My next hunt will be with my .303

[leslie hetrick]

i heard a lot of the ruger # 1,s in .303 brit went to canada. i do know where one(new in the box) is but i have not been able to pry it loose, lord knows i,ve tried.

 

[Josh P]

Mine is fit just about perfect to my frame and I can shoulder it, open my eyes and be looking right down the sights. While still hunting my grandfather’s farm (it’s been in our family a long, long time by US standards) there’s not much more exciting experience than finding deer and dropping them cold with the 303. It’s beauty is it’s utility and history. I’ll look forward to you hunt reports

 

[Daggaboy375]

Razorback, one of the greatest movies of all time.

 

[CBH Australia]

Razorback, one of the greatest movies of all time

For its time,

Razorback, Mad Max and a number of Australian movies have been made around the area I live. There are many landmarks and buildings I know well in those Australian movies

 

[PCC600]

Razorback, one of the greatest movies of all time.

Geez with our countless varieties of venomous spiders and snakes , crocodiles and sharks the last thing we want to do is startle prospective visitors to Australia with the story of a giant pig which eats American investigative journalists .

 

[baxterb]

Killed my first deer with a Long Branch 303 in factory get-up. they work!

 

[Daggaboy375]

Geez with our countless varieties of venomous spiders and snakes , crocodiles and sharks the last thing we want to do is startle prospective visitors to Australia with the story of a giant pig which eats American investigative journalists .

Don’t forget that it can completely destroy a house.

 

[Inkgardener]

After reading the previous posts…

I have an original Long Branch I plan on taking to the deer woods this fall.

 

[PCC600]

Don’t forget that it can completely destroy a house.

I live in constant fear of a giant pig running amok in my house . My other perennial worry
is a Drop Bear.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I live in constant fear of a giant pig running amok in my house . My other perennial worry
is a Drop Bear.

@PCC600
Mate I would prefer to face a wounded leopard or a pissed off scrub bull when my wife gets pissed off with someone. Would be a far safer proposition as a few have found out in the past.
Don't tangle with 4'11" of pure dynamite when mamma bear has got her dander up.
That pig in Razor Back would run scared and she uses drop bears for football practice.
It would be safer to rub a lions balls with sand paper.
Bob

 

[coreydb]

Ballistically, there is really something to be said about the 7.7 mm round. I made a point of making my .303 Enfield (manufactured 1896) to be a show-off performer. I kept the same shitty, half rotted, original stock, reinforced it at points you couldn't see unless you were really looking, re-worked the pieces in the receiver so slop was reduced as much as I could get, had the receiver trued and a period correct match grade barrel installed. It is a sleeper, a tack driver, a deer dropper, and rifle that kicks ass. I'll be taking it to SA on my Spring 2026 hunt just like it is, unless the SA govt wont allow it in country because it's a military rifle. Plan B is switching it to my sporterized stock. No fun, but still total joy.

 

[PCC600]

Ballistically, there is really something to be said about the 7.7 mm round. I made a point of making my .303 Enfield (manufactured 1896) to be a show-off performer. I kept the same shitty, half rotted, original stock, reinforced it at points you couldn't see unless you were really looking, re-worked the pieces in the receiver so slop was reduced as much as I could get, had the receiver trued and a period correct match grade barrel installed. It is a sleeper, a tack driver, a deer dropper, and rifle that kicks ass. I'll be taking it to SA on my Spring 2026 hunt just like it is, unless the SA govt wont allow it in country because it's a military rifle. Plan B is switching it to my sporterized stock. No fun, but still total joy.

The Lee Enfields in 303 - in whatever Mark were and remain fantastic rifles . The “slop” in some respects was what made them even better . Weird looking actions but gee do they work and the old 303 was a very flexible cartridge .

 

[Badboymelvin]

Razorback, one of the greatest movies of all time.

Yep! Absolutely love it - and for anyone who hasn't seen it... go see it! But get the uncut version

 

[Badboymelvin]

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Mine is fit just about perfect to my frame and I can shoulder it, open my eyes and be looking right down the sights. While still hunting my grandfather’s farm (it’s been in our family a long, long time by US standards) there’s not much more exciting experience than finding deer and dropping them cold with the 303. It’s beauty is it’s utility and history. I’ll look forward to you hunt reports

Great job! I think your rifle is awesome...

 

[Badboymelvin]

Geez with our countless varieties of venomous spiders and snakes , crocodiles and sharks the last thing we want to do is startle prospective visitors to Australia with the story of a giant pig which eats American investigative journalists .

Yeah, we're trying to keep that one quiet...

 

[Badboymelvin]

After reading the previous posts…

I have an original Long Branch I plan on taking to the deer woods this fall.

Awesome...

 

[Altitude sickness]

I am considering selling my like new Courtney Stalking rifle in .303 British. Haven’t fully committed to the idea yet.

 

[leslie hetrick]

i had about 10-12 enfields over the years, but this long branch shot the best and with the right loads it will keep up with my SC 03A3 in 3006.