Thread: How short on a 303?

Originally Posted by shooternz

It's not the working of the case by sizing that causes case head failure it's flexing of the case by the Lee Enfield action that causes it,
cases last longer in the P14 action as it does not flex, using mild loads will help the original cartridge was loaded with black powder
also the military only use cases once, nobody reloaded the .303 until the mid 1960's, it amazes me that anyone still uses the .303
for hunting with the availability of much better cartridge/rifle combinations,
I'm not complaining I sell a lot of cast bullets to .303 shooters just surprised how many are still in use.

Actually performance is only a little behind the .308. For pest goat shooting a 303 is probably still one of the best rifles for the job. Fast reload with chargers, speediest bolt action out there, and plenty of energy to tip things over.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Actually performance is only a little behind the .308. For pest goat shooting a 303 is probably still one of the best rifles for the job. Fast reload with chargers, speediest bolt action out there, and plenty of energy to tip things over.

I've got a Marlin XS 7mm-08 and to be honest; prefer using the old "three oh" more..... It's short, I used to use it as a pig gun. It has a 2.5x Weaver on it and still shoots 3" at 100 yards with factory ammo. I've bought a Howa Mini 223 recently, but am seriously thinking of putting a 4x on the .303 and selling the Marlin. I really enjoy using a 74-year old gun to hunt with. And really a .303 through the boiler room is going to kill a deer as dead as a .308

Mind you; I am thinking of buying a Lyman Trade gun or Deerstalker to hunt with; so maybe I'm a bit strange......