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Originally Posted by Pioneer2
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Yes, there were versions of the 1895 and 1899 that were configured and sold to a number of different military units around the world. All of those that were 303 Savage were .308 bore too. It was the original 1892 version, a collaboration between Savage and Colt, submitted for the U.S. military trials that was never produced. If you read the link to the article you posted yourself, it clearly states the guns were never made with a .311 bore.
All in however this is becoming how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. The OPs gun will be .308 for sure and his question was about using heavier bullets, so my advice remains, 130-150 will work a lot better on game.