The Load in 303 British

[drstrangelove]

Anyone try 13gr red dot under a 123gr AK bullet? Looking for cheap plinking reasonable accuracy.

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[arakboss]

It should be a good cartridge for The Load since you won't have to worry about enlarging the primer ignition hole.

 

[P7M13]

I get ~1800 fps from 13gr Universal and 115 gr swaged bullets out of my 308. Costs me 11 cents per shot. I've never bothered with validating MOA accuracy. It hits the 100yd turkey & sheep plates on the BP range at Tri county.
I use them for trigger and offhand training. Plus they're great for arthritic and recoil sensitive shooters.

 

[Spitpatch]

Hmmm. These loads would translate to a .30-40 Krag rather easily too.

 

[Heavy Metal 1]

I have used the Hornady 174gr RN with 13gr Red Dot in my 91/30 and get reasonably decent accuracy at 100 yds. Recoil and report is on par with a .22LR. One probably could hunt small game with it, but I don't hunt small game.

 

[DLS]

The bullet weight is a bit light for "The Load" specs but should be totally fine. Please let us know the velocity and accuracy results.

 

[drstrangelove]

Haven't loaded it yet but other people are getting 1650fps which is more than enough to do a job on steel without the bruise from a lightweight 303 and standard loads. Plus my rifle is an antique that I don't want to beat up… use it for fun and pass it on.