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You ain't ever seen a 303 British like this before...
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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1132624" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>Thanks! It's a synthetic stock. So I started by cleaning well with Denatured Alcohol. I laid down 2 coats of primer formulated for plastic. The paint is just cheap textured Rustoleum. But I agree, it looks really nice... especially in person. Then 3 layers of clear coat to protect it from the cleaning solvents. </p><p></p><p>I sandblasted the muzzle brake, barrel, magazine, and action; then Duracoated with Flat Black. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you! I have some other mil-surp rifles and will not modify any of them. (Including a 1903a3 I bought from my wife's great uncle that's almost museum quality. He paid $10 for it in the 1950's and never shot it once). This one however already had the wood stock cut, the sights and bayonet were missing, and the receiver had been drilled. So any "collector" value was already gone. </p><p></p><p>My Dad stated it shot best with 180gr lead bullets measuring .312. I did get a box of those. But just shooting the cheap Prvi 174gr jacketed factory stuff, I was getting almost 1 inch groups at 100 yards. Of course that's after I bedded it. Before I did any bedding work it was shooting all over the place. If nothing else this project REALLY proved to me that having a loose fit between receiver and stock can wreak havoc on groups. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the reloading details. What's your theory on some people saying that you can safely load 303's quite a bit hotter than any available published reloading data? I always lean to the side of safety first, but I've read quite a few places that guys are loading these hot almost as standard practice. At the end of the day I don't need it to be a 30-06. I already have a couple of those. However I am curious your thoughts on loading the 303 hotter than what's published. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do really like this rifle a lot for some reason. I'm sure it's a combination of me having memories shooting it with my Dad and the fact that people always start chatting with me about it at the range. People can tell it's not your normal Remington 700, but they really don't know what it is. I like to tell them it's a military rifle from 1943 and I have about $260 into the whole thing. That always piques peoples' curiosity. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1132624, member: 90399"] Thanks! It's a synthetic stock. So I started by cleaning well with Denatured Alcohol. I laid down 2 coats of primer formulated for plastic. The paint is just cheap textured Rustoleum. But I agree, it looks really nice... especially in person. Then 3 layers of clear coat to protect it from the cleaning solvents. I sandblasted the muzzle brake, barrel, magazine, and action; then Duracoated with Flat Black. Thank you! I have some other mil-surp rifles and will not modify any of them. (Including a 1903a3 I bought from my wife's great uncle that's almost museum quality. He paid $10 for it in the 1950's and never shot it once). This one however already had the wood stock cut, the sights and bayonet were missing, and the receiver had been drilled. So any "collector" value was already gone. My Dad stated it shot best with 180gr lead bullets measuring .312. I did get a box of those. But just shooting the cheap Prvi 174gr jacketed factory stuff, I was getting almost 1 inch groups at 100 yards. Of course that's after I bedded it. Before I did any bedding work it was shooting all over the place. If nothing else this project REALLY proved to me that having a loose fit between receiver and stock can wreak havoc on groups. Thanks again for the reloading details. What's your theory on some people saying that you can safely load 303's quite a bit hotter than any available published reloading data? I always lean to the side of safety first, but I've read quite a few places that guys are loading these hot almost as standard practice. At the end of the day I don't need it to be a 30-06. I already have a couple of those. However I am curious your thoughts on loading the 303 hotter than what's published. I do really like this rifle a lot for some reason. I'm sure it's a combination of me having memories shooting it with my Dad and the fact that people always start chatting with me about it at the range. People can tell it's not your normal Remington 700, but they really don't know what it is. I like to tell them it's a military rifle from 1943 and I have about $260 into the whole thing. That always piques peoples' curiosity. :) [/QUOTE]
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