Thread: .303 enfield sniper hunt

Something a bit different, i took my old 1941 lee Enfield no4 mk1 T .303 Sniper rifle out for a hunt on Sunday on some public land, and i managed to shoot a big old hind with it at 275 yards away! Now that distance dosent sound alot to most of you but try lugging a heavy old rifle around the scrub all day without scratching it and then looking through the 2.5x scope! I've been wanting to shoot a deer with it for a while now I've finally done it, have shot a few tahr and wallabies with it now too. It ain't no safe queen!

Nice to see it isnt a safe queen. very cool rifle.

Brilliant Ton, my 1st centrefire was a Parker Hale 303 and I've often thought if I could find a really good one I'd buy and take it out a couple of times a year (If I ever get home)

Big old hind probably saw what you had and thought nah I'm safe as over here.
Great job there!


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Was a shame the stag that was with it beded down, otherwise it would of been more picture friendly!! Im sure my arm is 3" longer from carring that heavy old thing all day!

Oh and my day bag with two back legs and back steaks and rifle total weight was 39kg.... farkin nearly tore the shoulder strap out of my day bag not to mention my shoulders!!!

Haha nice mate

Nice pictures...thanks for sharing !

Wow. That’s something not too many of us can claimed to have done. I hauled a .303 around for a while but used a scoped .308 to shoot my first deer.

Is it a genuine rifle or a reproduction ?

Genuine one, a early Maltby, also NZ marked too.

Really; c'mon..... Those pics of a sniper 303 should really have an R18 XXX rating...... Was nearly too much for my old ticker.......

Originally Posted by tonyd

Genuine one, a early Maltby, also NZ marked too.
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Mate that is very very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Greetings All,
A future walk with my severely bubba modified No 4 needs to be included in planning. Perhaps I could take it up past Makino hut and give that rock I shot with my uncles P14 in 1963 another couple of rounds.
Warning the following picture may upset some people.
Regards Grandpamac.