Lafitte
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I have jumped off into BAM, shooting lead in a 1917 Enfield 30/06. All words of wisdom are appreciated.
Thanks,
Lafitte
Thanks,
Lafitte
Dunno, kind of counter-intuitive. The Cal..30 Model of 1903 was a round-nose 200gr round; but that was replaced bu Cal..30 Model of 1906 (later called M2 Ball) which used a jacketed spitzer bullet. And, that cal..30-06 was what the M1917 was designed around. Sort of. The original Pattern 1913 brit rifles were built for the 7x60 (.276enfield) cartridge, so were way over-built for .303 fodder. The 1917 was a product improvement on the 1913, so it's a hugely sturdy action.
I can see the safety aspects of putting lead on steel--incredibly true for pistol silhouette--but not something I was much of in my admittedly brief time in rifle silhouette. But, I guess my question winds up being why lead when FMJ will work (and with fewer issues for bore cleaning)..
Unless this is a rules things for organized shooting, perhaps?
I have jumped off into BAM, shooting lead in a 1917 Enfield 30/06. All words of wisdom are appreciated.
Thanks,
Lafitte
In that case I have had very good results with a 168gr match bullet from Sierra and Hornady. I use H4350 and CCI-200 primers and that combination produces very accurate ammo in my rifles.II'll be shooting cast bullets most of the time but jacketed bullets are used at some matches.
Lafitte