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Here's my Remington rolling block no.5 303 ready to go hunting

Fitted a Marbles tang sight

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Made a custom globe front sight

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50m two shots with staff at lowest elevation

Add says 375 Win Mag ... no such thing ?
Barrel engraving is 375 Win

More likely the latter I guess and makes more sense

Yes both PC and GC are incremental improvements
Scout has had good results with the 170 grain sized .311 from my other mold

So getting good results with lead in 30 / 303 / 8mm is pretty...

Well my thoughts are that the gas check cant make it any worse and if you want to push cast lead to a decent speed then gas checks and powder coat are the easiest way to do that without having issues...

Or even better try 190s
These powder coated, gas checked and sized .314 weigh exactly 190 grains


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Makes a nice change from the rusty garden stakes you usually get given

Nice walnut

Pretty low estimate on price and glaring typo 1980 probably should be 1890 ?

Scout will be able to expand on the 375s in LEs

He's either got or had some of them

I have generally found the exact opposite down here

Leave my muzzleloader or vintage rifle outside when I arrive at a hut
Meet the strangers there and just look like an average old guy out...

Sporting soft point !

If anyone knows where I can buy .311 flat base 174 - 180 grainers please advise

Yes it's a respectable first got out

Because it's so rare I won't fire it at targets again until I sort a tang sight
Pointless exercise the way it is because so difficult
But it's hunting ready...

By respectful I mean a very mild load in a rather valuable 122 year old rifle that's unlikely to have been fired in a very long time

grandpamac it was a very respectful load of 41 grains W760 ball powder behind 180 grain Norma projectiles

And somewhat surprisingly the bullets are .310 and boat tail so more likely to be sub...

First range session was a total success
5 rounds at 50 yards from a standing rest
Worse than useless buck horn sights

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The tang is tapped for a Lyman or similar staff tang...

While I had the scales in the workshop I put it on and it's exactly 7 pounds even
So a bit on the light side for a 303 but handy in a sporting rifle that won't be shot often

grandpamac warning !

I have the repaired hammer back in the Remington rolling block no5 303 and expect to fire it tomorrow

This might cause some distress so You might want too look away now
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grandpamac you are safe from the padded room for a while more
I struck a very significant problem this morning and won't be test firing for some time

The joys of owning historically significant...

Uberti do a Winchester 1885 303 reproduction
But in my opinion they got it all wrong with the stock and the modern scope rib

grandpamac I feel it only decent to warn you that the Remington #5 303 is now in my possession where it belongs
It has passed inspection this evening and after a decent bore cleaning in the morning...

[/quote] Contemporary reports on accuracy or The Riger No 1 in .303 varied between tack driver and poor accuracy which put me of rather. .[/QUOTE]

Contemporary reports on people's ability to shoot...

So what's the best 174 / 180 grain jacketed bullets available in stock for deer out to 200 yards ?

grandpamac I'm genuinely sorry to have caused so much pain and torment

I will PM you with 24 hours notice before I drop any images of a single shot vintage rifle

JohnDuxbury the RRB #5s are full nitro proof

This model is from 1897 because it has the high extractor location screw
There were a number of subtle variations on the #5 action but they were all...