Birth of an Irish Contract LE(pic heavy).

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Since there has been a bit of talk about these of late I thought some of you LE fans might like a gander at these.

How she arrived...
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Getting to the heart of the matter...
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Here's a shot of a piece of concrete I found entombed between the wrap and the stock...
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Stipped,cleaned,given a coat of BLO, and back together again...
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Oh my god!! You opened the packaging! That totally ruins the collector value. I know because of my GI Joe collection and watching the "40 Year Old Virgin" 100 times :)
 
Buck45 said:
Yes sir they are. Wow...Ok how can I get one. Do I need one no but seeing one it's I gotta now. Wow.
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They come up on the EE from time to time, ranging from $700-$1400 in wrapped condition and $450-$700 unwrapped and degreased. Some purists sneer because they didn't see action and "there is nothing collectible about them" while others like that they're unfired and haven't been beat up, and folks like me like them because they look good. I finally found one and I'm never selling it. Just too nice :D .
 
Now you just need to cut that wood down and get rid of that ugly front sight, drill it and put some nice tasco scope on it.:nest:
 
So where else can you get a BRAND NEw 60 year old rifle?:D
For the purists who want to leave them wrapped, you might as well get a wood plank, bandsaw it to the shape of a rifle, and wrap it up for all the good it does. And I would ask just WHO are you saving it for, the guy who buys it from your estate and unwraps it?;)

A Civil War Henry rifle its NOT!
 
Thanks guys. She is a corker! Not too many rounds through it yet because each time i do to the range it develops a crowd and i spend more time talking than shooting but she shows promise.
 
happydude said:
They come up on the EE from time to time, ranging from $700-$1400 in wrapped condition and $450-$700 unwrapped and degreased. Some purists sneer because they didn't see action and "there is nothing collectible about them" while others like that they're unfired and haven't been beat up, and folks like me like them because they look good. I finally found one and I'm never selling it. Just too nice :D .
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I would say taking the wrap off took $200 off the value. As a collector's view point. Nice rifles aren’t they.

Now here’s my observation on the No4Mk2’s. Compared to the WWII No4’s to the post War No4Mk2’s, I found the bolt heads on these rifles are (from what I have seen) a number “1” (maybe) but generally a number “2”. Meaning the life of the rifle and the ability or means to correct poor head spacing on a “new rifle is diminished. There is no number “4”. I have found having owning 6 of he no4Mk2 rifles, the head spacing was boarder line even with a number “2”. I switched on the bolt head to a number “3” and accuracy increased?!?!

Some say the machinery was worn or the standards on headspace tightened, even better steel was used?? Any input on the bolt heads?

Pete
 
That looked like mine 15 years ago untill about a month back when I shot it for the first time, boy is it accurate. I finally decided to shoot it as I guess it is like haveing a fully restored vehicle, What is the fun owning it if you cannot use it.:D
 
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