Daves 35/303
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Topic: Daves 35/303
Posted By: Hatchetman
Subject: Daves 35/303
Date Posted: November 25 2007 at 6:31pm
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Are you going to have that 35/303 made mate? I have seen a fair bit of talk about it on an Aussie hunting site recently and it looks like a cracker of a round. ------------- But the winters coming, And the snow will cover tracks, And I'll be watching, Because I'm hunting you - Sarah Blasko, The Gardens End |
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Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 3:21am
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That is an excellent round they did the same with the 30-06. I found some information you all may be interested in. It is called the 375 Whelen, also known as the 375-06, is another cartridge that was not developed by the late Col. Townsend Whelen, but was named in his honor. The cartridge was actually the work of the late gunsmith and writer L.R. "Bob" Wallack in 1951 and is based on the 30-06 case necked up. There are two versions, one based on the standard case and retaining the original 17 degree, 30 minute shoulder angle, the other Improved case with a 40 degree shoulder angle. The Improved case holds slightly more powder and and provides better headspace control, so it is the more popular version. The 375 inch caliber is as far as one can go in expanding the 30-06 case without running into headspace problems due to lack of a distinct shoulder. Experiments with larger diameter bullets have invariably led to headspace problems. An example of this was the 400 Whelen which never became popular and is no longer chambered. |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 3:24am
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Here is some information that I found on the .303 necked down to a .22.
The 303 British was the standard military cartridge in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as England. It was only natural for someone to neck this particular round to a smaller caliber for use on varmints and small game. The origin of the 22-303 dates back to pre World War II times circa 1937-1939. Original 303 British military brass had very thick case walls. Later commercial brass has somewhat thinner case walls, thus providing slightly more case capacity. This round has a case capacity just less than the 22-250. The Winchester High Wall and Farquaharson single shot action were preferred by Canadian shooters in the 1930's and 1940's for chambering to the 22-303. Today's Ruger No. 1 would be an excellent choice for this cartridge. There are some minor dimensional differences between Australian and Canadian versions, but performance of these two numbers is virtually identical. This cartridge would be too noisy and powerful for use in populated areas, but the western provinces of Canada or the Australian outback it would be an ideal choice.
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 7:54am
Dang Cookie!!Where do you find this stuff??  Good article-by the by!! 
Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 8:59am
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Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 3:26pm
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Your a bloody spammer cookie! I asked dave about a 35/303 that he was talking about getting made up and you come up with 375-06 and 22/303  Interesting none the less ------------- But the winters coming, And the snow will cover tracks, And I'll be watching, Because I'm hunting you - Sarah Blasko, The Gardens End |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 9:31pm
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No Spammer hatchetman, just related information I thought. If you wish I can delete or edit.
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Posted By: Smokey
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 6:33am
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Boyds made up some .45-70 rifles in the jungle carbine format sometime back.
That would be an excellent utility rifle for me.
Compact, handy and plenty of punch.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 29 2007 at 6:13pm
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Before I begin on the 35 Clark (35-303 ) There was in the days of the 303 conversations. The 22-303 Wasp ,the IMP ,the Clark ,the Sprinter ,the Swift or .224 improved & the Falcon , that I know of ! The Wasp was a absolute Bastard being a case about 1 1/2 inches long & was the cause of more reloader suicides than any other case I know of ! The most known of the 22-303's was the Falcon which was just a 303 necked back to .224 ! Companies like IMI ,Riverbend & super all loaded ammo commercial for these rounds for years . As for the 35-303? I have the action & am still trying to get my barrel maker to do me a set of dies! I am also waiting to get the Phone number of one of the greatest Bullet Makers / Wild cutter /die maker in the trades Son ! Sid Churches of none of you would ever heard of was the original owner of Taipan Projectiles & a great die man ! His dead ,but his Son I have been told is still making them ! Failing that a company in New Zealand is making the Dies for what they have Named the 35 Status! Ballistically it's a 35 Rem .At this stage I'm in no hurry though I want time to myself when I start this one so I can ,have a little trip down memory lane with it ! Dave |