I just received my Ruger #1, factory chambered for .303 British, and I couldn't help wondering if you could bump up the performance a bit by using .308 winchester loading data as a guideline. From the data I could find, the .303 Brit has about 3 grains of water more case capacity than the .308 win, i.e. both cartridges are virtually identical in capacity. The rifle is capable of handling chamber pressures in the .308 class, and in the ruger, the entire cartridge is supported by the barrel and breechblock. I'm not necessarily planning on doing this, but I don't think this question has ever been asked because few if any commercial rifles have ever been made that were capable of handling higher pressures than standard for the .303 Brit.
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