Thread: Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

Originally Posted by Double tap

100 yards using knee as a rest Attachment 200177
It’s all over but the grilling.

All that and with iron sights too.
GPM.
PS. The dog looks so happy I have to ask. Did you shoot the deer or was it the dog?

Originally Posted by grandpamac

All that and with iron sights too.
GPM.
PS. The dog looks so happy I have to ask. Did you shoot the deer or was it the dog?

Ha yeah he probably thinks it was all his doing

Spent the afternoon sighting in the old .303 . Absolutely stoked the way the 106 year old girl shoots. Averaged 3 inch, 3-shot groups at 100 yards when I did my job correctly, and even a couple of 2 inch groups! And that was using PPU ammo too. I found that the PPU wasn't as accurate in my 308 as the Sako Gamehead

It would probably do better with a more accomplished shooter as my shooting ability is always the weakest link in the chain. For me, the lack of a cheek weld is the hardest thing to overcome.

The Nikon Buckmaster scope was problematical. It holds zero, but it's click adjustments aren't as accurate as I'd like. When I start reloading for the rifle I'll probably replace the scope. I have a Bushnell Elite 3-8x on my 308 and an Elite 2.5-10x on the 223 and their adjustments are reliable. So I'll keep my eye out for a suitable 3-9x

the cheek weld thing has been fixed many times over..pair of wooly socks,one over the buttplate up onto stock and stuff the other one inside it to raise check rest...I must have seen 50-100 different solutions to this over the years.close cell foam mattress and duct tape.... block of wood cut to shape and glued on... fancy doweled on piece of wood.... plastic riser..... canvas pad laced on..... try the socks first...cheap as .

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

the cheek weld thing has been fixed many times over..pair of wooly socks,one over the buttplate up onto stock and stuff the other one inside it to raise check rest...I must have seen 50-100 different solutions to this over the years.close cell foam mattress and duct tape.... block of wood cut to shape and glued on... fancy doweled on piece of wood.... plastic riser..... canvas pad laced on..... try the socks first...cheap as .

I get a reasonable chin or jaw weld aided by some natural facial padding but thats just me.
GPM.

While I had the scales in the workshop I put it on and it's exactly 7 pounds even
So a bit on the light side for a 303 but handy in a sporting rifle that won't be shot often

I will try the socks for sighting in. It's in too nice condition to alter the stock. I'm stoked with how well she shoots though

Well 2 inches is easy a deer down at 100 yards at least going by the dinner plate rule.

Originally Posted by Allizdog

Well 2 inches is easy a deer down at 100 yards at least going by the dinner plate rule.

Definitely. It really amazes me how well it shoots

@grandpamac warning !

I have the repaired hammer back in the Remington rolling block no5 303 and expect to fire it tomorrow

This might cause some distress so You might want too look away now

First range session was a total success
5 rounds at 50 yards from a standing rest
Worse than useless buck horn sights





The tang is tapped for a Lyman or similar staff tang sight
These are pretty challenging as is


And as expected if you get this in the wrong position with a 7 pound 303 it's has a nasty bite

Originally Posted by akaroa1

First range session was a total success
5 rounds at 50 yards from a standing rest
Worse than useless buck horn sights

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The tang is tapped for a Lyman or similar staff tang sight
These are pretty challenging as is
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And as expected if you get this in the wrong position with a 7 pound 303 it's has a nasty bite

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Greetings @akaroa1 and all,
Well I survived that well. Any envy quickly turned to sympathy for akaroa1 when I saw that brutal but plate and remembered some very impolite things said about vintage Remington butt plates in articles I have read. My mind has had a work out lately on things .303 which has made me wonder just what it is that drives our interest in these neat old rifles. Most of we men of a certain age have enough modern rifles for any conceivable use plus more but we still delight in playing about with these old war relics. Yesterday I visited one of our local bang stick emporiums to pick up some surplus Greek projectiles for you know what. There was an impressive rack of new rifles mostly stainless synthetic but right down one end there were some .303's incuding some original ones (there was one Martini), The prices taped to them showed plenty of demand.
So what is it that drives us to collect and use these old rifles? Is it their age or use in most of the great battles of the twentieth century? Is it the challange of getting them shooting well? Is it the challenge of hunting with something that is older than most of us? Frankly I don't know but am just thankful that something does.
Regards Grandpamac.

you do realize there are still slip on recoil pads in the shops??????

Greetings again @akaroa1,
What was the load you were using? Those last three shots are a pretty decent group regardless of the sights. Probably the first time it has been fired in a bit.
GPM.

By respectful I mean a very mild load in a rather valuable 122 year old rifle that's unlikely to have been fired in a very long time