Savage 303 ammo

Does anybody have any info on Savage 303 ammunition, I have an old Savage 1899 rifle but my ammo is limited. There has been talk on and off about different manufacturers producing these but I have found nothing out there. Even reloadable brass is getting hard and expensive to find. Last rumour I heard is that there was a company out west somewhere that was planning to produce and sell these...anybody else hear this or know of anything to do with this caliber.
Also combined with this...how many times can you reload a rifle shell?? I have no experience with reloads.

Depends on how heavy you load and what model/style of gun they are used in. I don't keep track when I reload as I use them until they start to split and don't have any that are known for pulling off the heads (SMLE).

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Originally Posted by patvetzal

Depends on how heavy you load and what model/style of gun they are used in. I don't keep track when I reload as I use them until they start to split and don't have any that are known for pulling off the heads (SMLE).

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303 Savage, not 303 British.

Budget Shooter supply seems to have stock. $99Cdn for 100 new unfired.

I'd buy one or two bags and reload until they fail. You'd likely be able to shoot for a few years before you'd have to buy more, depending on how much you want to shoot it.

http://www.budgetshootersupply.ca/ca...s_Cases_56.cfm

You can also form them from 303 Brit and 30-40 krag, if you can find either of those at a better price.

Would it not be simpler to make them out of 30-30?

Thanks Bluebulldog, I will definately check them out, funny they have never come up in all my searches.

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Originally Posted by Gerald

Would it not be simpler to make them out of 30-30?

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I have heard of this but because the taper in the casing is different, it throws out the accuracy somehow, there is a Savage forum and the guys there have tried everything but always come back to original casings being the best.

I mean as opposed to using 303 British or 30-40 Krag. Regarding case taper, fire forming will take care of that. Correct?

Try Shooter's Choice ... I was looking at a Savage 99 recently in 303 and enquired about ammo .... decided on the 308 instead .
Glen