What is a 303 British Good For?
Hunting use The . 303 British cartridge is suitable for all medium-sized game and is an excellent choice for whitetail deer and black bear hunting. In Canada it was a popular moose and deer cartridge when military surplus rifles were available and cheap; it is still used.
What is a Lee-Enfield Sporter?
Description: Lee Enfield factory converted to Sporter and exported out of England circa 1960’s. These military rifles were sporterized and shipped to Canada to be sold as sporting rifles. Pieces such as this were sold by Simpsons, Eatons and other retailers.
Is a 243 a good elk rifle?
There are a great many calibers more suitable for larger or medium game than the . 243.” Although a . 243 is likely a passable elk rifle, it’s unlikely hunters would ever choose it over harder hitting cartridges.
What rifle did British use in ww2?
The Lee-Enfield
The Lee-Enfield was the main firearm used by the British Empire and Commonwealth, not just during World War II, but for the first half of the 20th century. It was a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that was first adopted in 1895 until 1957.
How to slim down a sporterized Enfield?
One of the simple things that can be obtained to slim up the contour of the sporterized Enfield, or to conform to local hunting regulations is replacing the 10 round magazine with a 5 round capacity one. Enfield’s were never issued with these magazines, just to keep the record straight.
Can You sport up an Enfield rifle for hunting purposes?
However, if sporting up an Enfield, for hunting purposes is what you want to do, I would strongly suggest you find one that has already been sported up. There are many of these rifles to be found, it was quite vogue in the years after WWII to chop one up for hunting purposes.
What is a good price for an Enfield?
Last but not least, Enfield sporters are cheap. While not as cheap as they once were, decent sporters still commonly sell for less than $200 Canadian. Very nice examples can be had for under $400. My brother and his friend recently got into hunting and they split on a package deal, two scoped No 4’s for $100!
Is the Lee-Enfield a sporter?
The term “sporter” covers a broad spectrum of rifles, ranging from the beautifully re-stocked, re-blued and sometimes re-barreled offerings from companies like Parker Hale and Golden State to rifles that have simply had some of their wood crudely hacked off. Compared to other military surplus rifles, the Lee-Enfield has a few things going for it.