Is it feasable?

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I was at my local gun store, and they had a Lee Enfield on the rack. It was a N04Mk2(F) with a PF serial number. The receiver and bolt matched, and the buttstock seemed like it was original - had brass plate on end. Mag was mismatched, and the bolt had 2 stamped on it (I think that means something in regards to wear,no?). The barrel had Parker Hale stamped on it, but here's the kicker - it had been chopped and a regular sight had been installed on the barrel. :(
Can a Bubbah like this be salvaged, or is it a ton of work to rebarrel? What do you folks think?
 
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Once the original barrel has been chopped, nothing short of a complete rebarreling will bring it back to a restorable state. Better spend your money on a complete one or on a sporterized one with an intact barrel.
PP.
 
PerversPépère said:
Once the original barrel has been chopped, nothing short of a complete rebarreling will bring it back to a restorable state. Better spend your money on a complete one or on a sporterized one with an intact barrel.
PP.
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Agreed. The only thing is, if you do want a Parker Hale hunting rifle, that's not a bad price and it's probably a good rifle.
 
It is what it is....a no guff big game rifle.
One thing though , it's been done by Parker Hale....$150 is a decent price for a pro done sporter.
 
Whats the deal with the 2 stamped on the bolt - I thought there was some type of wear guide or something - little use = 0, some use =1, alot of use = 2, etc... or am I completely wrong?

Oh, and if anyone wants the thing, it was at Kelly's guns in Belleville.
 
ThePunisher said:
Whats the deal with the 2 stamped on the bolt - I thought there was some type of wear guide or something - little use = 0, some use =1, alot of use = 2, etc... or am I completely wrong?

Oh, and if anyone wants the thing, it was at Kelly's guns in Belleville.
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Yep, you're wrong.

Different size bolt-heads allowed the rifles to be headspaced correctly given slight differences in dimensions during the manufacturing process. It all depended on which way the tolerances stacked and does not necesarrily imply a worn rifle.
 
P-H altered many rifles for the North American market. Here is a catalogue page from the 1960s (I think)

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full size:- http://www.fototime.com/A65E4F885A7C526/orig.jpg
 
when I was a teen, I used to lust after any one of those models and turn my nose up at the brand new $10 milsurps in the barrels.

bearhunter
 
Well, I had a couple of items to trade and my old man loaned me the rest of the money so I could get the rifle - so here's what it is:

I believe this is a gun that was converted by Parker Hale (as mentioned above), as the barrel is shorter than a standard model (about 22"), and it is stamped Parker Hale (I believe it is the DeLuxe model from that old ad). I believe the receiver has been drilled for rings, but I only see 2 holes close together, not others (see pics below). The receiver is electropenciled N04Mk2(f) and then has /50 PF204*** below it. There is also a stamp that looks like a circle with a backwards D in it. There are very little markings on the metal in front of the buttstock (I believe this is called the wrist?); nothing on the left hand side, and the right hand side under the bolt handle, there is \ | / and 2 little stamps that I can't make out. The bolt matches the receiver, but the mag is a mismatch. The buttstock plate is brass. The rifling seems strong, and I did not see any pitting. If you stick a bullet in the muzzle end, it will only go in until the tapered part of the bullet starts to widen out - seems like a decent barrel.


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Looks like a nice "true" sporterized Enfield.

Other scope mounting holes should typically be found on the portion of the receiver that bridges both sides, on which the top of the rear sight rests when flipped down.

How does she shoot? :)

Lou
 
Well - Its likely drilled for the PH mounts, so there will be no holes at the rear bridge. I have one that is identical - nice, short rifle. Does it have a mag - 5 rounds?
 
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