BC LEH results are online now

Just got off the phone, LEH winners will get their mailouts sent next week. Once mine arrives, I try out that old 1918 303, iron sights et all. I'd love to get an elk with it, but only if I can get the shots within a 4"circle at 200yds. If not I may have to put some money down. Never hunted elk before, but saw plenty when logging. Really looking forward to this.
 
Got out to the range yesterday, finally. Camping and fishing took priority for a while. The .303 is quite accurate, suprising me for a rifle almost 100years old. I used Winchester 180gr cartridges, firing the first five into the berm at 200 meters, the first couple of shells were hard to eject, and had a few black specks embedded in the brass. The next three were at 25yards and grouped about 1.5 inches from a solid bench rest, but about three inches left, moving the front sight about a 32nd off an inch to the left corrected that. Moving the sight to 50yrds resulted in a group a little bigger than 2 inches, moving out to 100yrds, I found that it was impossible for me to even focus on the target properly, resulting in a group of about two feet (old eyes). A much younger person would do better I'm sure.

These results have convinced me that a scope is required. I will get it drilled and tapped by my local smith, if he can find suitable mounts. Does anyone have mount/ scope recommendations?
 
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