303 british vs 7.62x54r - GIANT CLAY BLOCKS!!!! 

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Great Britain is smaller than Wyoming but controlled a quarter of the planet's land at their height, largest empire in history. Been wanting a Lee Enfield in 303 for a while just for the history. We all talk about 8mm Mauser, 30.06 and 762x39 but the 303 Brit is the ultimate world historical round.

Yesss!! I’ve been waiting for the 303 Brit to make an appearance! Fish and chips vs stroganoff!

To quote that great extraterrestrial philosopher Mr. Spock "Primitive, but effective."

The enfield was the best bolt gun fielded by any army , they freaking rule !

.303 was my first deer rifle. Bought it for $35 at a pawn shop around 1978. Wish I still had it. Thanks for posting.

That .303 is INCREDIBLE. The gun that held the British Empire.

Can we have a comparison between.308vs.303vs7.62x54r vs 8mm Mauser vs 30-06 It would be awesome

I like the Mosin Nagant, powerful and ammo is cheaper but the 303 is a fine round as well. I know lots of older hunters that use the 303 for deer hunting.

I've owned 3 303 Brits and love everyone of them .I've hunted moose and deer and they are no joke. No tracking required. Great video!

I love my 303 British. It was the second rifle I ever purchased, and I took several deer with it before I bought my next rifle. Nothing I hit went more than a few yards with that thing!

The camera being hit by the piece of clay was kind of cool. We need to build a kiln for you, shove some of these creations in there and fill up a gallery 😀

The 303 is a great hunting rife, I have shot many Red Deer in New Zealand with my number 4 303.

Our grandfathers carried the 1903 Springfield rifles in 30 06 in WWI and WWII pretty equivalent rifles to their Mosin and Enfield counterparts. All three of them about 9 lbs rifles with heavy bullets for combat loadouts, cans of C-rations, etc... Pretty impressive," back when men were men." Great video, would love to see a 1903 Springfield if you can get your hands on one.

I'd give that one to the .303 by a hair. Both very impressive, love your work Who_Tee!

Side by side with paper plates and water jugs would be awesome!

The British 303 is an awesome deer rifle. Seen many deer drop 2 feet straight to the ground.

Pair of nice rifles! I have used similar bullet loads with a .303 to make camels fall down, major pest animal here in Australia. Such a shame the woodwork was butchered.

Both these rounds have a history as sniper rounds in the same class as the 30-06 and for good reason. Results are devastating.

Got to give props to the 303 Enfield. Wish I could find a MK4 at a semi decent price.

Both of those rifles are awesome! In WWI & II the British soldiers were trained to use those 303's & they could make 1,000 yard kill shots easily. Russia used the Mosin Nagant in WWII as a sniper rifle & it was quite devastating too!

Love the clay block videos and the 303 Brit is one of my favorites.

I’ve hunted with both calibers and I can say they both insta-dropped everything I shot at so I can’t complain.

.303 British over the Nagant hands down!! Cut my teeth hunting with a .303 Brit just like that one up here in Canada. Great video!!

ty for showing 2 excellent relics of History. Just Imagine back then getting hit with either one of those as they had little or no armor. The wound cavity was impressive. I give the win to the mosin. The 50 at the end nice touch. So glad to be part of this channel

The good old .303 SMLE was the rifle that most of my generation started their deer stalking with here in NZ. They were also issued to government deer cullers, using original iron sights, who were allowed as I recall, three rounds per deer killed and the tail taken as proof. It is a great bush round and accurate in almost all local shooting conditions here. However, time marches on and I, like most of my peers finished up with the full stainless scoped up tool of today's hunter. However, i still have an immaculate original fully wooded number 4 which i still get a kick out of shooting on the range. Great rifles.

