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Old 12-19-2010, 11:30 PM
Leeper Leeper is offline
 
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Rechambering a MKIII to the Epps will do essentially nothing for brass life. A Lee Enfield stretches and case shape has little, if any, influence on it.
If one cares to load a Number One to what it can handle, he can probably exceed 2600 fps with 180's. Personally, I would want to be careful about loading this heavy if I had other 303's around. This might be another advantage to the Epps; the heavy loads wouldn't fit into the weaker actioned rifles.
In a Number One, again, case shape is unlikely to have any effect on case life. 303 Lee Enfields suffer from poor case life because of the rifle, not because of the cartridge shape. In a tight chambered rifle built on a rigid action, 303's don't stretch and don't separate. Leeper.
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