It worked first try!!!

[DeanWinchester]

Luck coupled with a plethora of good information here led me to success the first time trying this rifle out. Ishapore rifle, Hornady match case fire formed and neck sized and M die, Winchester large rifle primer, 168g gas check tumble lube boolit cast from straight wheel weights and stuffed over 10g of unique.

I fired 50 rounds and there was ZERO leading. Some right nasty black filth that took a dozen patches to remove, but nary a trace of lead. Accuracy was impressive [to me]. I shot clay targets out to 100 yards with no effort. Shot this group with the last three rounds I had loaded. I wanted to see if fouling hurt accuracy. Shot at 50 yards with a pretty bad astigmatism.

[Char-Gar]

Now that is great, just great. It makes me happy to see success first time out of the chute.

[MtGun44]

Great results! I think you did it just right, reading and checking and got good results.

Bill

[Montana Ron]

I picked a 1965 Ishapore .308 up this spring with bayonet for a couple hundred dollars and I have had the same experience...........150gr. Lee gas check, 50/50 lube and was getting inch and a half or less at 50 yards with 10 gr. Unique.........I too was shooting clay pigeons at a hundred yards but had to hold about 3 inches to the right as windage adjustment is moving the front sight over that is protected by both front sight ears a bunnie is in trouble at a hundred yards with this rifle.......these are great cast bullet plinkers for less then a used 22rf!!!!!!!!!!

[DeanWinchester]

I'm just tickled at how easy to shoot this is. The gun is quite heavy and the load so light, it's really a genuine pleasure to shoot. Out in the open, it doesn't even hurt your ears, though I wear muffs anyway. Recoil is almost a joke. I actually had a guy at the range come up to see what I was laughing about. I let him shoot a couple and he was chuckling too!

[Jim]

Ya' done good, Deano!!

[res45]

Nice work and a great group,the value of info on this site makes putting a plan together so much easier. Putting together cheap accurate ammo is a plus as well.

[725]

That's great! Good going.

[MtGun44]

This is an example of why I call 10 gr of Unique one fo the "magic loads".

Works extremely well in .44 mag, .45 Colt in a BH, and any of the 1890-1950s big
bottlenecked milsurps with any boolit. Some folks find that 11, or 12 or so works a
bit better, but 10 gr of Unique is rarely a mistake.

Bill

[budman46]

dean,

the hook has been set and you're being reeled in...good for you.

budman

ignorance is fixable, stupidity is forever...

[Old Goat Keeper]

Enlighten a dumb PA Dutchman but what is an Ishapore? Yeah I know it is a rifle of some kind but what country, etc?

T-o-m

[oneokie]

Enlighten a dumb PA Dutchman but what is an Ishapore? Yeah I know it is a rifle of some kind but what country, etc?

T-o-m

Ishapore-India. Usually means Ishapore 2A, rebarreled to 308 win.

[Three44s]

You hit it right out of the park on the first "pitch"???


GOOD for you!!!


Three 44s

[BruceB]

Ishapore-India. Usually means Ishapore 2A, rebarreled to 308 win.

The rifles are usually stamped "RFI", meaning "Rifle Factory, Ishapore".

Th 2A rifle is essentially a #1 Mklll Lee Enfield with some modifications (different steel, etc.).

The rifles were originally built in 7.62x51 NATO. not "rebarreled to .308 Winchester". Ishapore built #1Mklll rifles in .303 for many years as well as the .303 BREN LMG. They rebuilt quite a few #4 Rifles, and later also manufactured the Indian version of the FN-FAL rifle.

[MtGun44]

Yes, Bruce beat me to it. The Ishapore 7.62 NATO rifles are significant redesigns of the
basic Enfield for the NATO cartridge. Rimmed vs rimless, and higher pressures. Not just
a rebarrel job. Ishapore is the arsenal in India where the guns were made.

Bill

[DeanWinchester]

I'm sorry about that Goat Keeper, I thought that was pretty much universally understood.

[DeanWinchester]

You hit it right out of the park on the first "pitch"???


GOOD for you!!!


Three 44s

Yeah, funny thing I did: I was so surprised after trying [horrific failures] cast rifle boolits with other rifles, that I went back a few days later and cleaned this rifle again. Convinced I missed something. Fifty rounds and no bore brush needed. I've got the brass loaded again, and I'm off this weekend to do it again.

[oneokie]

The rifles are usually stamped "RFI", meaning "Rifle Factory, Ishapore".

Th 2A rifle is essentially a #1 Mklll Lee Enfield with some modifications (different steel, etc.).

The rifles were originally built in .62x51 NATO. not "rebarreled to .308 Winchester". Ishapore built #1Mklll rifles in .303 for many years as well as the .303 BREN LMG. They rebuilt quite a few #4 Rifles, and later also manufactured the Indian version of the FN-FAL rifle.

I stand corrected.

[DeanWinchester]

Okay, quick question:

I've moved up from 10g to 11g. Accuracy is the same, still no leading. I plan to bump up to 12g but I wonder if I shouldn't just stop now?? Do you keep going until accuracy or leading problems occur or just leave well enough alone? The rifle is a single purpose rifle. It's sole role to play in life is hunting clay targets that lie scattered around the gun range. I only started the whole project so that I could shoot the rifle for less than 8 cents per shot. I made that condition easy. It's just a toy that I really enjoy shooting. I don't know if there's much to be gained by pushing further, do you?

Just curious where some of you guys stop and call it 'job completed'.

[RU shooter]

If your just shooting paper the faster speed is a non issue, Although your accuracy may get better if you go higher? It may get worse too only way to find out is to try . In my 03A3 11 gr and 14 grs were the two sweet spots for me with several different bullets. The only reason I went to 14 grs was for the higher vel. as I shoot out to 200 yds.Load up 10 rds for each 1 gr step and shoot them at 100 yds and see how it goes.