Another great video, as an Aussie ex serviceman, and a licensed shooter, I cant have a semi auto, most people cant, I do love my 303's. I do have a few 303's including a couple wildcats in 303-270 and 303-25. Love the action, love the caliber, and 10 round magazine who can ask for more. For their age the do all the tasks put upon them well. haven't had or shot a Mosin, but we need to justify why we NEED, not want a new rifle. Keep up the good work.. Rule 303.

I thought that the Lee Enfield No. Mark III ( 3) packed the most punch,..then again, it depends on the loading of the cartridge you used. Both rifles packed a pretty fair wallop on those blocks. Great stuff to watch, wasn't it?

For sure do a hunt with those guns, open sights, that would be about to be a really fun video!

During the Great War 1914-18 , we used cut down versions of the SMLE issued to the tunnellers and mining brigades for CQB underground . The British and Commonwealth miners would often encounter German tunnellers intercepting the mines and tunnels underground and this .303 round would be used at very close range to dispatch German tunnelers . I have a deactivated tunnel gun constructed from the previous issue of Long Lee Enfield that first saw action with the Naval Brigades at Antwerp at the start of WW1. The Battle of Antwerp seems to have been almost erased from history by the film industry , but it was the first action in that conflict . The SMLE you own has been sporterised and rebarelled and you may be lucky to have one with a Parker Hale sport barrel fitted which would deliver 1000+ yard accuracy all day long . The SMLE was the best (by far) bolt action rifle issued by any side during WW1 and 2 . By using the thumb and forefinger to rack the the bolt and the index or 'spin on it ' finger to operate the trigger , you can empty a 10 round magazine in no time at all with a little practice . Stuck cases can be removed with the issue penknife as the bolt head does not go deep inside inside the chamber like the Mosin or Mauser which requires a cleaning rod or other means to remove a stuck round or case often injuring the operator .

303 I got in 1974 for 30.00 dollars and box shell at general store in Missiouri.and back then I got box of reloads 5.00 a box.

These clay videos are some of my favorites. Never ceases to amaze me the way the clay reacts, love the slow motion 👍

Love that Lee Enfield 303 Brit. 100 years old and still packs a punch.

It's quite possible that more than a few Germans met their maker courtesy of these rifles, and in two wars.

303 dump was pretty impressive.

That was awesome brother! That 303 British surprised me! I’d love to see you deer hunt with either of them! Thanks for all you do brother!🤘🏽🍻🇺🇸👊🏽

Used to see the 303 in Wisconsin deer woods from the older guys 30 years ago

303s used to be super common here in Canada as surplus rifles. They were cheap and plentiful. Now they're hard to find in original condition as most have been sporterized. Many meals put on tables in Canada with a surplus SMLE 303

I think the 7.62x54r did a better job on that clay. I do believe they make FMJ for the 303. Would be cool to see what FMJ would do to modern body armor / clay and maybe even a paper plate test.

I bought the same gun you used in 303 British about 20 years ago. 35 to 75 dollars anywhere. Now they are in the hundreds.

Boy that 303 really makes a guy think I should get one of them someday. But then again I need me a Mosin to. Who-tee-who

I've got a 1906 mk1 lee enfield in 303 and I love it. It's definitely a powerhouse. If you're getting into these older cartridges, I would love to see you shoot some 35 remington!

Both of those rifles slapped that clay pretty hard. A dear hunting video with either of em would be awesome.

Thanks for doing this video. I have both rifles and honestly I didn't expect that much carnage out of those 2 work horses. My favorite is the 54r. Thanks Who Tee Who.

Well, considering the .303 was a round from an era when infantry soldiers were expected to take down horses, no surprises that the round is powerful.

When i lived in South Africa I owned a SME Lee Enfield No 1 Mk 3 full stock with original brass butt plate and cleaning kit inside the butt, small brass trap door opened to store the kit! Loved the 174 grains, excellent penetration on Blesbok, did not waste meat, the 7.7 mm travelling around 2600 FPS, but a beautiful old girl, nice for 50 - 60 yard open sight shots. There were many of these after the Anglo Boer war in South Africa 1899 - 1902. Even used 303 British in SA army up to the late 1960s. Then Belgian FN 7.62 NATO and then in ‘91 I used the Israeli military industries 5.56 x 45. Loved this video Adam

First rifle I ever shot as a young boy was my great grandfather's 303, great memories.

