I took my .303 for a walk on the weekend, with Gary and his son Matt and a copper named Jimmy. Lots of water around still so the pigs are still spread out, did manage to get 4. Pulled off a good shot with the .303 and was impressed with the round, its the first time I hunted with a 303. I was using highlander ammo which shoots a 180gr pill. One thing though, the rifle got a bit muddy laying in the bottom of a canoe (thats a whole other story, hey Gary )

I took it apart to give it a good clean and what a pain in the arse to strip! Give me a simple Mauser any day

The good old 303 will hold it's own with many modern guns as a hunting rifle. I have them as Martini, No1 Mk3, No4 Mk1, & No3 (P14).
Funny thing about pig shooting, I see blokes sighting in at the range at 200 & 300 yards with their magnum boomers and when they get into the field, a pig jumps up at 40yards and they miss the bastard! The 303 will account for 95% of pig hunting situations.
I've nearly restored my 1893 Martini 303 and I want to shoot this with cast bullets and black powder to see how it perform on game.