Anyone shooting a 25-303 or 303/25?

[303Guy]

I have one of these built on a Lithgow SMLE action fitted with a plastic moulded stock.

[Jeff_8]

I used 303/25s for many years and only recently stopped using them in favour of the 300 Whisper. They took care of most things from rabbits to pigs and the only reason I stopped was that the Whisper is much quieter, so I can shoot closer to farmhouses etc. I found the 87 grain bullets good all rounders, my No1 MkIII would group them extremely well and it did me for many years as my main firearm. I also have a No4 and a 96 Mauser in 303/25, I bought because they looked nice, but they didn't take the place of the No1 MkIII. I started using another No1 MkIII in 303/22 for a while as it was a little better on foxes and rabbits, but it was very loud, so now I use either a 222 or the Whisper. For loads I used 33-35 grains of AR2208 with the 87gn or the 75gn HP.

Jeff

[303Guy]

My 25-303 was very loud so I quickly made a suppressor for it. I get better performance with AR2209. The last time I did an accuracy test it wasn't so good. It has done much better before. Bedding? Load? Chioce of bullet? Even scope? I haven't worked on it lately. All I know is I went from never missing to seldom hitting! That was with a new load and bullet.