SMLE vs Moose
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Sea Monkey
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The link works, thanks for sharing! We're you in the party?
the spank
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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The way he was breathing I was expecting an old fat guy like me?! He’s going to have a heart attack getting that wound up!!
One would not want to sell the old 303 British short on effectiveness.
We have many 308 Winchester users on here, and the 303 is basically
a ballistic twin to the 308. Case capacities are virtually identical, and
while the Lee-Enfield may not like higher pressures much, the rounds
are, for all practical purposes, in the same class.
Many years ago, I was working in the valley that is now flooded by the
Mica Creek Dam, north of Revelstoke. The valley was full of moose, so the
Wildlife branch had opened a generous season on moose to thin their ranks
before the valley was flooded. My 303 British accounted for 4 moose that fall,
with only 5 shots fired...this speaks for itself. D.
We have many 308 Winchester users on here, and the 303 is basically
a ballistic twin to the 308. Case capacities are virtually identical, and
while the Lee-Enfield may not like higher pressures much, the rounds
are, for all practical purposes, in the same class.
Many years ago, I was working in the valley that is now flooded by the
Mica Creek Dam, north of Revelstoke. The valley was full of moose, so the
Wildlife branch had opened a generous season on moose to thin their ranks
before the valley was flooded. My 303 British accounted for 4 moose that fall,
with only 5 shots fired...this speaks for itself. D.
Don't tell Slamfire... Lol
Chargerguy
CGN frequent flyer
I watched these videos awhile back. They're great. Takes me back to my first moose.
Haven't your heard? Modern moose have much thicker hides requiring at least the velocity & energy of the .300 WM. The old .303 British practically bounces off moose now.
i can count and recall how many big game animals I have taken with other calibers over the past 25 years but I have long lost count of how many big game animals I have harvested with one.... or occasionally 2 barks from my dad's ol 303 british. I've even custom built a few .303's into awesome hunting rifles and plan to do just that again over the winter.
a clean shot inside 300 yards and it's all over but the hard work
a clean shot inside 300 yards and it's all over but the hard work
