Finally moved into my gun safe - my No. 4 Mk. 2

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mebailj
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Re: Finally moved into my gun safe - my No. 4 Mk. 2

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I have a question for anyone that knows the answer. I have two of these UF 55s plus some Enfields from WW I and WW II. Are the chambers in these UF 55s tighter than the wartime models? I want to reload and I"ve heard that the post-war chambers are tighter. I haven't reloaded for the .303 yet, and would be neck sizing for the most part, but one hears that in the wartime Enfields, the brass doesn't last long.
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7x57
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Re: Finally moved into my gun safe - my No. 4 Mk. 2

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I can't compare it to earlier Enfield models since I have only this one, but the spent casings from my UF55 clearly show that slight widening close to the base typical for Enfields.
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