"All I know is a popular riffle here used for Most hunting purposes, is the good old 303... that is what most here swear by. well for mid sized to very large game, I wouldnt use it for rabbits now hahahahah yeah nooo hahah... and this can take a polar bear, a lion, a rhino, a cape buffalo, an elphant (its been known to do that even) Large antelopes, kudu, gemsbok, impala, eland, the works, it nabs it no issues, bolt action, has a magazine also.. reliable as hell.. Its quiet a legendary weapon here, very rare you wont find a hunter or a farmer that doesn't own one, the have mythical properties and large tales always attached to them... like really crazy mad stories , een dag ek het daar tissen die berge geloop en daar veer oor die koopie die mist het net begin om te vertrek, En daan ek het hom gesein die Groooste Bul ek het ooit in my hulle lewe gesien... bla blah blah.. Normal stories... hahah
And they always told in Afrikaans, always lol..
well It makes sense when some of the riffles where kept in the family from the anglo boer war era, they just keep handing them down father to son... so they are really highly prized possessions here.." Quote from Anthony..
I am going to bounce off this post from the other thread and go into a second arctic military group I found during my quick research project. The group is called the Canadian Rangers.
The Canadian Rangers are a true armed militia, sanctioned and sponsored by the nation of Canada. They were organized at the start of WW2 for defense of the Pacific coast and to provide reconnaissance for the Canadian Army. There are 5,000 members in villages nationwide from both sexes and aged from 16 to "who knows" since there is no mandatory retirement age. Membership seems to be a strong tradition in some families with several generations being members of the Rangers. Today they serve as early recon function in the northern regions, search and rescue units and still have a defensive capacity.
The Canadian Rangers are the only branch of the Canadian military that keeps their issue firearms at home, since they are on call 24/7 and often live and serve far from their bases. Since they are often patrolling the bush for long periods, often provide police functions, and search and rescue operations may take longer in the taiga of the north than in suburbia, and they have several large predators in their area of operations they need to be armed.
Back during WW2 their issue firearm was a 30-30 lever action rifle of Marlin or Winchester design (ammo was so scarce they were issued a rifle and 6 rounds of ammo), but after the war they were issued the #4 Enfield. That has continued to be their preferred weapon for more than 70 years. They are issued a specially marked #4 rifle and allotted 200 round of ammo per year.
Due to the age of those weapons, and not their weakness or lack of service success, spare repair parts have become an issue in maintaining the #4 rifles. Several years ago a call went out for a suitable replacement. Finally in 2015 a selection was made.
The choice was a Tika labeled, Sako designed and Colt manufactured rifle specifically engineered for arctic duty. The C19.
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/nation...same-gun-first
The trials, procurement, and issue of the rifles has taken so long that a civilian model has been offered before all the Canadian Rangers have even been issued a new weapon.
So what does it take to replace a #4 Enfield?
Retail(SMRP) price on the new rifle in civilian trim is currently $2,800 U.S. w/case, cleaning kit and optic.
Off the rack price is $1,100 here in the States.
Oddly, the last .303 Enfield rifle I purchased, the model still serving its function in the Canadian north, was kicked in as boot in a trade.
That is the rifle shown in my avatar after it was heavily modified.
Also keep in mind that the U.S. Government pays $650 per unit for the M4 carbine. So it is suspected that Canada is paying more for these Ranger Rifles than they do for the rifle they issue regular troops.
But the Rangers keep their rifles at home, and Canada seems not to want 5000 militia members having weapons with full auto capabilities kept at the house!
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