Using an sporterized Enfield 303 for mule deer in BC

I'll be taking my 303 out for deer this year. I'm usually a scoped rifle guy but this year I'm going open sights.
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45ACPKING said:
it's my all around favorite for those pemby mountain blacktails
In fact I picked up a sportered Lithgow with really nice headspace and shinyish bore for a winter project.
when I'm done it will look like this one here in the pic..... which I sold to a fellow cgn'er…. silly me. If that guy is reading this I might offer to buy that rifle back LOL
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the moose don't mind the .303 either :)
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Yup, people still use them. I just don't see many of them in the field anymore. It used to be many a young hunters first rifle, but not as common these days. I don't see them as often at the range anymore either, although there are a few with very nice full wood examples and even a bona fide sniper rifle too.
 
I too have a few sporter Enfields. They are my go to stand gun but as I get older, I tend to stalk more for the excercise and if you are hiking several KMs, boy do those Enfields begin to feel heavy, even my sporter no4 with a synthetic stock. I use a cheapy modern gun when I am out for a walk. With today's technology new rifles may not have the character but are much lighter and very accurate.
 
purple said:
Could be. And it never loses zero in spite of what you read about this inherent flaw of the No5. I've had a 23/4x Redfield Widefield scope on it for the last 40 year and it works very well.
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More likely it's because you've been extremely careful to maintain it properly and not screw up the ways when taking it down for a thorough cleaning.

I also have a No5 that was cut down to sporter configuration close to 50 years ago. It's a bit unusual in that it has a fancy walnut, aftermarket stock set and the forestock was glass bedded in the ways area.

The buttstock is of the Monte Carlo type with a very high comb. The barrel was cut back to 18 in.

This rifle isn't a tack driver by any means but with ammo it likes, 2 moa can be consistently expected from it out to 300 yds.

I load Hornady 174 grain, flat base bullets to about 2200 fps for this rifle and it's all that's needed in the areas I hunt with it. The shots are seldom more than 50 yards. It's capable for much further shots but with such sedate velocities, trajectories leave a lot to be desired.
 
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