>>12706794There's a reason .303 is obsolete. It's a garbage caliber. Less kinetic energy than a 308/7.62, slower moving as well. You Brits had something with the .280 cartridge, but sucked NATO's dick and went with 5.56 for the sake of redundancy. The SMLE is a solid rifle, but the cartridge is what holds it back. That and the full wood furniture that adds a shit ton of weight.
As for what I use for hunting? Ithaca Model 37 feather-light for small game and Turkey. Medium game (deer, bear, boar) I use a Remington model 700 BDL Custom in .308, with a cheap ass BSA 3x9 scope.
Big game is a Rem. Model 700 in .338 Win-Mag
Competition shooting? Same as medium game, except i switch out stocks with my Macmillan modular system, as well as mount up a Swarovski 5x20, and hand load my rounds for maximum accuracy.
Im a firearms autist, and it kinda shows in my daily life.
