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, We own a 303 British Rifle.. I have shot it a few times.. Was my Dads gun passed down to me.. I was lucky enough that "allen" on this board sold us two boxes of 303 BR shells for 15.00 each.. they now retail for over 60.00 a box.. I have been told " not the most desirable gun"... Not sure why..
Really, 23 pounds? I used to own a couple of them. The only thing I shot was a bunch of greydiggers( California ground squirrel). They were designed as a battle rifle and as such won't win any weight loss contests. But before "sporterizing" one they only weigh about half of the 23 pounds someone else mentioned, if that.My Dad used one of them in stock form to shoot a little forked horn one year. My brother in law got one of the nicest bucks I've seen from around here with a .303 he had sporterized. It was about a 200 yd shot.They do have about the same ballistics as a .308 Win. I have read articles in outdoor mags pointing out that more game in Canada, moose and bear, have been taken with the .303 than any other cartridge. Do your job, and it is capable enough.