Love my 1944 M-44 Mosin Nagant in 7.62x54r the fireballs it shoots are fun, and when people who don't know what it is are shooting with me it's fun to let them have first shot to see the reaction

Love the soft points .... that's what we use to essplode stuff like water melon and water jugs.

"The name is Block. Clay Block." He wasn't a very good secret agent. lol

.303 Lee Enfield was one of the sticks that held the British empire in check

When shooting expanding rifle rounds, put the clay blocks end to end so it travels to explode more of the clay

I have a Lee Enfield Mk-4....in 303 British...Bought it at K-Mart for $70.00 right out the crate back in the early 1990's...had a devil of a time cleaning that packing grease off of it

You should try it with the clay Lengthwise so it's going through more clay. But very cool anyways so keep them coming

Hey Who Tee. I'd have to say the .303. My cousin from the province of Quebec, shot a Moose with it. Canada, being within the realm of Britain and Queen Elizabeth, was able to provide the best game dinner I've ever had. Don't get me wrong, there are many calibers that would have dropped a Moose, but hunting, the story, the meal, the memories.... are what make up my post. I'm sure you, and many other hunters who sit by cabins, campfires and just plain memories would understand. Sometimes it goes beyond ballistic graphs, eh?

I still use my .303 British as my Deer and Hog gun. Hopefully soon I’ll get the opportunity to hunt a Bull Elk with it, or a Moose. I’ll definitely appreciate if you made a video you hunting deer or a hog with your .303 British.

Yes we want a 303 deer hunting video, and also looks like the 303 kicks quite a bit harder than the other one

Love the 303 British videos keep it up

Both have a ton of usable power in other words BANG and things EXPLODE

Those 303's are bad smoked a doe at 60 yards open sights , heck of a long rang brush type of gun. . Love the action and heck of a deer gun or bigger game. Those round nose surprised me .Peace be safe Hillbilly Tim

Love the enfields. Best actions and power equal to any other .30 cal rounds

Sweet....I always loved the rifle cartridges from that era. All great for whitetail and clay blocks!

I have the intense urge to rescue that 1912 from its sporterized prison.

I have a couple of mosins and love them but that 303 really cleaned the table.

I bought a 303 41 years ago. Chamber so shot out that accuracy was non existent. My son bought a Mosin. That booger was a lead chucking machine and very accurate!

You should do a slow mo clay explosion compilation.

Just shows that a 100 year old plus cartridge can still get it done ... even against the latest and greatest new marketed round 👍🏼

That was AWESOME! I like the .303 however I sure do enjoy shooting the Mosin! 👍🏻

Sadly like most .303s the one demonstrated has been "sporterized" robbing it of any collectable value. The SMLE was the rifle that most Kiwis of my generation started their hunting lives with, many with a home made adaption like the one shown and for the lucky few a Monte Carlo stock or a full factory conversion. It's a great bush round for deer and pigs, not being prone to deflection in scrub and as shown plenty of stopping power. The round was developed over many years as the rifle in it's many forms was in use as a military issue for many decades where it proved it's worth. I am lucky to have one of the number 4s that were sold to current and ex servicemen when they ere were finally replaced and it is still one of my favourite rifles to shoot, on the range only now but fun none the less.

🇬🇧Been reading some WW1 history and have visited some of the battlefields in France and Belgium. I came across your video….I’m speechless ! I had no idea the power of the 303. If you were hit in the chest it’s game over and looking at that clay, Jesus , it would literally take your head off I imagine 😳

Man that 303 British would sure pack a punch on a white tail!

