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

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

I loved mine but have just passed on the love to another forum member. Reducing the number of firearms I own and I must admit the old 303 has a huge part in my past hunting exploits. I used to use a jungl e carbine whilst meat hunting. I also shaped the rubber pad into a pig hoof shape and used it to confuse my other hunting mates LOL.

Great story @Gapped axe !

The pig hoof - what was it like under recoil ?

I'm the same, first deer with my dad's target III* and aperture sights then sporterised it and used it for 30 years.

Recently my strategy is to reduce number of guns in the cabinet and it was a choice between keeping the 303 or a Sako 85 as backup rifle ...
Gave the 303 away to a new hunter with all the old brass and Lee Loader. A line under that chapter and a good chapter it was.

I'd assumed the recent interest is as a substitute for MSSAs, although head to head semi 7.62x39 or 5.56 are better for rapid fire competition. My 303 used to occasionally have a rimmed round step over another so, while trusty, it wasn't 100% reliable for that sort of thing.