I already have 1 .303 SMLE and money I don't yet have is already burning a hole in my pocket. I 'need' another.
Okay okay. No, I don't need another, nor is it really burning a hole in my pocket. I refuse to use credit needlessly, but still its nice to 'preplan' my purchases (see recent post on FALs).
Anyway: I recently saw a post on here stating that .308 Ishapores are nice, but due to the cartridge being rimless, they sometimes fail to extract. I also read on one of the SMLE webpages that the .303 round is nice, but due to it being rimmed, its sometimes fails to feed unless carefully placed in the magazine.
Huunh.
Without this developing into a .303 vs .308 my-round-is-better-than-your-round Holy War, can someone please give me a rundown on the pros and cons of each rifle? Which would you buy? Why?
Thanks,
Mike
PS The answer of 'neither- get a Moisin-Nagant' or some other milsurp bolt action can be omitted. Thanks, though.
PPS No, I have never noted any failure to feed in my .303, though in truth I have not used it all that much
Okay okay. No, I don't need another, nor is it really burning a hole in my pocket. I refuse to use credit needlessly, but still its nice to 'preplan' my purchases (see recent post on FALs).
Anyway: I recently saw a post on here stating that .308 Ishapores are nice, but due to the cartridge being rimless, they sometimes fail to extract. I also read on one of the SMLE webpages that the .303 round is nice, but due to it being rimmed, its sometimes fails to feed unless carefully placed in the magazine.
Huunh.
Without this developing into a .303 vs .308 my-round-is-better-than-your-round Holy War, can someone please give me a rundown on the pros and cons of each rifle? Which would you buy? Why?
Thanks,
Mike
PS The answer of 'neither- get a Moisin-Nagant' or some other milsurp bolt action can be omitted. Thanks, though.
PPS No, I have never noted any failure to feed in my .303, though in truth I have not used it all that much