andym79 wrote:No 475!
A 475 linebaugh would work well. But I think a 460s&w might be good.
bentaz wrote:Tripod wrote:andym79 wrote:No 475!
A 475 linebaugh would work well. But I think a 460s&w might be good.
Both of those are well beyond the pressure limit of a SMLE action, Especially the 460.
Plus I've got an old shot out martini Enfield anyway.
bentaz wrote:I think you just ream a 303 chamber into a 308 barrel.
Mr.Seacucumber wrote:bentaz wrote:I think you just ream a 303 chamber into a 308 barrel.
Well how hard can that be?
I mean how expensive can that be?
bladeracer wrote:Mr.Seacucumber wrote:bentaz wrote:I think you just ream a 303 chamber into a 308 barrel.
Well how hard can that be?
I mean how expensive can that be?
Buy a reamer and do it yourself.
Mr.Seacucumber wrote:I'll need reloading dies though?
Tripod wrote:bentaz wrote:Tripod wrote:andym79 wrote:No 475!
A 475 linebaugh would work well. But I think a 460s&w might be good.
Both of those are well beyond the pressure limit of a SMLE action, Especially the 460.
Plus I've got an old shot out martini Enfield anyway.
The number of ideas I would like to build on a ME but I never find a donor.
bladeracer wrote:Mr.Seacucumber wrote:I'll need reloading dies though?
Maybe, maybe not. Try the standard .303 dies first. If they don't give enough neck tension you might need a .308 sizing die to size the neck down that touch extra.
You are talking about a simple standard .303 but with a .308 bore aren't you?
Mr.Seacucumber wrote:bladeracer wrote:Mr.Seacucumber wrote:I'll need reloading dies though?
Maybe, maybe not. Try the standard .303 dies first. If they don't give enough neck tension you might need a .308 sizing die to size the neck down that touch extra.
You are talking about a simple standard .303 but with a .308 bore aren't you?
Yeah that's the idea, just so I can use 308 bullets, more specifically those Berger ones.
andym79 wrote:What are your thoughts on CIP pressure ratings, see my post above.
Is the No4 stronger than the 1,2 and 3.
(as a less important side note, if I were to do a 475, they would be loaded light with cast bullets).
Tripod wrote:andym79 wrote:What are your thoughts on CIP pressure ratings, see my post above.
Is the No4 stronger than the 1,2 and 3.
(as a less important side note, if I were to do a 475, they would be loaded light with cast bullets).
The No4 is stronger. As for doing a 475 I always make sure no-one in the future can blow anyone up from one of my creations by staying within the pressure limits of the action I am using if there is factory ammo available, If it is a wildcat then this becomes irrelevant.
If anyone wants to do a 44mag conversion I have a spare 44 barrel and a Desert Eagle magazine that I was going to do using a SMLE action
andym79 wrote:Tripod wrote:andym79 wrote:What are your thoughts on CIP pressure ratings, see my post above.
Is the No4 stronger thapn the 1,2 and 3.
(as a less important side note, if I were to do a 475, they would be loaded light with cast bullets).
The No4 is stronger. As for doing a 475 I always make sure no-one in the future can blow anyone up from one of my creations by staying within the pressure limits of the action I am using if there is factory ammo available, If it is a wildcat then this becomes irrelevant.
If anyone wants to do a 44mag conversion I have a spare 44 barrel and a Desert Eagle magazine that I was going to do using a SMLE action
Now that sounds like a very interesting project, it would wet my appetite a lot more if it were 444m.
Do you think CIP are optimistic at 53,000? I would be trying to keep pressure of the 475 at 20-30k. Short of engraving a warning on the rifle I am not sure how you could stop a future owner run 50k loads.
Is the no4 a 43k or a 53k action?
Plus I may be wrong but are a lot of saami figures old and in cpu? CIP update 303 in 2008, what other rifles are chambered in 303?
andym79 wrote:So would you trust an ME over a NO4 for a case like the Linebaugh?
Tripod wrote:I payed $1/case for 50-110 Still looking for the action to build it on.
Gamerancher wrote:Montana Vintage Arms makes 1885 actions, they do however start at a bit over $1100 U.S.
There is also a limit to how long a case can be and still load in a Martini action, a bit like Remington rolling blocks, the angle is the limiting factor.