[Hugin]

Lets hear it for the nearly indestructable, accurate, and once omnipresent Lee Enfield. Surplus 303 rounds aren't as common as they used to be, but occasionally can be found and some later models were made in 308. Unlike Mausers, Moisen-Nagants and 1903s the good ol' Enfield has a detachable 10 round magazine.

Personally I always liked the jungle carbaine model. You used to be able to pick these up for next to nothing, but now they are collectors items.

[Sasparilla]

I would have recommended the Lee Enfields, but for the .303 ammunition issue. Jungle carbine in .308 would be great. Dunham’s has one for $699.00.

[Yorlik803]

I have a 303 enfield dated 1942. What a honey. An action so smooth that it almost works itself.
I also have a M1917 enfield from the Eddystone arsenal in 30.06. That thing is a beast, the closest thing is a German 88mm antitank cannon. When a person fires that, they gain a new repect for those doughboys in WW1. It kills with sound and the feeling of the cold steel buttplate on your shoulder makes you happy to pick up a Icepack.