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Apologises if this should be strictly A.S.B

The boar war revealed inadequacies in the .303 round eventualy resoved with a new bullet shape. Ignoring little things like cost, or doctrine could a new Enfield have been built using either a British version of the 7mm mauser or the .256 cartridge?

If so how would it have performed during the first world war?
Is a 12 round magazine reasonable with the troops carrying 6 round clips (charger).

Keeping a bolt action with a fixed box magazine, I ask because I want someone to muddy the waters in my ASB timeline as things are just a little to cosy between Britain and Russia at the moment, and I have a restless W S Churchill in charge of army procurement.

Any comments or advice gratefully received
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