Re: I would be Very Interested in the 100 yd group
Big Cal - I've always avoided reloading, simply because I don't have the time to get into it properly.
So I use HPS in the UK as a kind of halfway house. They are just a few miles west of me.
John is great as I can give him the specs of old ammunition (bullet weight, barrel length and MV) and he will work up a load that matches those specs.
He's done a great job on my Mauser and I have just got a batch of 30-06 run up for my Springfield project.
Having said that, whils most of his ammo runs through the No4 just fine, I have had an issue with a very small percentage of the rounds I got from him on OAL.
The rounds were just a fraction too long and wouldn't chamber in either my MkIII or the No4. My smith checked the headspace on both rifles nad they are both weithin spec.
I've also started using their 175SMK and 168SMK through my AW and GAP instead of the FGMM - and the results are just as consistent and accurate.
Check out their website:
http://www.hps-tr.com/index.asp
They show distributors in Aus and also in Canada.....they're actively looking for someone in the US too.
On the Enfields....as with any old/used rifle....you need to take your time and get them checked out thoroughly. In the UK there are a LOT of rifles in very poor condition that just do the rounds of the dealers until such time as someone is foolhardy enough to buy them.
But, as many of the posts in this thread show, if you take your time and get a good one, then these old girls are still more than capable of doing the business!