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T. O'Heir · November 30, 2020, 02:41 PM

"...any soft-nosed hunting ammo in .303 British should be just ducky..." Yep, but if you're not reloading you must try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo that rifle shoots best. Same as any rifle/ammo.
Think 150's for deer. 180's for everything else. Ammo may not be easy to come by with the Covid Panic though.
No barrel diameter issues. And usually no headspace issues. Unless it's one of the bubba'd No. 4's.
"...vicious kicker..." Yep. At about 7 pounds empty it'll kick you. Same as a 7.62 x 54R Mosin Carbine.
"...metal removed from the receiver..." One of the ways you tell a real No. 5 from a fake.
"...developed as a jungle warfare..." Nope. The development of the No. 5 Rifle had nothing to do with jungles. It was developed for and used by the Paras in W.W. II.

November 30, 2020, 02:41 PM	#15
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...any soft-nosed hunting ammo in .303 British should be just ducky..." Yep, but if you're not reloading you must try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo that rifle shoots best. Same as any rifle/ammo. Think 150's for deer. 180's for everything else. Ammo may not be easy to come by with the Covid Panic though. No barrel diameter issues. And usually no headspace issues. Unless it's one of the bubba'd No. 4's. "...vicious kicker..." Yep. At about 7 pounds empty it'll kick you. Same as a 7.62 x 54R Mosin Carbine. "...metal removed from the receiver..." One of the ways you tell a real No. 5 from a fake. "...developed as a jungle warfare..." Nope. The development of the No. 5 Rifle had nothing to do with jungles. It was developed for and used by the Paras in W.W. II. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!