Thread: 303 bullets tumbling

first step is to try some 180grn loads..... 50% of 303s prefer the 150s the other 50% prefer the 180s 174grn was usaul loading so 180 modern makes sense and there was a 200or was it 220 grn really early on??? plenty to play around with before writing it off.if you can source a newish barrel and get it fitted cheap enough that your happy, GO FOR IT .... the russian rimmed round sits between .308 and .30/06 is another option if rebarreling with a .308 bore.... 7.62x54r think it is..the supply of milserp ammuntion for that has just about dried up too..barnaul may still have it.
as long as you can hold a 4" group...you can ethically chest shoot a deer/pig/goat to that range.... put up a plastic milk bottle of water and if you can hit it EVERYTIME you can use rifle to that range.... tumbling definately not ideal,it would probably be bail gun usable only...and marginal at that.