smle conversion

Tatty Kite · Post by **Tatty Kite** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:55 am

Hi there,

I have a sporter converted from an SMLE still chambered in .303, of the factory load ammo thats about at the moment does anybody have an opinion on which load works the best for medium size game

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:33 am

Hi Tatty Kite,

welcome to these boards and thanks for the post, I nearly bought that Springfield at the weekend but being unfired it would have been criminal to shoot it and if I had it I would shoot it.

Regarding your No 1 sporter I can't recommend any factory loads as I don't use them but have found a 150 gn Hornady soft point flat base .310" bullet over 31 grains of Reloader 7 in an HXP case does the business on Red Deer, remember to check the data and work up to this load if you choose to use it.

Who did the conversion and any chance of some pictures?

bradtx · Post by **bradtx** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:05 pm

Tatty Kite, A well regarded .303 game round is the Winchester CXP2 or CXP3. The difference is the expansion rate with CXP3 slower for larger game.

Regards, Brad

Tatty Kite · Post by **Tatty Kite** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:54 am

Thanks for the tips, if I come across any of that Greek brass I'll try and put a few together. I'll also make sure to buy some Winchester CXP2 next time I'm shopping.

I'll get some shots of it next time I'm out and have the camera, but it's just a Parker Hale conversion.

bradtx · Post by **bradtx** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:41 am

"...but it's just a Parker Hale conversion."

-Tatty Kite

I suppose that's a tongue-in-cheek remark. This isn't the type of forum that looks down on a rifle that's different from original.

Regards, Brad