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Slamfire · April 1, 2013, 04:14 PM

The 303 is an excellent round, anything that pushes a 174 grain bullet at 2500 fps will make an excellent game round.

However, very few rifles other than Lee Enfields have been chambered for that cartridge. The most popular cartridge in the US has been the 30-06, which is also a service round, and it is very easy to load a 175 grain bullet to 2700 fps in the 30-06, even faster.

Given that the rifles weigh about the same, given that lots of 30-06 surplus ammunition have been available, while there is nothing wrong with the 303, or 7.5 Swiss, 7.7 Jap, 8mm Mauser, or a number of older service cartridges that are in the same power class, none of them are going to be as wide spread or popular as the 30-06 is for Americans.

April 1, 2013, 04:14 PM	#5
Slamfire Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Posts: 5,261	The 303 is an excellent round, anything that pushes a 174 grain bullet at 2500 fps will make an excellent game round. However, very few rifles other than Lee Enfields have been chambered for that cartridge. The most popular cartridge in the US has been the 30-06, which is also a service round, and it is very easy to load a 175 grain bullet to 2700 fps in the 30-06, even faster. Given that the rifles weigh about the same, given that lots of 30-06 surplus ammunition have been available, while there is nothing wrong with the 303, or 7.5 Swiss, 7.7 Jap, 8mm Mauser, or a number of older service cartridges that are in the same power class, none of them are going to be as wide spread or popular as the 30-06 is for Americans. __________________ If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.