Hunting with the 303
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Forum Name: Hunting with the .303 British cartridge.
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Topic: Hunting with the 303
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Hunting with the 303
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 8:46am
| My Dad purchases an Enfield 303 from K-Mart in the early 60's. I think he paid $19.95 for it and it was still wrapped in the greese and paper. He had it "cut down", as they say here in the south, to a beautiful and very useful sporting gun. The only drawback was the short butt. This was easy to overcome and I've shot several nice three shot groups at 100 yrds that could be covered by a quarter. It is one of the most accurate guns I've ever fired. Dad was a much steadier hand and could run and oil can through at 150 yrds. It has been the only game gun I've ever used (not including small game). I shoot factory loaded 180s and they are getting harder and harder to find. I'm glad I found a group of people who love this gun as much as I do. |
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 10:03am
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Welcome to the site,ShortRibs.If you aint crackers when ya came, you soon will be!(Most of the blokes on this site are a bit "rummy")
I dunno what part of the states your in, but if'n you got a Bass Pro shop nearby - go there.I find that the stores in Buffalo, Rochester & Syracuse N.Y. all have .303 British in stock. Its not the same price as we in the commonwealth countries pay, but I thought it to be reasonable - given the N.I.H. American mantra. Fer deer & the like -I use 150 grn.(If your gonna take partridge with it - put the bullet about 1" to the SIDE of it's head.DON'T HIT IT(you'll end up lickin the bullet-if U find it- fer the meat!!) @ approx 1" from the head, the velocity of the bullet goin by spins the head off fer ya REAL neat like.NO SPOILAGE.Step on the wings-pull the legs & presto!!Partridge breast-per-plucked & clean. I use 180 fer Moose etc.But don't be afraid to use 150!! It will still take anything on THIS continent. Our Thanksgiving weekend here, & I can't go hunting!(Partridge opened 1 Oct) But Deer starts soon.Cant wait. Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:38pm
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man your dad got it in the erly 60s wow , how old are you???
When i was 16 my first high power rifle i shot was a .303 jungle carbine.
i didnt think of an enfield till afew months ago now thats all i think about, well let me go eat before my wife has a cow.
The "White Rhino" ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Smokey
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 11:53pm
| Hoadie, guess you answered a question I had in another posting. I'll be loading with 150gr bullets. I'll used softpoints for my bad neighbors, and FMJs for the rest. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: July 04 2007 at 7:04am
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Short ribs, You might want to check out a company called "ammo to go"
Internet based & they have good quality .303 from Yugoslavia called Prvi Partizan. Comes in 150 & 180 gr softpoint & 175Gr ball. Very reasonable prices too.
I haven't tried reloading it yet, but it is reloadable.
(At least I hope it is as I just bought dies & a caliber conversion kit from Dillon  )------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: August 24 2008 at 8:35pm
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Well-me mates are off today for the Caribou hunt.(Maybe when I win the lottery-I can go too).From here(Niagara Falls) they drive(this time) to Montreal.There they board a 727 (one of the aborigibal airlines) & fly 2 1/2 hrs north.Then they get on a twin Otter,& fly another 2 hrs north to Ungava Bay.The fish up there is spectacular!!6 hunters in the party(some are just fishin),there'll be @ least 4 lee Enfields.
Just like deer hunt-they always bring then for "back-up" & in most cases they end up using 'em as main armament. By the by-my Moose camp drew 4 Moose tags!!Whoo-Hoo!! I drew a bull,& 2 other guys in the camp drew Cows.Our sister group(Wicklow Camp) drew a Bull as well.I suspect the ole freezer will be getting replenished with quality venison this year!! Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: August 24 2008 at 11:17pm
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That is great Hoadie let us know how it goes and take pictures
CM
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Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 10:18am
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Sweet Hoadie, and If I ever win the LOTTO I will make sure you are on a Caribou Hunt with Me and who ever can come..... along with some of my old Army Buds of course...... Sgt. Deshotels could be our Guied...... He did that Before while serching for a Female Big Foot...... ( A story only to be told in person ....and its true! ) ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: August 25 2008 at 9:28pm
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Strange-theres a story up here about a guy that come up from the states(to northern Manitoba) lookin fera Sasquatch.
I'll hafta call ya some day & tell ya about it Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 7:28am
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Oh By the Way Hoadie! Deshotels was Dropped By My House the week-end of tha Big Foot story. and when They said it was a male Big foot He got all excited and said if He Was not visiting Me at that Time He would of went to Goargia to try and Find the Female Big Foot......
He has been looking fer 18+ years and I guess He will Be looking for a few More!!! ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 10:41am
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Well, Hoadie when one goes anywhere by twin otter you may as well use what the locals are using. Basically anywhere in Canada a twin otter flies most people have an Enfield, IE the Rangers. As far as the Bass Pro Shop thing goes thats mostly a geographical thing that the northern states stock .303 British given there proximity to us and the way rifles went back and forth across the border back in the day.
But Hoadie brings up a good shop, as any bass pro shop will order in the ammo, and because there other shops stock it you won't have to pay a special order fee or buy 'X' amount of ammo at a time. ------------- If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 12:58pm
Been to Northern manitoba many of times, never went looking for one who had large Foot nor did I see one. I'm very interested in your story Mr. Hoad
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hoadie wrote:Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 8:35pm
He's in the wrong place! Sasquatch grew a beard moved to Aussie and is living in Quorn!  ------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 12:46pm
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Although there is a few inbred heavy eyebrown ridged hick up there. most of them are pretty hairy ------------- If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day |
Posted By: Lost Kangaroo
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 10:44pm
Perhaps I should move there....  ------------- Get some |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 29 2008 at 5:46am
Dave puts down his Banjo long enough to read this post to his Wife/Sister/Aunty & wonders why people that don't come from Quorn are deformed, in the fact they only have 10 fingers & toes & have Teeth ?  He's in the wrong place! Sasquatch grew a beard moved to Aussie and is living in Quorn! I'm not a Animal!!!!!!!!!! ......I'm a Human being !!!!!!!!! ......No matter what Tracey says about me !!!!!!!  Dave |
Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: November 29 2008 at 11:43am
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Nah Dave, Sasquatch hangs out in the mountains of BC with the O-goo Po-goo, and stealing beer from the Kokanee Ranger. ------------- If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 29 2008 at 1:55pm
After all these years ........... Proof that people form Quorn can swim  Dave |
Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: November 30 2008 at 1:19pm
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Lol, I don't if it's a matter of swimming or just added bouyancy from all that hair. ------------- If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day |