Re: SMLE Scout and Jacketed Bullets
Posted: 22 Feb 2018 12:03
Do the 0 ring/tape help with separatations in the SMLE or is it not worth the effort ?
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For me, not worth the effort.RBHarter wrote:Do the 0 ring/tape help with separatations in the SMLE or is it not worth the effort ?
Used to take up slack in head spacing. Never tried it myself. Have read varying results. Seems a bit bubba to me. You can also try to find brass with the thickest rim as they can vary in thickness. The SAAMI spec allows rims to vary from .054 - .064. Neck sizing only will also help. In the No. 4 IMHO the better solution is a new bolt head assuming you are not already at #3. The short brass life that many LE's suffer from is the reason Elwood Epps developed the 303 Epps. It has straighter sides, a tighter chamber length and a sharper shoulder. At the same time head space is returned to .064 per SAAMI and C.I.P. specs. The cost to me to have mine re-chambered in this is C$175.00 plus shipping. The barrel is set back (indexed) and reamed. Reamers can be rented in the US from Reamer Rentals along with the extras including head space gauges. Regular 303B cases can be fire formed to obtain brass. Epps also designed a 6.5mm x 303. Of course that is a whole new topic.RBHarter wrote:Do the 0 ring/tape help with separatations in the SMLE or is it not worth the effort ?
I'm rooting for them as well, but I still need a good load for the PPU. I have 500 of eachMacd wrote:Sweet looking rounds RD. I have a feeling those 180 Speers are going to be one step stoppers.
Nothing in the cartridge or platform . Just curious about the success or failure of case shims.Macd wrote:Used to take up slack in head spacing. Never tried it myself. Have read varying results. Seems a bit bubba to me. You can also try to find brass with the thickest rim as they can vary in thickness. The SAAMI spec allows rims to vary from .054 - .064. Neck sizing only will also help. In the No. 4 IMHO the better solution is a new bolt head assuming you are not already at #3. The short brass life that many LE's suffer from is the reason Elwood Epps developed the 303 Epps. It has straighter sides, a tighter chamber length and a sharper shoulder. At the same time head space is returned to .064 per SAAMI and C.I.P. specs. The cost to me to have mine re-chambered in this is C$175.00 plus shipping. The barrel is set back (indexed) and reamed. Reamers can be rented in the US from Reamer Rentals along with the extras including head space gauges. Regular 303B cases can be fire formed to obtain brass. Epps also designed a 6.5mm x 303. Of course that is a whole new topic.RBHarter wrote:Do the 0 ring/tape help with separatations in the SMLE or is it not worth the effort ?
More reading on LE head space.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/paralla ... t3361.html
Thank! I'm, in a pickle, deciding what to do with the Speer bullet. I thought I had bought 500 but it was 300. I have 201 left. I really hate to bust open a box as it will never be worth near what I paid even if it has 99 bullets in it. Really pondering this as do I want four rounds to cost me about $15 worth of lost value in that box. Maybe let it go and you pick up that workMacd wrote:Good report and very informative. I will be interested to see what effect deeper seating has on accuracy.