by Member-Deleted » 03 Sep 2017, 1:18 am
Just found this thread while casually browsing........I've owned two of these over the years, both lithgows', one a full wood, the other cut down. This was back in the late 70's/ early eighties, and both shot extremely well The full wood in particular was the most accurate Lithgow I've ever owned, but how much you can attribute to the modified case I would only be guessing. My P14 in 303 Epps shows similar accuracy traits. I recall using AR2201 and WIN 760 ball powder for both, and the reloading dies were readily available from simplex. Load data was basically the same as a standard 303, but I always used moderate loads for case life and accuracy. With everything made in China, it's good to see some Aussie innovation still around.
The rifles were both used successfully on Pigs, scrub cattle and Buffalo during my decade long stint in the top end, but the most fun was spent arguing with the army of armchair experts whose only knowledge of this calibre was from reading about it in some magazine once. I've just picked up another one for a dirt cheap price, so I'll see how I go getting this one to shoot with cast loads, as big game is non-existent where I live now. Long live Australian wildcats.