303 Caliber Bullets (303 British)
Browse our in-stock 303 caliber bullets below. Please note, these packages are just the projectiles for reloaders. Head here for loaded 303 British ammo ready to fire.
You need a few things to create the largest empire the world has ever seen. Strong ships. Lots of tea. Kippered herrings. (We don’t know what they are either.) And finally, you need the 303 British.
The 303 British remains popular for hunting in many of the lands Great Britain once held dominion over, including our own. Pretty much every major manufacturer offers factory loaded 303 British ammo, and several 303 British bullets for reloading are available as well. (You can also use the .312 diameter bullets to make 7.62x39 loads to pay homage to a different world power’s former cartridge of choice.)
Handloaders can craft any historically accurate iteration of the 303 British they choose. The original Mk I and Mk II rounds had a 215 grain FMJ RN bullet, although bullets with copper-nickel alloy jackets may prove difficult to come by. The Mk III, IV, and V also had a 215 grain bullet, which was modified into the equivalent of a soft point that the Hague Convention eventually obsoleted for warfare. The Mk VI reverted back to the non-expanding FMJ RN with a slightly weaker jacket that facilitated a permissible degree of expansion.
The Mk VII is currently the most popular form of the 303 British. This round implements a 174 grain flat base spire point FMJ with a muzzle velocity of 2,450 fps. An authentic Mk VII bullet included a lightweight aluminum, plastic, paper, or fiber plug near the tip that enabled it to tumble within soft tissue – a nasty wound channel, yet still compliant with the Hague Convention’s ban on expanding bullets.
Today’s handloaders often load 174 grain HPBT and FMJBT bullets. Propellants that are suited to loading .308 bullets also sever the 303 British well, but one must take care not to fire the same case more than twice in a Lee-Metford or Lee-Enfield. Those rifles’ designs irrevocably stretch the case out each time it is fired.
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Hornady .310 Diameter Bullets - 174 Grain FMJBT - 100 Count
$36.85Cost Per Bullet 36.8¢ per bullet Product Type Bullets Bullet Weight 174 Grain Bullet Caliber 303 Brit, 7.62x39, 7.7 Jap Quantity 100 Bullet Type Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail (FMJ-BT) Manufacturer Hornady Manufacturer SKU 3131 -
Sierra .311 Diameter Bullets - 150 Grain SP SPT - 100 Count
$42.85Cost Per Bullet 42.8¢ per bullet Product Type Bullets Bullet Weight 150 Grain Bullet Caliber 303 Brit, 7.62x39, 7.7 Jap Quantity 100 Bullet Type Soft-Point (SP) Manufacturer Sierra Bullets Manufacturer SKU 2300 -
Hornady .308 Diameter Bullets - 178 Grain ELD-X –100 Count
$42.85Cost Per Bullet 42.8¢ per bullet Product Type Bullets Bullet Weight 178 Grain Bullet Caliber 30 Caliber, 30 Carbine, 30 Luger, 30 Mauser, 30-06, 30-30 Win, 30-40 Krag, 300 AAC Blackout, 300 Rem SAUM, 300 Rem Ultra Mag, 300 Savage, 300 Weatherby, 300 Win Mag, 300 Win Short Mag, 300 WSM, 303 Brit, 303 British, 307 Win, 308 Win Quantity 100 Bullet Type ELD-X Manufacturer Hornady Manufacturer SKU 3074 Few things feel so satisfying as hunting with your own handload -- that your shot reflects not only your skill with a rifle but also your savvy at a reloading bench makes bagging a trophy that much more rewarding. Give your handload the precision performance it needs to demonstrate your all-around proficiency with Hornady’s ELD-X projectile!
This .308” diameter bullet boasts an exceptionally high ballistic coefficient. Its Heat Shield tip will keep its meplat keen and evenly shaped no matter the velocity it achieves, as the polymer it is made from is immune to the effects of aerodynamic heating. Its accuracy is additionally bolstered by its low drag secant ogive profile, tapered base, and nearly perfectly concentric AMP jacket. The ELD-X’s flat trajectory will enable you to tag a distant buck like it’s standing right next to you.
The ELD-X is an all-distance hunting solution. At low velocity impact its tip reliably initiates wide expansion that is made all the more devastating with up to 90 percent weight retention. Even at closer distances the bullet’s InterLock ring ensures its jacket and core stay together to provide some mushrooming accompanied by the retention of as little as half of its weight. It’s perfect for hunting when you can’t reliably predict how your quarry is going to behave, which is practically always.
