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Old 10-16-2005 | 10:31 AM
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Default RE: Lee Enfield .303 British?

South of the border it's not very popular and I'd let it stay in the closet another couple centuries.

You (canadians eh?) seem to have a penchant for the .303s and indeed they're powerful enough for a lot of hunting. I wouldn't say the action is strong nor is there anything attractive about them but they'll handle the factory loads and handloads that are "per the book" and put moose and such in the freezer.
An enfield isn't any thing less than a remchestersavage, just different. Stunt reloading will blow up a modern gun just as fast as it would with an enfield. True, they have a rear lugged action, but so did the remington 788, yet you have very few people whining about those. For less than $100, a No4 enfield is at elast as good as a winchester 94 as a hunting rifle, maybe even better because it has a large rear aperture sight and a more powerful cartridge.

Americans don't usually see much value in the enfield, but that hasn't stopped Great Brittain, Australia, India, and several smaller countries to use it in two world wars, As much as I like Mausers, enfields handle better and shoot faster.
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