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Offline TrapperZach

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« on: November 01, 2004, 01:05:29 AM »
any one ever use one my dad has one its been sportserized and is very accurite. shoot iron sites at 60 yards on a binch i got a 2 1/2 in group is this good? and has any one used the gun and liked it.
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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2004, 04:45:09 AM »
I have a sporterized No1 Mklll that shoots .75" 5 shot groups at 100 yds when I'm having a good shooting day. It is an early 1900s rifle I bought when I was in New Zealand in 1967. I paid $15 New Zealand for that rifle. It is a lot of fun to shoot it. I had a real difficult time developing a good load for it and finally found a good load using the 123 grain Hornady SPs.

I also have a very nice No4 Mkl made by Savage in 1942. This rifle is in the original Military configuration. I mounted a no drill and tap scope on it and I'm still developing a load. I've got a load that gets me 1 1/4 inch three shot groups but I'm sure I can do better. It seems to take a lot more work developing loads for old Milsurps vs. newer modern rifles.
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« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2004, 05:38:23 AM »
I have a sporterized No1 MKIII that I bought for $40.00 at an auction about 15 years ago.  With a little work and scoped with a no tap mount it will shoot <1" @100yds.  They are a lot of fun to shoot but the ammo is not as cheap or abundant as it used to be.  The metal is all unaltered so I'm thinking of replacing the wood and returning to it's original configuration.

With open sights and before tuning I could only shoot 2"-3" groups at 100yds.  So 2 1/2 at 60 is not bad.  If you try different loads you can probably tighten your groups up a bit.  Mine likes 174 or 180 gr bullets.  Winchester shoots the best in mine.  Remington core-locts are OK too.  That Belmont stuff's not too great.  If you can find any PMP it's pretty good as well.
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2004, 02:07:18 AM »
TrapperZach:  I've got a mil-spec stock #1 Mk111 and a #4 Mk1 that shoot under 2" at 100 yds.  My STevens made 1942 #4 Mk1 shoots 3/4" groups at 100 yds with 174 gn (.312) bullets over 41.7 of Vhit N140 for 2540'/sec.  If I use 180 gn .311 bullets my group is a bit larger but still under an inch.  There is also an N203 loading that brings the 174/180 303 to mil-spec velocity.  

Val - on that no gunsmithing mount - if it has a cross mounted little hex screw that tensions against the inside of the loading bridge, you may need to dimple the impact area so they screw sits into the dimple - that way the scope mount won't come loose.  Mine did that after a bunch of rounds (not immediately though), so I dimpled the place whre the screw tensioned against the inside of the loading bridge and she is rock solid.  

HTH.  Mikey.
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2004, 03:03:08 AM »
this is a enfield not sure if its speld right and im shooting iron sights. it dosent have any scope mounts. it was a gun made by the british military to kill men and it has been sportsterized the stock cut down and on the site it is abeld to be set to shoot at up to 150 yards. i wouldint do that just as far as i was shootin 60 yards with iron sights. also where can i get the shells does wally world cary em.
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2004, 05:16:35 AM »
Get a copy of Shotgun News. It has several good ammo sources that advertise in it.
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2004, 05:19:49 AM »
Mikey,
Thanks for the tip. I'll have a look at mine. I don't think I have a mount stability problem. I just haven't found the right load yet. Between my Hunting, fishing, fishing rod building, shootin sports and spending time with the grand kids, I have little spare time. Retirement is a tough life but someone has to do it.
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2004, 09:32:18 AM »
found some the gun shop had it in surplus or pmc i got the pmc made in america.
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2004, 10:26:57 AM »
TrapperZach,

Why not bring this question down to the Medium Bore forum and ask it there.  That is what the Medium Bore forum is for, caliber's from 6.5mm to 9.3MM.  Great bunch of shooters there.  Lawdog
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