$99 Lee enfield sporter
- Thread starter Bobby Ironsights
- Start date
- Location
- Thunder Bay ON Canada
I went down there intending to buy one, but they also had some mosin nagant 91/30's and I had a chance to directly compare.
The mosin had a better trigger, with no slack and a crisp break, and was much more solid. The LE had like an inch of travel, and and the actions were loose.
So I paid the extra 80 bucks and got the mosin.
GMK Armoury, I would bet he did. I should go down there some day.
The one thing that everybody seems to neglect is to check to see if both locking lugs are touching. If the bolt number doesn't match the receiver, you must always check. Because the Lee bolt locks at the rear, any unequal bearing of the locking lugs strains the bolt. In extreme case, the bolthead can actually break off. This usually happens if only the left lug is touching, as the right side of the bolt is largely unsupported. Lee bolts were all individually fitted at the factory, so keep this in mind. It's fairly easy to stone down one lug to make them both touch. I knew one guy who switched bolts, and backed his bolthead out one turn to take up the slack! Thank God the .303 is so mild. A hot load might have destroyed the rifle.
heavyBullet
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- Location
- Just off the island of MTL
Hmmmmmmm...so a sporter goes for around $100-$125. Maybe mine will hit the EE soon. LOL I think I paid $30 for mine many moons ago, used it for a cpl years for deer hunting as my first rifle. Been sitting in the cabinet for years now.
