.303 British lead free for deer

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Hi All

I have a .303 Ruger number 1 that I currently have for target but quite fancy having it as my deer rifle going forwards. However with the looming lead ban are there any decent lead free options that people have had good results with on deer? I dont really want to go through the work of doing the variation and setting a new load up if there are no viable options out there I can use after 2029.
I do reload and have all the kit for my .303.
 
Zetter said:
Hi All

I have a .303 Ruger number 1 that I currently have for target but quite fancy having it as my deer rifle going forwards. However with the looming lead ban are there any decent lead free options that people have had good results with on deer? I dont really want to go through the work of doing the variation and setting a new load up if there are no viable options out there I can use after 2029.
I do reload and have all the kit for my .303.
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@Edinburgh Rifles has done load development and has bullets available. Drop them a line.

They import and stock the Peregrine Bullets which come in 303

Load data

 
tackb said:
a ruger number 1 in 303 brit !

be still my beating heart !

a rare thing
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I remember Ruger announcing a small run of them but was not able to take them up. A sure collectors piece. I will have to go for a Martini in single shot.
My 3x #1s are .243 (from a gun show in Reno) a 7x57 (nib cabinet queen) and a .270 Win (bought new from Franconia Würzberg with on one of their 80% discount weekends)
 
To be fair to all the lovers of Rugers this is not one of the true from the factory Ruger No1s in.303.
I bought it of a lovely guy on here who had a ruger no 1 re barreled in .303 and custom done into a .303 he sadly had to give up due to ill health and sold it on after very little use. She is a beauty and the blueing is fantastic on the whole gun so I will not be using her in harsh weather but for Roe Bucks in the summer its just the job.
I have used it on the range for a year or so but to be honest really want to take take it out on deer he did say before he sold it that he had shot a roe with it and I really would like to keep it going as a deer rifle it has that certain magic very much like the single shot Kipplauf rifles (though to be fair to Ruger its a lot heavier!).
 
cool I havew asked my firearms to start processing adding a deer condition to the rifle so as soon as I have that I can make a start with load development!
 
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