Which milsurp rifle for use as a light-ish hunting rifle?

[Sherlock Gnomes]

On a random and upbeat line of thought. Just threw my Israel trainer on my shoulder, grabbed a half dozen 'pop' cans and went out into the field ( remote oilpatch location) and gave it its initial outing.
Quite fun to shoot.
Better to swing around than a normal K98. Slimmer profile barrel I suspect.
Back to the question posed; an SMLE has a purportedly slimmer barrel than a number 4.
Lee Enfield guys, which handles better?
I know my sportered M10 feels 'Thicke' like Beyonce ( I say that right?).
I've run Lee Enfields, but always sell them. Got a Tiger one in the hope that I keep it. Very Un-Canadian for a man of my vintage to not have a bubba'd LE.
So my opinion on them is thin at best

I own a smle and number 4 and one number 5. The smle feels slightly handier to point and aim than a number 4 full wood. The number 5 has them both beat by a lot given the lightened receiver , shorter barrel and wood modifications. The all have their pro and cons.

 

[Rob]

Swedish Mauser M38 in 6.5x 55mm, light weight, flat trajectory, low recoil.

 

[enefgee]

An EAL would be appropriate, too

 

[zupermann]

An EAL would be appropriate, too

I had an HK 91 that I hunted with. 3" groups at 200m. Although it was heavy with a scope on it
Ahhh...the good old days of pre 1992, iirc