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

1942 Lithgow No1 MkIII, 1943 Longbranch No4 Mk1*, 1945 No5 Mk1... will make the wood look better when i can get around to it...

I do remember something around those Carbines being advertised. I paid $80 for mine about 32 yrs ago. I had ruger 44mag but the bloody thing used to load it self when pushing throu thick scrub or cutty grass.

Theres definatly a bit of interest in full wood original ones now. Did anyone here see that .303 longbranch no4 T sniper rifle sell on trademe last night!

I'm looking to get myself one and hopefully shoot a deer over open sights with it, as well as wearing/using as much older equipment as I can find.

A fellow forum member is loaning me his one which is bloody good of him. Hopefully I can bag a goat or two to get my eye in and then go after sika with one.
The main goal will be to get a sika over my dog with an open sight 303, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun trying to get there!

Originally Posted by hebe

I'm looking to get myself one and hopefully shoot a deer over open sights with it, as well as wearing/using as much older equipment as I can find.

A fellow forum member is loaning me his one which is bloody good of him. Hopefully I can bag a goat or two to get my eye in and then go after sika with one.
The main goal will be to get a sika over my dog with an open sight 303, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of fun trying to get there!

Update. Have gotten hold of an open sight .303 (borrowed from a fellow forum user) and on my first outing I managed to shoot 9 goats over the dog with it at distances ranging from 5-6 yards to about 120 odd.

I think I'm converted.

Originally Posted by hebe

Update. Have gotten hold of an open sight .303 (borrowed from a fellow forum user) and on my first outing I managed to shoot 9 goats over the dog with it at distances ranging from 5-6 yards to about 120 odd.

I think I'm converted.


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How's the dogs ears?

Originally Posted by Maxx

How's the dogs ears?

Probably keeps whining, head on a swivel looking around for another dog continuously whining somewhere nearby.

Originally Posted by Maxx

How's the dogs ears?

I shoot a suppressed 7mm08 over him normally so he got a bit of a fright..in saying that he seemed to be pretty happy letting me walk infront of him to shoot once he had indicated on a couple. Hardcase how they figure things out.

Greetings All,
After seeing all those photo's of pristine Lee Enfields a few pages back I thought I would share a couple of my scoped .303.
Almost every major component has been altered (others may use the words bubba'd or bodgered depending on country of origin) but it has an excellent barrel and shoots really well.
Grandpamac.

C'mon everyone..... No more pics of lovely 303's without an X-rated R18 warning please..... They are just too nice.......

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

C'mon everyone..... No more pics of lovely 303's without an X-rated R18 warning please..... They are just too nice.......

Thank you Bumblefoot and Cordite,
Yes it is something rather different isn't it. In spite of the rather unique stock I find it comfortable to shoot and the trigger (also altered) is quite reasonable. It also once belonged to a departed friend so it will not be sold? traded or given away at least not by me.
Grandpamac.

my beloved.303 no4 mk1 is the quen of my collection-I do not give a iota of avian fornication regarding opinions about its deficiencies or age cause if i have to reach for it -tis a bloody serious issue and whats more when ilet a 180gn soft nose go off a short run up aint ever seen anyone (even a bloody aussie) wanna take on the wicketkeeper job.
I dontfirethe old sheila often but when i do wow the result is pretty spectacular !!
No its not for sale-its my version of an 18"naval gun!!
add to my collection -a 7.57 mauser -mate had a mannlicher schoaneur with 4x81 pecar scope -butter on a hot knife
the immortal 7.62x51 SLR-heavy as fuck but as reliaible as a D8 dozer-plus its company for the big sis .303

7.7 Creedmoor, anyone? let's keep it metric and modern!

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

7.7 Creedmoor, anyone? let's keep it metric and modern!

SAAMI may accept 7.7x56R Victoria

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

7.7 Creedmoor, anyone? let's keep it metric and modern!

Lets all remember that the 7.7 x 56 mm cartridge aka .303 was designed as a metric rimless cartridge by a Major Rubin in Switzerland. The only input the Brits had was to put a rim on it.
Grandpamac.