[Fatelvis]

What is your favorite "recipe" for loading the 303 British?

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. This one's worked well for me from a customized SMLE No4MkII. At the approximately 2600 ft/sec, the Sierra bullet "behaves" pretty well.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid53/p97de5b1857c051b23a0509afc3dc85fa/fc8c0a95.jpg
I only have one .303 Brit so I neck-size only.

Last season, I shot a fairly nice doe. The bullet entered high and in front of the left shoulder and exited behind the ribcage on the right side. One shot was sufficient.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid42/p7764bf460d72e68cc4acaa7d6f376751/fceb8451.jpg

Out of my rifle, this handload usually averages around 1 1/4" or a bit less @ 100 yards.

Best.

[jacks308]

I use a 215gr hard cast with a heavy charge of ReLoader 12 and a filler and get 1860 fps with great accuracy . I just need a big critter to walk in front of the muzzle now .

Jack

[swingset]

Well, I don't hunt, but based on accuracy, this the best load I've shot:

39.5 gr of Reloader 15 behind 174gr Sierra Match King's, CCI primers & RP brass.

In my No4mk1T, it'll do sub MOA consistently.

[Gewehr98]

But I can't run a lot of 180gr handloads through my little No5Mk1 Jungle Carbine, without getting a sore shoulder after a while. So I hit upon the idea of running a 123gr AK/SKS bullet on top of 44.0gr of IMR4895. Light recoil, good accuracy, and a kick in the pants for steel targets and small game. My wife likes to shoot this handload in the full-size SMLE, too. Looks like this when assembled:

http://mauser98.com/123gr.jpg