Boer or Brit?

[Tree-ratsniper]

I voted .303 since I own a few SMLEs, never owned a 7x57 (embarrassing)! Currently the only #1 I still own is a SS tropical in .45-70.

 

[HWL]

Yesterday was range day for both of the Ruger No 1.
I checked the 7x57 175 gr Hornady SPRN and the .303 British 215 gr Woodleigh SPRN load.
7x57 shot pretty good.
Than I had three shot with the .303 Britisch 215 gr Woodleigh.....

HWL

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

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Yesterday was range day for both of the Ruger No 1.
I checked the 7x57 175 gr Hornady SPRN and the .303 British 215 gr Woodleigh SPRN load.
7x57 shot pretty good.
Than I had three shot with the .303 Britisch 215 gr Woodleigh.....
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HWL

HWL
So how did the 303 shoot.
Bob

 

[sgt_zim]

I have done a lot of hunting with a custom Ruger No.1 in 7x57 near Thabazimbi on a family farm. The bush is thick so no need for high magnification scopes. View attachment 578953

If I could choose one place to spend the rest of my days it would be there. There is something special about the dry river bed snaking between the giant monkey thorn trees with kudu picking up seed pods in between.

Agreed on the glass. I like either of OP's rifles, but 5X on the low end is overmuch, I think, for 50 - 150 yard shooting in thick brush.

I finally ditched a nice 4-12x42 I had on my 6.5x55 for deer hunting. Very few of the deer we shoot are any further than about 60 or 70 yards, and they can be hard to pick up in the thick timber and undergrowth even at just 4X.

 

[HWL]

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HWL
So how did the 303 shoot.
Bob

The pic is the .303s performance.
7x57 was a bit less than 1"/3shot at 100 m.

HWL