What can i hunt with a .303br

cessna172 said:
If my main rifle was a 303 I'd mostly be hunting for a new gun.
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Opinion, fair enough.. Nothing wrong with wanting a new gun...
Caliber is good,
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Agreed, and so do lot's of dead... um.. bears deers and moose. :D
Safety mechanism is prone to fail on these old guns.
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Hasn't been my experience, but If it's been yours, I'll take your word... if the rifle is serviceable and correctly assembled, the safety should work though.
Cartridge style leads to jams.
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I've heard this, but again, only ran into problems with some RN SP ammo. Understand the potential problems with rims, etc.... fair dinkum.

but...
Enfield action is cumbersome.
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WHAT?:eek: Hold er on a second here. Did you just describe the Enfield action cumbersome?! It's the fastest, slickest bolt action in (my) world! Enfield action cumbersome? Blasphemy!

Don't make me take off my little white silk glove mister, cause I will! :slap:
 
The only jams I have seen on my dad's rifle was with his 5 round magazine. The 10 round magazine has been flawless. Upon examination of the 5 round magazine, it's still a mystery to me why it happens...ever so rarely, but it doesn't inspire much confidence in a hunting situation. This happens with pointed soft point ammo.
 
Enfield action cumbersome?????

Not to get WW1 and 2 started again with the youngsters but I have read enemy accounts stating they were sure they were up against semi-auto's when facing Canadian troops in ww2. Please stay in your corners fellas:nest:
 
cessna172 said:
If my main rifle was a 303 I'd mostly be hunting for a new gun. Caliber is good, Enfield action is cumbersome. Safety mechanism is prone to fail on these old guns. Cartridge style leads to jams.
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Let me see, if your main firearm was a Farquharson in .303 British you would replace it.......would you ?


Ps; No-one in their right mind would say no to the queen of them all in .303 British.
 
If there was a commonly available, modern rifle that came chambered in 303 British, I'd certianly buy one before I'd buy a 30-06. Much more interesting:)
 
Woodsman said:
Gatehouse, originally, it was stated as "germans". Does your comment change now? Do we refer to the 8mm Mauser 98 as a rifle well suited for Moose, Caribou, English, and deer? Give me a freaken break. It would be bloody insulting.
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The Germans lost the War, which gives everyone in the world the right to mock them for all eternity for blindly following a mad Bavarian halfwit into the history books, and causing everyone allot of trouble. :D

Back to the guns...
cessna172 said:
Enfield action is cumbersome. Safety mechanism is prone to fail on these old guns. Cartridge style leads to jams.
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I have never seen a safety fail, in fact unlike many modern hunting rifles the Enfield comes with two safeties...a lever that disables the bolt, and a half cocking mechanism.

Also all guns improperly loaded can Jam, regardless of having a rimmed cartridge or not.
One needs to understand how to work with the design features their rifle to prevent this...ie in this case it is with staggered rounds.
From the side the bases of the cartridge should look like this. ---> _-_-_
 
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Calum said:
The Germans lost the War, which gives everyone in the world the right to mock them for all eternity for blindly following a mad Bavarian halfwit into the history books, and causing everyone allot of trouble. :D

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Oh. Sorry. You're absolutely right. What an over sight on my part! Thanks for pointing this out to me. I now walk around with my head lowered for you all to see and especially to you Calum! For you are the power, the glory and the mighty righteous!;):slap:

I thought this thing was buried when I gave the last word to the OCD case. Let's move on shall we?:)
 
Gatehouse said:
If there was a commonly available, modern rifle that came chambered in 303 British, I'd certianly buy one before I'd buy a 30-06. Much more interesting:)
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Hey Clark, why don't you make a switch barrel out of your .375 Ruger? The bolt face is correct, it's a modern design, and it would be interesting, particularly if you chose the improved version of the cartridge. You could even get the rear of the bridge machined to accept clips for fast reloads.

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Leeper said:
Hey there, bigstickpilot, I have a 303 with which I can probably match or beat most anything you have except a good shortrange BR rifle. At 300 meters, it's tough to choose between the 303 and my 6BR. I think this 303 shoots just as well as the 308 I used to win the last 300 meter "F" class match I shot in. It's no joke!
At 100 yds, shooting for score, I've beat a bunch of 6 PPC's with this 303. I plan to use it more in this upcoming year.
With 150 Sierras and 760 powder it won't shoot real well but will do about 1/2 MOA. The load is way too hot for a Lee Enfield. For a Lee enfield, I would load about 47 grains, I think. Regards, Bill.
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Calum said:
Sorry I meant to say Austrian, not Bavarian. :D
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Try living up to your name and move on bud.;)

The boy's name Calum \c(a)-lum\ is pronounced KAL-um. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin. Variant of Columba (Latin) "dove". This was popular among early Christians because the dove was a symbol of gentleness, purity, peace, and the Holy Spirit.
 
Woodsman said:
I thought this thing was buried when I gave the last word to the OCD case. Let's move on shall we?:)
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Interesting to see. You call someone else OCD, when you can't stop yourself from replying to this issue, despite saying you were done with it, twice.

Hmmmmm....who really has the problem ;)


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Now Woodsman is obsessivley PM ing me, swearing at me, calling me foul things. Telling me I dont' get laid, claiming that he has wounded my feelings and that I have "Met my match"

This guy is attempting to play Dr Phil, counselling other members on how they shoudl behave and commenting on thier mental state. keeps talking about "moving on" etc but he sure can't drop it the way he says he is going to.

Note to Woodsman: If you don't like my posts, you are under no obligation to read them. You can even put me on your ignore list if it's that painful. ;)
 
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Boomer said:
Hey Clark, why don't you make a switch barrel out of your .375 Ruger? The bolt face is correct, it's a modern design, and it would be interesting, particularly if you chose the improved version of the cartridge. You could even get the rear of the bridge machined to accept clips for fast reloads.

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Interesting idea, but I like things to be simple.:)
 
I have toyed with the idea of making a modern sporter in 303. The magazine is the problem. It has to angle to the rear so that the cartridges will load properly. One can put spacers into a long action magazine but I hate to use a long action for the 303.
A Ruger no.1A would make a perfect 303 British sporter. If someone wants to give me one, I'll make the 303, test it, and take some pictures to show how well it worked! Regards, Bill
 
An interesting thread, some great humour! And there is some truth to the rumour that the .303 British can kill game.:) I found that out about 50 years ago, when as an 11 year old I was babysitting my younger brother, a black bear headed toward our house. I grabbed the .303 which hung over the door, stuck in a shell, and shakily fired a shot somewhere into the black furry mass, which ended that bear’s career.

My first deer was little 2 pointer taken later with the same rifle.

This picture was taken when I was 15, I took the larger mulie and young moose with the .303 as well, that fall. Some one mentioned the old 215 gr. KKSP Dominion loadings. That’s what felled these animals. The larger buck was shot on the dead run, the bullet hit a 6” aspen, and part of the exiting bullet hit it in the ribs, causing lung problems. Buck expired about ¼ mile later.

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