Is the rounder 303 tip makes it punch a little harder on the clay..??

Took my grandpa's 303 out huntin when I was 14, after I shot a deer i realized I could've just clubed it over the head and saved some meat, she was a heavy girl 😁

Absolutely love the 303british... Definitely want one. Love the videos keep them coming

Always wanted a Garbage Rod... Awesome stuff man, thanks!

And the .303 with 215 bullet was and is a very good big game cartridge, especially in a nifty singleshot or a double rifle.

I just bought a 303 1942 and am really happy with the old guy

As I understand it "splody bits" is a technical term used in official scientific type clay block tests in reference to the flying pieces of exploded clay block. 12 gauge slug rounds are well known as being among the best in creation of a prodigious amount of"splody bits".

Love watching these old war relics belch out some bullets. I’m a fan for any of those old guns doesn’t matter what they are. Both of them had a little bit different effect on the clay but I’d have to give it a pretty even score and tie it up. I have seen in mosin with a SoftPoint bullet from about 50 yards drop a 220 pound hog straight down to the ground didn’t run an inch and had plenty of power to spare. Those old war horses are true power houses.

I think some of your clay block target results are worthy of putting in a kiln and keeping them as an art sculpture.

Well, the Mosin Ammo is definitely cheaper! These are the only 2 rifles I own so I’m anxious to see the winner!

That's a crazy power dump with the lead tip cartridges, was simply crazy 👍

Those two along with the 8mm. Mauser and our good old 30.06 are considered obsolete,but with the right loads all 4 will shoot with the modern rounds amd take any game in North America. I don't think they will ever obsolete.

303 Brit is my pick, next to my 30-30 my Brit has dropped most of my deer here in Arkansas

The .303 British Layed the SMACK Down!

Splodey bits is an accurate description. How is the felt recoil compare to 30 06 etc?

Nicely done man! I have both and have taken animals with both. Both of mine perform great with my hand loads.

Nice video! Those rounds were way more 'splodie in that clay than I expected. .303 is my fave. Yup, that Enfield has been brutalized by Bubba. Adam, can you please do a video of 9.3X62 Mauser shot at clay blocks? I think that would be spectacular.

The 303 British ain’t no joke. I had one and had it sighted in with 173gr. Sierra BTHP Matchking bullets. I never killed a Deer with it, I traded it to a guy in Arkansas for a spot on his Deer lease. His grandson killed some Deer with it, and that load WAS POISEN on Deer.

A yes I want to see a hunt with 303 and 762×54R

Love both guns, own a few mosins myself, want to get a 303 oneday. Idea, save all your "shot" clay in a 5 gallon bucket, when its full, set up a large clay block for some 100+ yard testing.

Here is an idea for both same rifles , shoot the clay block and stack water jugs behind it to try and catch the bullet.

Love my old 303 Brittish. Im 3rd generation to own it and its taken more moose over the years than i could count. Most definitely going to drop a deer in its tracks.

I kinda think that the reason more people dig the .303 is for the same reason I do. The rifle. It's definitely cooler than the mosin with its 10 round capacity mag.

when i starter deer hunting at 20 yrs old that 303 was the first high powered rifle i ever fired. my dad gave it to me. 1st deer i ever shot was with the 303.. very powerful rifle..i wouldnt hesitate to use it in moose or bears ..no problem .not much less power than a 308

Glad you uploaded this. I have a Lee Enfield and Mosin Nagant I like to use a lot.

I'll go with the 303 British Good shooting brother

AWESOME VIDEO!!! It's cool to see those old rifles in action, and to see the slow motion video of the clay blocks exploding. Thank you. I'm a huge fan of both rifles but if I had to choose,,,,, it would be the Mosin.

Looks like the 303 did more damage. Maybe try a big old chunk of meat for both calibers

There's 2 more old milsurps il forever kick myself for not getting back when they were nearly free. Awesome video,very surprised with the 303!!