Sorry Mr. Bubba...

[macadoodle]

Sorry Mr. Bubba, I know you tried your best to make a real cool lookin shootin stick, but I like em better the way they were.

I finally got all the long branch bits together to de-sportise my 1945 long branch. It is un-FTR'd with it's original '45 stamped barrel with an excellent shiney bore. I cleaned the replacement wood and put a couple of coats of BLO on it. The wood is a bit beat up, but that’s ok.

One part I was wondering about was the middle band. It's LB marked but looks cast and is heavier with a more convex shape. I'm more used to seeing the flat type. Is this an earlier version or just a supplier variation?

 

[Sardaukar]

Nice!!

 

[purple]

The machined lower band is an earlier pattern. Later ones are stamped with the lugs welded or brazed on.

 

[FishDoc]

Sweet job! I'm un-bubba-ing a 1945 MkI* LB as well. hunting down the correct parts is half the fun!
Cheers
Dr.Oz

 

[louthepou]

Way to go! Hope you'll get some range time soon...

Lou

 

[Travis Bickle]

Nice job!
"Bubbaing" surplus military rifles is absolute sacrilege! I commend your efforts to restoring these perfections back from the brink of douchebaggish rifle modifications!

 

[8mmpeter]

I kind of like the feeling I get when I take the hacksaw to an old enfield or mauser.

 

[Sardaukar]

I kind of like the feeling I get when I take the hacksaw to an old enfield or mauser.

The horror, the horror!

 

[plinker 777]

8mmpeter. I know what you mean! I get the same kind of feeling when I take a hacksaw to your truck!....bugger!

 

[LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1]

I kind of like the feeling I get when I take the hacksaw to an old enfield or mauser.

So you like the feeling of losing about $400-$800?

 

[8mmpeter]

8mmpeter. I know what you mean! I get the same kind of feeling when I take a hacksaw to your truck!....bugger!

Ha Ha Ha!

 

[8mmpeter]

So you like the feeling of losing about $400-$800?

well worth it

 

[mwjones]

 

[8mmpeter]

Explanation. I felt that my previous comments would create a reaction from a certain gun nut. Mission accomplished! To clarify, I have not and would not bubba a decent historical firearm. A rifle in very bad condition or previously bubba'ed may get a little fine tuning. What I do know is that I would never hold someones decision to do what they want with thier own property, against them.

 

[8mmpeter]

or call him a troll for trying to have a bit of fun. To the op, sorry for the hijack. That is a beauty, good job.

 

[cyclone]

So you like the feeling of losing about $400-$800?

Hey , some people burn money for warmth....

 

[cantom]

It'd be worthwhile to save the thick middle band for an earlier LB, like 41 or 42. The flat stamped bands are easier to find.

Nice job.

 

[kjohn]

Nice work! Funny how the tide turns. There used to be all kinds of articles in gun mags about taking (place the model here) rifles and hacking them up into "sporters". Years ago, I "hacked" a nice CZ 8mm, the kind with the sort of semi winter trigger guard. Thankfully, I had bought two of them, and still have the one as an original. The other one has a butchered bolt to clear a scope and was rechambered to 8mm-06. The rifle has served me well, though, taking several whitetail over the years. I cringe every time I look at that rifle now.