351 WINCHESTER
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I have been shooting a no. 5 "jungle carbine" for a while now. When I first got it the barrel was rough as a corncorb and patterned like a shotgun. I worked on it with J & B bore paste for more passes than I care to count and wore out half a dozen bronze brushes. Accuracy was better, but nothing to write home about. I mounted a cheap BSA scope that I got from Natches (turkey scope) 1x5 and my groups shrank more. I started rolling my own ammo and my groups got much better. I bought a new Redfield revolution 3x9 and had problems right off the bat as I could not get it sighted in. Finally I found a rebuilt Weaver k3 with a post and crosshair that was made in the 1960's. Bingo. I got it zeroed in Thursday and shot 3 shots into 3/4" from a warm barrel. I could do better with a better scope, but for hunting I'm very happy. My load is a Remington 180sp which is .310 behind a stout load of H335 with new PMC brass.