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aarondhgraham · September 2, 2020, 04:06 PM

I was perusing the Uberti website looking for possible retirement rifle,,,
I noticed their new Courtney Stalking Rifle.

I said to myself "Self, that's a nice looking rifle."

Then I saw that it was chambered in .303 British.

My question on this is,,,
Why?

Is the cartridge popular somewhere I don't know about?

Does it have some special ballistic quality I've never read about?

I had an surplus British .303 rifle as a kid,,,
I mean, back in the early 60's,,,
What kid didn't?

I never hunted anything with mine,,,
But it did as good a job on rats as my K98 Mauser did.

Anyways, I'm just curious as to why they only make it for that one cartridge.

Oh, while I'm here,,,
I remember pulling one cartridge apart.

It didn't have powder,,,
It had something that looked like 2" of very thin pasta.

Was that what they called Cordite?

Aarond

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September 2, 2020, 04:06 PM	#1
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Uberti "Stalking Rifle" in .303 British,,, I was perusing the Uberti website looking for possible retirement rifle,,, I noticed their new Courtney Stalking Rifle. I said to myself "Self, that's a nice looking rifle." Then I saw that it was chambered in .303 British. My question on this is,,, Why? Is the cartridge popular somewhere I don't know about? Does it have some special ballistic quality I've never read about? I had an surplus British .303 rifle as a kid,,, I mean, back in the early 60's,,, What kid didn't? I never hunted anything with mine,,, But it did as good a job on rats as my K98 Mauser did. Anyways, I'm just curious as to why they only make it for that one cartridge. Oh, while I'm here,,, I remember pulling one cartridge apart. It didn't have powder,,, It had something that looked like 2" of very thin pasta. Was that what they called Cordite? Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time) Last edited by aarondhgraham; September 2, 2020 at 04:48 PM.