A few years ago I picked up a block of reloading supplies, included were 2500 IMI Match 150 gr . FMJ BT .308 bullets

Went to roll some up today only to discover they're .312 (and 148 gr)  - and no good for my new .308 Garand

What the #$#& am I going to do with all these things ? Obviously trade some, but I'll never get rid of all of these.

What rifles, non collectable, preferably sporterized and useful for hunting, should I be looking at ?

.303 caliber or 7.7mm Japanese? What company makes these? Can you post a pic of the label on the box? Not many uses today for those!

303 Britt has a modest following, you could sell those bullets without too much trouble.  But, since you are looking for an excuse to expand your gun collection, safe bet is a sporterized Enfield.  Lots of em out there.

11 hours ago, JohnnyB said:

.303 caliber or 7.7mm Japanese? What company makes these? Can you post a pic of the label on the box? Not many uses today for those!

7.62×54R / 303 British / 

Sealed plastic bags of 1000

IMI, or Israeli Military Industries, is one of the only manufacturers in the world to be approved to supply ammunition to the US Military. With that said, these are some of the best foreign bullets you will ever find.

 

From - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62×54mmR

The various Mosin–Nagant bolt-action rifles including the sawn-off "Obrez" pistol

The American Winchester Model 1895. Approximately 300,000 made for the Russian army in 1915–16.

AVB-7.62

AVS-36

Berkut-2M1

Dragunov sniper rifle (including Chinese NDM-86 variant)

IZH-18MH

JS 7.62

Winchester 1895 (7.62x54R ver)

M91

PSL sniper rifle

Chukavin sniper rifle

SVT-38 and SVT-40

SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Model 1998)

Alejandro Sniper Rifle

Dragunov SVU (1991 redesign of the Dragunov sniper rifle)

Vepr sporting rifle

MTs-13, 300m sporting rifle

AVL, Service rifle lightweight, based on Los

AV, Mosin based standard service rifle

TsVR, Rekord, Rekord-1, Rekord CISM, KO-13—service rifle

TsVT, Typhoon 300m sporting rifle

CAVIM Catatumbo sniper rifle

K-11 (sniper rifle)

Zastava M91 sniper rifle

 

From - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.303_British

Firearms chambered in .303 British
1885 Courteney Stalking Rifle
Bren light machine gun
Browning Model 1919 machine gun aircraft version
BSA Autorifle
Canadian Ross Rifle Mk I through III
Caldwell machine gun
Charlton Automatic Rifle
Darne machine gun
Farquharson rifle
Hotchkiss .303 Mk I & I*
Huot automatic rifle
Jungle Carbine
Lee–Enfield rifle
Lee–Metford rifle
Lewis gun
McCrudden light machine rifle
Martini–Enfield rifle
P14 rifle
Parker Hale Sporter Rifle
Ruger No. 1
Thorneycroft carbine
Vickers-Berthier light machine gun
Vickers machine gun
Vickers K machine gun
Winchester Model 1895

So out of all those rifles which makes the most accurate sporter ??

Do you already have anything that uses 7.62x39?

1 hour ago, Sudsy said:

So out of all those rifles which makes the most accurate sporter ??

There are several but they're all pricey.  SVT40, VEPR 7.62x54R, or a PSL-54C... even a Yugo M91..... most will set you out over $2500

Or get a Lee Enfield in .303 British for under $1k

1 hour ago, Sudsy said:

So out of all those rifles which makes the most accurate sporter ??

IMO, if you're going to pick up a gun for the .303 Brit ammo, you should go for an Enfield No. 4.

Great looking gun and very fun shooter.

 

 

 

Is the Finnish M34 worth the $$$

All seem to be in the $1500 range (looked real quick)

7 hours ago, Sudsy said:

 

From - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.303_British

Firearms chambered in .303 British

Bren light machine gun
Browning Model 1919 machine gun aircraft version
Caldwell machine gun
Charlton Automatic Rifle
Darne machine gun
Huot automatic rifle
Lewis gun
McCrudden light machine rifle
Vickers-Berthier light machine gun
Vickers machine gun
Vickers K machine gun
 

Get one of the above, and simultaneously solve the problems of what to do with 2500 rounds, and worrying about which is most accurate.

1 hour ago, 10X said:

Get one of the above, and simultaneously solve the problems of what to do with 2500 rounds, and worrying about which is most accurate.

LOL, I wish !