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.303 or .308 which is the better big game cal.

  • .303 British

    Votes: 6 8.3%
  • .308 Winchester

    Votes: 66 92%

.303 british or .308 winchester

35K views 35 replies 23 participants last post by  Tracer  
#1 ·
Hunting moose and deer. Got my bull tag this year. Which do you think is the better Caliber for hunting big game. I think I have already made up my mind which rifle I'm gonna use but whats your take.
 
Discussion starter · #8 ·
But .303 will do the job on a moose also.
I can testify to that. My ol'man shot many moose with his .303 lee enfield, he bought a winchester 88 .308, used it for 2 years. Took a bull one year and a calf the following. But he put the .308 back in the cabnet and used his .303 for the last few seasons he went for moose.
 
Discussion starter · #9 ·
I had already decided on which rifle for my moose. I have a BLR 81 .308 and a .303 mark4 no.1. I'm leaning on the BLR. Smaller gun, reliable caliber. Just feels right to with that 81 straight stock. I'm going to have to get a new scope on 'er though. I had an incident last year during a moose hunt where I went to adjust the power from 3-9 and turned all the guts in the scope. Bushnell wouldn't fix it, it was an old trophy anyway. I'm looking at a elite 4200 series for short action rifles. I think it'll be a sweet set up
 
Discussion starter · #11 ·
sorry I put the numbers in the wrong order. the lee enfield is a no.4 mark 1