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18-06-2021, 15:38 #1
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Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
Hay A-R. Believe you might have some insight into how short one can go when cutting down a 303 barre for a scout rifle concept?
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18-06-2021, 16:34 #2
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
Did Treeman not have a similar project going?
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18-06-2021, 17:07 #3
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
There have been a few threads on the concept, some looked pretty good. Try a forum search if you get no responses, although I do have great faith in the 2 names mentioned.
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18-06-2021, 17:32 #4
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
I seem to recall 13 inches from somewhere. Not shorter than that. But AR or Treeman etc. will probably be along shortly with more/better info.
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18-06-2021, 17:35 #5
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
I played around with an 18" barreled .303 Lee Enfield for a while, it had a synthetic butt-stock and a scope mounted in the conventional position which probably means that it was not a scout rifle. Accuracy was as good with the shortened barrel as it had been with the full length barrel, meaning it was adequate for hunting out to 200m. Velocity was also adequate for that. I used it with a suppressor (which defeats the whole scout rifle concept) and without it and preferred it without the suppressor.
I have also shot, and hunted with, a bull barreled 17" barreled .260 built on a Howa action. This rifle was accurate (1 moa) out to 1000 yds on targets and performed well on game out to 300m. The thick barrel took it out of the scour rifle class though.
As soon as barrel length goes under 20" they become very noisy but wearing electronic ear protection while hunting takes care of that.
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18-06-2021, 20:39 #6
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
There you go:
http://www.scoutrifle.org/index.php
A whole forum dedicated to scout rifles. I am in for one myself.
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18-06-2021, 20:41 #7
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18-06-2021, 20:50 #8
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
I have hunted with a 18" 303 and liked it a lot. It was unsuppressed. Noise was a factor.
I have fitted reflex-type suppressors to 2 different 17" 303 rifles for friends. They still like their rifles and use them regularly.
All 3 above have synthetic stocks and conventional scopes fitted.
Treeman has a 16" 303 and gets excellent accuracy from it.
QL predictions say that S335 powder should burn completely in a 16" barrel behind a 174 or 180 gn bullet.
The above seems to indicate that a 18" barrel should work. I have no idea what a shorter one would do.
I have hunted with electronic earmuffs. I have also managed to ruin a nice set of Deben electronic muffs by sweating them to death. This was while following up on a wounded kudu bull, so quitting was not an option. So now I prefer a suppressor mounted on the rifle for field use.
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18-06-2021, 21:25 #9
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
Short barrels often throw a large flame.
I am planning to use the scout rifle concept to build a bakkie rifle.
16" barrel, suppressor, a very short stock and a forward mounted telescope if possible.
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18-06-2021, 21:25 #10
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Re: Calling A-R need to chat about 303 Scout Rifle concept
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