Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 6.5/303

i have also posted this in single shots. i am in the process of aquiring a greener martini in 6.5/303.
does anyone have any loads for this calibre?
i was planning on using 140 grain bullets.
thanks

I think you win the prize for the most exotic question of the day. Good luck.

(Best I could do is figure out what other case used in .264 has a similar capacity as the 303, and go from there.)

No kidding! That one is not listed in Loaddata...

I think you're right -- find one of the many 6.5's listed there that somewhat matches case capacity and work carefully to an accurate load.

One would think that some denizen of the Former Empire would have data on something that, on the face of it, ought to be a useful cartridge.

Dang . . . . .

What is that Canadian Gunshop that does all the old 303 Brit wildcats?

Epps?

Epps was the Old 'Smith?

They have a website.

Maybe they can help.

BMT

thanks. i have sent a query to elwood epps sporting goods.
no rely yet.

I load for an old Dutch Steyr rifle chambered in 6.5x53.5R in which I make cartridge cases from 303 Brit necked down to 6.5mm (.264 inch). Being an older rifle the pressures are kept low. 140 gr bullets are launched at about 2200 to 2300 fps with no pressure signs. I use 6.5 MS dies and starting load data to load for this cartridge.

The load data for 6.5 Dutch is available on www.surplusrifle.com under the Stery/Mannlicher forum and is straighforward in application.

I have in the past read of the popularity of 303 wildcats in the Empire of which the 6.5/303 was one. However I cannot recall where to find the exact data for that cartridge. Therefore, you will want to compare 6.5 Dutch cartridge dimensional and pressure data carefully against the 6.5/303 dimensional and pressure data before using 6.5 Dutch data. This load data s will give you a starting point in your search.

I hope this information is useful to you.

I have lurked on this website ever since I found that John B. often posts here and have only yesterday signed up for real. When I found your question regarding the 6.5/303 I realized even I could possibly contribute information to a learned group such as is found here.

Good luck.