r/canadaguns • u/Pepeganda-Facs • Apr 10 '26

Milsurps / Prohib A Mari usque ad Mare

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Rifle No. 5 Mk I “Jungle carbine”

1947 M47C (BSA Shirley)

Beautiful factory refurbished rifle, strangely missing receiver markings.

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u/Armedfist Apr 11 '26

Would have got one a while back. But .303 is problematic when it comes to reloading

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u/Pepeganda-Facs Apr 11 '26

Heard you just need neck sizing dies

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u/boozefiend3000 Apr 11 '26

Even easier is to just use a lee loader. Bit more time consuming but the brass lasts longer 

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u/Pepeganda-Facs Apr 11 '26

I started reloading with a Lee loader for my 308 haha

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u/AngryPinGuy Apr 11 '26

Yeah neck sizing and using PPU brass makes it last so much longer.