I am reloading high-quality rifle ammunition for the .55 calibre Boys Anti-Tank rifle using either once-fired ammo, .50 cal. BMG cases or once-fired, original Boys cases (see picture above). I use ADI AR2213SC powder, RWS 8.02mm Nr. 8212 primers, and an 805 grain CNC lathe-turned solid copper bullet. All BOYS Rifle reloads are done on proper equipment with professionally-made dies to give highly consistent, concentric, and very accurate ammunition. All BOYS AT rifle cartridge cases are initially full-length sized and neck expanded, trimmed to consistent length, and have the primer pockets and case mouths deburred. I have to put a central flash-hole in the original Berdan-primed Boys rifle cases and deepen the primer pocket slightly, but there is still a good web thickness remaining. This reloading process destroys their value as Boys rifle cartridge collector pieces,  although fired BOYS AT rifle cases aren't worth all that much to begin with.

Those Boys Anti-tank rifle cases returned for reloading are usually only neck sized and trimmed unless they remain tight in the chamber, in which case, I full-length resize them.

 

If you have any original Boys Rifle rounds, DO NOT attempt to fire them, as they are now collector pieces worth much more than my reloads, especially if they are unusual examples such as BOYS Antitank Rifle practice rounds! Also, due to deterioration of the cartridge primers, many will not fire, and a good proportion of those that do will hang-fire.

 

Boys AT Rifle Rounds or cartridges  made from .50 calibre BMG cases that have been full-length resized require a special loading technique, and must not be loaded through the magazine or put directly into the rifle chamber. After they are fire-formed to a particular chamber and neck sized only, they can then be used through the BOYS Antitank rifle magazine. Personally, I never used my BOYS rifle magazines as they tended to scratch the cases.

 

All Enfield, BSA, BOYS (BOYES) anti tank rifle loading details, instructions, and safety hints are included with each lot of ammunition sold. E-mail me for a BOYS price list within Australia. Unfortunately, I cannot export this BOYS Rifle ammunition without a lot of grief, if at all, these days. Even transport around Australia is now quite restricted and getting expensive. I am located in the Melbourne area.

 

Email Peter A Meyer - click below

peterameyer44@dcsi.net.au

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