Thread: Powder for 303 150's

Greetings again All,
I load for .308, .30-40 Krag and .303. All three have roughly similar capacity although with different pressure limits. I have used 38 and 40 grains of AR226H with the 150 grain projectile in the .308 as light target loads giving around 2,350 and 2,450 fps respectively. Hodgdon lists 36 grains of AR2206H for about 2,450 fps, also with the 150 grain so this would be a reasonable light hunting load. Case life with max loads can be brutally short in Lee Enfield .303 rifles so if you can keep the pressures low enough to allow neck sizing only this problem is largely overcome. My two .303 rifles have very different throat lengths with the shorter two groove one being used with the earlier mentioned loads. Three O' Three I assume that your rifle may not be your primary hunting rifle and is likely a Lee Enfield. Different comments would apply if it is a Pattern 14. happy to answer any questions.
Regards Grandpamac.