How can I modernize a 303??

MJ11 wrote: My next one.

Hi All, first post

I was given a 5No4 MkI* (this is exactly how it is stamped although the "o" and the "k" are underlined) 1943

I am curious as to why it has the "5" designation at the front

This weapon has been sporterized however, it appears to be a nice job, I believe it would be a simple restore, I may be wrong

Am thinking of purchasing an ATI stock and putting a scope on it

In addition to clarifying the "5" designation, could anyone recommend the best mounts for applying a scope to this. I am thinking of taking it out deer hunting later this year

Thanks in advance for any replies, I have already learned much from going through the forum prior to registering

Thanks for the reply Much appreciated

I "Wikipedia'd" it as well and saw the production post 1942 in North America was Savage and a Canadian location, I thought as this gun has been Canadian as long as anyone knows, that it would have been from the Canadian manufacturer

Very light little gun, I have yet to fire it, I cleaned it thoroughly, noticed the rifling is fairly light although this is definitely not a weapon that has been used much. I also noticed the very poor fit to the stock along the barrel, again, this is sporterized, I'm not going to go through the bother of bedding it or anything else, I may just leave the stock as is yet would like to try a scope on it for fun, my eyes simply are not that good anymore for open sight shooting at any distance

I do believe it would be an effective deer gun for up to 100 - 150 yds