Thread: SMLE 303

Originally Posted by Jusepy

Ok hello friends...
Today i went down to the "range" and let loose with the 303. At first , my groupings were all over the place due to getting used to the high scope and no cheeck weld on the 303. As the day progressed i found my groupings definitely closing up. Got it on paper at 30 yards then went to a 100 yards .
was out with the brother in law and his mate , who were shooting modern 308's and other rifles.
I reckon with more time on the 303 and a bit of patience , i will be able to smoke a deer at 100 yards.

I am pretty happpy with the performance of the 303 , was unusual the height of the scope and trying to use chin weld instead of cheel weld but I think i will be able to adept nicely.
I wont put pics of my grouping on here because it was pretty nasty.

Your groups are closing up as you're shooting because, in my experience, 303's like fouled barrels. That's why I no longer fully clean mine after a shooting session, just three passes with a boresnake style pull through and the third pass with a bit of oil on the end, then one pass of the pull though at the start of the next shoot session to clean out excess oil. Only fully clean your barrel if you've shot corrosive military ammo. Micky Duck is right about a cheek riser, makes a world of difference. Also be a good idea to find the lowest scope rings you can find.