.303 Lithgow No. 1 Mark III load work and range report thread

[beartooth]

Will be going to the range this coming Monday to shoot my Lithgow No. 1 Mark III sporter. I will use this thread to post my load work and shooting results. Here is a picture of the .303 Cartridge with the 215gr Woodleigh.

[beartooth]

I did not mean to post the same picture twice, here it the picture I meant to post second.

[pinehavensredrocket]

i will watch for your post and think the classic .303 brit is a great old cartridge! i bet there are more than a few still being used throughout alaska & canada.

good luck with your project.

[beartooth]

Thanks, Monday will be a lot of fun as I begin my load work for the .303

[beartooth]

Well, it is different shooting with these old military sights at 100yds but here is my best group and load chain.


215gr RN Woodliegh, 2101fps, MRP, Rem brass, Remington 9 1/2M primers, three shot group at 100yds



Pressures were really low and I will be able to easily get to 2200fps which is what I am looking for. Here is a picture of the brass and not flatened primers.



After this fall and I am through getting my grandson Jordan to hunt with open sights, I am going to scope this rifle, because it shoots good.

[pinehavensredrocket]

good luck with your fine old rifle!

[beartooth]

Thanks, it is s a lot of fun.

[Smokey]

Looks like a great open site group to me - and if they had just printed the "bullseye" where it was supposed to be you'd have an outstanding group!
Are you shooting the factory trigger in that puppy?

[beartooth]

Yes, the two stage trigger and believe it or not, it is a good trigger and the second stage does not drift, it just breaks clean.