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That is a sharp rifle. Well done. Don't know that I've ever seen one w/ a two piece stock.

Woodleigh makes a 215 RN .312" @ ~75� each. Try the Hornady 220 RN .308" @~ 26� each. They work well in my .312" Mosin-Nagant.

I've used a #4 in the past, but never got to pull the trigger on game with it. I recently picked up a sporterized P14 with a Redfield receiver sight on it that I might try, but not this year.

i shot my very first deer witha sporterized 303, then used it as my only hunting rifle for the next 10+ yrs. never lost a deer even though that rifle was not a MOA rifle. i would get anywhere from 2" to 3" groups at 100 yrds with the open sites and extreamly creepy trigger pull but don't tell the 15 or so deer i took with it that. my rifle would tend to have some vertical stringing of the groups especialy after the third shot, i understand that 2 piece stock was not helping in that department. it is a fine whitetail rifle and will serve you well when kept within it's and your capabilities. good luck.

good heavens how much do they want for it? I'd love to own that.

A vintage N0. 5 Jungle carbine was my very first rifle. I took my second deer with it. A doe with a headshot at 75 yards. I still own two Enfields.....

A box of those Woddleighs would cost more than I paid for the rifle.

Thanks Tom!!!

ingwe

The late Finn Aagard wrote an article published by Wolfe on the Lee Enfield rifles and the .303 cartridge. It's worth the read if you want information on them.

Yeah I've had good luck with .308 220 Partitions in these two.
Pete

my das 303 is identical to this one. it has killed roughly 45-50 deer. the 303 is a wonderful deer round. i hunted with a very nice sporterized one for a couple years and ended up selling it for 3 times what i payed for it. sure with i had it back,

though i did watch it sell on gunbroker for double what i sold it for.

Good looking stuff !!!

It is more like a .308 in performance, that means just a tad behind the .30/06. That old 10 shot magazine was a ripper for culling. Had everything worng with it by today's standards, push fee action, no feed rails, just lips on the magazine, one size fits all bolt with bolt face exchanges to adjust headspace, but smooth, reliable and functional. Bet your life dependability.

JW

Cut all the extra wood off, loose the foresight ears, the magazine cut off, the sling swivels, anything that isn't essential. Hacksaw off the charger bridge, throw the safety away.
Sharpen one edge of the magazine spring (in case you loose your knife) two spare rounds and a piece of candle in the butt trap for lighting fires...shoot her in for 200 yards and with ten in the mag and one up the spout and she's the best wilderness rifle ever made...

I have a #4mk2 Irish Constabulary that was NIB until I got it. I paid 220 bucks for it, and it has a twi stage trigger of course, but stage two is 3 lbs and as crisp as glass. It weighs almost nine pounds loaded and I chuckle when I shoot it because it just plain shoots nice. I would as soon take a hacksaw to my left thumb as to alter that rifle. It is ugly as sin until you shoot it, then it gets very pretty.

Randy

BTW incase it has not been already mentioned. care must be taken when stacking the rimmed cartridges in the magazine. each time you place one in the magazine be sure that it's face is in front of the one underneath or it will not feed properly if not at all.
well at least mine was that way. sorry if this is a repeat and i didn't see it posted.

Paid $40 for my first one and got a full cannister of 400 cordite rounds tossed into the deal. They didn't last long.

JW

Darn, can't believe I missed this thread. Look at my name in here. The Jungle Carbine is an Enfield Mk.5. I wouldn't use British .303 on game any bigger than a white tail or black bear, as the balistics aren't powerful enough to reliably take down an elk or grizzly.

JungleCarbine

I have eaten a lot of moose meat brought down with 303 BR. One year Dad shot a bull moose and the calf behind it went down as well. That was with 180 gr CIL sabre tip, a precursor to the ballistic tips. Two moose with one shot has me convinced. That was at about 100 yds. Too often we think we need a heavy hitting round, when what we really need is a well placed shot.

Hunt your 303 and enjoy the tar out of it.

Randy

I would drop the hammer on an elk with a .303 without a second thought as long as i was inside 200 yards.

Expat

I never said you couldn't take out an Elk or Grizzly with the round. Heck, this round has taken large African game. However, I wouldn't choose it to be my primary hunting rifle with larger game like Elk. The ballistics just aren't strong enough for a reliable kill and there are so many other more preferable rounds for such game. And I do plan on hunting the heck out of my rifle for black bear and white tail.