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Stupid project? Enfield big bore

I believe the Aussies wildcated the heck out of the 303 parent case.
They did, Just about everything you can imagine, One of the popular ones is the 25-303. I have the dies and almost everything else to do one, And I will get to it someday.
 
I remember that conversion of the Siamese Mauser to 45-70 was very popular years ago, as it was originally made to use a rimmed cartridge. You might want to also consider the 38-55 as a friend of mine finds it easy to fireform cases from the 30-30 cases.
 
I remember that conversion of the Siamese Mauser to 45-70 was very popular years ago, as it was originally made to use a rimmed cartridge. You might want to also consider the 38-55 as a friend of mine finds it easy to fireform cases from the 30-30 cases.
I have a Siamese I built in 30-348 Improved. My fetish is rimmed cartridges in oddball calibers.
 
They did, Just about everything you can imagine, One of the popular ones is the 25-303. I have the dies and almost everything else to do one, And I will get to it someday.
Yeah we did :) the donor gun belonged to my grandfather and is currently a 25-303 he used for foxes and goats. He loved shooting and would be happy to see it being turned into something different.
 
Yeah we did :) the donor gun belonged to my grandfather and is currently a 25-03 he used for foxes and goats. He loved shooting and would be happy to see it being turned into something different.
The 25-303 is a versatile caliber that could be used for anything the 257 Roberts is used for.
 
The 25-303 is a versatile caliber that could be used for anything the 257 Roberts is used for.
Yeah was pretty effective. They were some of the first reloaders in the area and the the main problems were lack of suitable projectiles (most were too hard and passed through) and brass splitting at the necks.
 
Yeah was pretty effective. They were some of the first reloaders in the area and the the main problems were lack of suitable projectiles (most were too hard and passed through) and brass splitting at the necks.
I learned a lot about Australian calibers and reloading tips that were out of the box thinking from reading books by Nick Harvey.

I have a love for SMLE's since the first time I held one as a kid, It was an odd looking rifle to me that I really thought was neat and I had to have one. The first one I held was a sporter with a scope on it. I also have a love for everything Parker Hale.
 
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Unfortunately Nick Harvey recently passed away. I used to spend a lot of my school holidays on my grandparents farm and there wasn't a lot to do so I read pops sporting shooter mags back to front, over and over, taking on all of Nick's technical articles. He also did very comprehensive gun reviews.

Dad had a parker Hale m98 conversion to 243 and a friend had a 7.62 sniper variant.
 
Have a hankering for a big bore cartridge based on the 303 Enfield action. For no other reason but want one and would prefer a bolt action over a lever or break action.

Would just be used for putting big holes in paper and thin skinned game.

Ive seen that they used to do 45-70 conversions. Has anyone done similar? Would be nice to have a calibre in the safe that starts with a 4 at least

Do it. Let the "crap you don't need" flow through you.
 
Unfortunately Nick Harvey recently passed away. I used to spend a lot of my school holidays on my grandparents farm and there wasn't a lot to do so I read pops sporting shooter mags back to front, over and over, taking on all of Nick's technical articles. He also did very comprehensive gun reviews.

Dad had a parker Hale m98 conversion to 243 and a friend had a 7.62 sniper variant.
I saw that he had passed away recently, Very sad he was the Elmer Keith of Australia, RIP Nick Harvey!
 
Interesting idea for sure.

I've been kicking around the idea of a 35-03, just a regular 303 necked up. Pretty simple project and it would be legal for deer here.
 

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