lionking
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Over the course of a couple months been testing ammo in the Enfield rifles and especially German MEN surplus ammo being sold by SGammo
https://www.sgammo.com/catalog/rifle-ammo-sale/303-british-ammo
Tried the MEN surplus, Prvi and S&B. Results varied on the rifles but here are my results. I can say S&B tends to shoot the best overall but it is also the most expensive. But the MEN surplus is good ammo overall, does better than Prvi in some of my Enfield.
I went ahead and ordered 1500 rounds of the MEN that will last me a long time. Surplus .303 isn't really available much anymore and the MEN is well made and clean ammo so at 46 cents a round is about the cheapest I am seeing for non-corrosive good ammo. Although Wolf ammo is available for a little less which I haven't tried yet.
Three Enfield NO 4, a Farzakerley NO4 MK2 I bought new in the wrap in the mid 90's which I haven't that many rounds through it. A longbranch NO 4 MK1 with a very good barrel. A Savage No 4 M1 with a excellent barrel. Also tested my Lithgow No 1 MK3 with a excellent barrel.
Lithgow NO1 MK3 does a little better with MEN ammo although impact is a little left
Farakerley seems to do best with the MEN ammo
The Longbranch likes S&B the best I once pulled off a 1 1/2 inch group with S&B but since I have so much MEN I adjusted the elevation since to be in the black with MEN ammo.
The Savage NO4 MK1 shot similar with all the ammo , the 300 meter setting shoots low and the 600 meter setting shoots 2 o'clock high of the bulls.
https://www.sgammo.com/catalog/rifle-ammo-sale/303-british-ammo
Tried the MEN surplus, Prvi and S&B. Results varied on the rifles but here are my results. I can say S&B tends to shoot the best overall but it is also the most expensive. But the MEN surplus is good ammo overall, does better than Prvi in some of my Enfield.
I went ahead and ordered 1500 rounds of the MEN that will last me a long time. Surplus .303 isn't really available much anymore and the MEN is well made and clean ammo so at 46 cents a round is about the cheapest I am seeing for non-corrosive good ammo. Although Wolf ammo is available for a little less which I haven't tried yet.
Three Enfield NO 4, a Farzakerley NO4 MK2 I bought new in the wrap in the mid 90's which I haven't that many rounds through it. A longbranch NO 4 MK1 with a very good barrel. A Savage No 4 M1 with a excellent barrel. Also tested my Lithgow No 1 MK3 with a excellent barrel.
Lithgow NO1 MK3 does a little better with MEN ammo although impact is a little left
Farakerley seems to do best with the MEN ammo
The Longbranch likes S&B the best I once pulled off a 1 1/2 inch group with S&B but since I have so much MEN I adjusted the elevation since to be in the black with MEN ammo.
The Savage NO4 MK1 shot similar with all the ammo , the 300 meter setting shoots low and the 600 meter setting shoots 2 o'clock high of the bulls.