUCH cheaper than buying jacketed bullets, and is nearly as fun making them as it is shooting them! Anyway, sorry to be so long winded. Thanks for the excellent video. .

[@High_Caliber]

Cleophus A Actually, at 6:06 I start talking about how I only neck size, AND only use brass in the same rifle (I have 2). :) The only cases I'm really having issues with are winchester, the PPU and military brass have been standing up well. I'm going to try the "O" ring trick the next time I go out, but it makes the bolt almost impossible to work, so I think the rifle has to be running hot to work right. When you anneal, do you just do the neck, or do you do the stress line at the base of the brass?

[@ianrutherford878]

Here's what you say' Kal ISHnikov' and here's what they are--- KalASHnikov

[@gypsymanjeff2184]

Congrats..although i was taught this by my pops in the late 70s ..im sure others will get the hint ..good luck on chanel

[@cdegs74]

Do you know what powder is in the 7.62x39 cartridge and can you use it in the .303 and at what weight? Thanks

[@High_Caliber]

Totally different powder, ball type vs extruded (as far as I have seen in the 3 or 4 crates I have bought so far). I can find powders that work in both calibers (H335 and H4895 for example) so it -may- be compatible, but I have no idea how you would get specs on the surplus powder so I wouldn't recommend it. I got a crate of Bulgarian 7.62 Russian ammo the other day that has seemingly identical powder in it as the crate of Russian surplus, but they were loaded with 50 grains instead of 44, so either they simply load different, or the powder is completely different. It's a pretty big crapshoot going from one bullet to a completely different one, as opposed to reloading 7.62x54 corrosive to 7.62x54 non corrosive, if you follow what I mean...

[@TheMank999]

+HIGH CALIBER Russian milsurp has a great range of weights, The case im working with now averages out at 47 grains, So i load 303 with 42 grains and have had no problems with it....yet!,lol

[@paulvenn4447]

The wife comment made me laugh hard haha

[@High_Caliber]

He didn't invite me to the wedding.

[@worthatronproduction]

9:25 well, it's not designed specifically for 'killing', just harming someone enough so that they pose little threat.

[@High_Caliber]

worthatronproduction I'll accept that :)

[@AirborneMOC031]

@worthatronproduction I spent 30 years on the pointy end of the bayonet, at home and on deployment. I saw lots of improved versions of munitions from rifle ammunition to anti-tank rounds. Never once was I introduced to a new version of a military service round, mortar shell, anti-tank round, etc while being told "this is less lethal and is intended to just hurt them enough to stop trying to kill you". Where does that myth originally come from, anyways?

[@worthatronproduction]

@@AirborneMOC031 I wasn't saying the rounds were meant to be less lethal, just that their stopping power is sufficient enough. Like how early ww2 fighters were only armed with .303 because they thought it was enough to take down an enemy plane without adding extra weight, or why the british downsized their standard round to 5.56mm because it was judged to be enough

[@AirborneMOC031]

@@worthatronproduction "I wasn't saying the rounds were meant to be less lethal, just that their stopping power is sufficient enough." That isn't how what you posted reads: "it's not designed specifically for 'killing', just harming someone enough so that they pose little threat." Whatever, either way it is a massive pile of BS that has no relationship to reality. I have yet to see or hear of any change to munitions that was accompanied with "the previous variant caused more harm than necessary to the enemy." Ditto your claims of why NATO countries changed to the lighter and faster 5.56 round. Pure BS - and you'll never find that BS theory in any military documents from any country regarding this change.

[@enclavereborn]

Nice vid thank you

[@angryveteran8585]

"Moy-sin"?

[@darrenagius9941]

Being that these are .312 sized projectiles will they cause more wear on the barrel then decrease accuracy with . 311 projectiles?

[@High_Caliber]

I made this when the obama ammo shortage was in full swing. These days it's really easy to find proper bullets...that said, .001" isn't going to do anything to your barrel. Think about how small that is, and how much variation there was in those old barrels.