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Old 12-19-2010, 08:25 PM
Leeper Leeper is offline
 
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The No.1 is a great platform for an Epps. The No.1 is a bit of a pain to rechamber just because one has to remove the quarter rib to remove the barrel. I would charge about 150.00 to do that job.
The Epps version of the 303 does increase capacity significantly. In a No.1 the cartridge can easily achieve 2700 fps or better with 180's. Of course, in a Number One, the standard cartridge can be loaded to exceed 2600 fps; so the increase isn't quite what one might expect.
Loads which drove 180's at nearly 3000 fps may have existed but they had to be HOT. I suspect these were estimated velocities. The means of estimation remains a mystery. Leeper
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