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Adamantium · December 22, 2010, 11:59 PM

Here are some good directions for slugging a bore (measuring bore size)...

http://carteach0.blogspot.com/2007/1...sy-way_07.html

But I'll be the first to say if you are planning on shooting commercial jacketed bullets, whats the point? You are just going to be shooting the same .311 and .312 bullets as everyone else.

I would recommend starting small and see if you get decent results (meaning acceptable to you) before doing too much spending and experimenting. Buying an Enfield is something akin to buying an Epson, they aren't selling you the printer they are selling you the ink. I'd recommend...

1. Buy 2-3 boxes of factory ammo to start your brass collection. I use PRVI Partizan because it is affordable and as others have said brass isn't going to last forever. Remington will cost more but can usually be found at most sporting good stores.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=862348

2. Get a set of dies. I bought the Lee set with both the full resize die and the neck only. Because the first time I fire the brass through my gun it is factory ammo I only use the neck sizer die.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=674475

3. Try at most 2-3 boxes of bullets and 1-2 types of powder, and enough primers to shoot all your bullets. I like Hornady bullets, but the paper I've shot has never complained (much) about Speer or Sierra bullets either. I've been using medium burning powders myself, IMR 4064, Reloader 15 and more recently BLC-2 because I can use it in my 7.62x39mm and 30-06 as well. Any standard large rifle primer will do. Always remember to start at 90% powder charge and slowly work up to, but not past, max charge! Check every case for signs of over pressure before firing the next.

http://www.ssaa.org.au/stories/reloa...e-signals.html

There is a good chance you will find that when you combine the sights, trigger, barrel and shooter you aren't going to have a tack driver no matter what, but it is still a fun gun to shoot anyway.

December 22, 2010, 11:59 PM	#10
Adamantium Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 1999 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,021	Here are some good directions for slugging a bore (measuring bore size)... http://carteach0.blogspot.com/2007/1...sy-way_07.html But I'll be the first to say if you are planning on shooting commercial jacketed bullets, whats the point? You are just going to be shooting the same .311 and .312 bullets as everyone else. I would recommend starting small and see if you get decent results (meaning acceptable to you) before doing too much spending and experimenting. Buying an Enfield is something akin to buying an Epson, they aren't selling you the printer they are selling you the ink. I'd recommend... 1. Buy 2-3 boxes of factory ammo to start your brass collection. I use PRVI Partizan because it is affordable and as others have said brass isn't going to last forever. Remington will cost more but can usually be found at most sporting good stores. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=862348 2. Get a set of dies. I bought the Lee set with both the full resize die and the neck only. Because the first time I fire the brass through my gun it is factory ammo I only use the neck sizer die. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=674475 3. Try at most 2-3 boxes of bullets and 1-2 types of powder, and enough primers to shoot all your bullets. I like Hornady bullets, but the paper I've shot has never complained (much) about Speer or Sierra bullets either. I've been using medium burning powders myself, IMR 4064, Reloader 15 and more recently BLC-2 because I can use it in my 7.62x39mm and 30-06 as well. Any standard large rifle primer will do. Always remember to start at 90% powder charge and slowly work up to, but not past, max charge! Check every case for signs of over pressure before firing the next. http://www.ssaa.org.au/stories/reloa...e-signals.html There is a good chance you will find that when you combine the sights, trigger, barrel and shooter you aren't going to have a tack driver no matter what, but it is still a fun gun to shoot anyway.