1937 Enfield No.2 Mk.1 revolver
- Thread starter Onefastbike
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lowridersvt
CGN Regular
- Location
- Niagara Falls ont
Yeah they are a good strong revolver the Ammo can be a pain to get not everybody stocks it
I have several and these are great to shoot. Ammunition can be hard to find at times and a little pricey so when you see it...buy it!
Also I found the point of impact is off a little as the original was designed for a 200g bullet and most modern rounds now a days are in and around 150g.
If you pick one up have it checked out none the less. The tankers are double action only so timing and lock up are of great importance. HAVE FUN !
Also I found the point of impact is off a little as the original was designed for a 200g bullet and most modern rounds now a days are in and around 150g.
If you pick one up have it checked out none the less. The tankers are double action only so timing and lock up are of great importance. HAVE FUN !
I have a webley 38 and a Enfield mk1. Both are excellent shooters. Ammunition is about $50 a box. A lot cheaper to reload and brass is available from Starline. As you say they would go well with other British guns. That's part of the reason I picked up a 455 webley. A British day at the range is fun,1855 to 1944. If I didn't already have an mk1 I'd make an offer on that pistol myself.
I bought one a few years ago and it's a fun little gun to play with, I've never bought factory ammo instead bought a couple of hundred starling brass I think from bullet barn and some 158 grn .357 bullets which work pretty good even thought they are undersized.
saskgunowner101
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- near Prince Albert
I've owned a few of these revolvers over the years, and they are fun little guns to shoot. Pretty much like a watered down 38 Special but I sure wouldn't want to take one in the belly! It really pays for itself quickly with reloading and like fridge450 says, even undersize bullets will usually shoot okay.
You can get proper 200gr bullets froom Jethunter here on CGN. Budget Shooter Supply has Prvi .38 S&W brass; Rusty Wood has Starline. And I think there's a fairly recent thread on the Reloading forum about reoading for this calibre.
hatman1793
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
It's a total mystery why the British government adopted the 38S&W cartridge. Buy your own technology even though the world market has better. Like the S&W 38 special!
The M1 Carbine in 30 carbine would have been exceedingly better chambered in .357 magnum.
38 S&W is an orphan cartridge suitable for plinking, nostalgia shoots, and die-hard owners.
The M1 Carbine in 30 carbine would have been exceedingly better chambered in .357 magnum.
38 S&W is an orphan cartridge suitable for plinking, nostalgia shoots, and die-hard owners.
- Location
- West Central Alberta
The Brits always seemed to like "heavy and slow" for some reason. (The predecessor being the .455 Webley: a 265 gr bullet @ ~650 fps.) Apparently the .38 S&W was pretty effective despite its mediocre specification.
As to the M1 carbine, what seems odd was that they had a round specifically designed for it. (Mind you, this was true of the 1911 pistol as well.) The .357 would have been excellent except that it's a rimmed cartridge, so not as easy to get to feed. I wonder why they didn't chamber it for the .45 ACP.
Not to mention .38 S&W hard to find & very expensive when found here in Canada now.
The only way to go with it now up here is to reload for it.
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Local gun shops have it in NS for 50 something a box. Over a dollar a round. A lot cheaper to reload especially if you cast your own bullets. I stumbled across 500 loaded Dominion so I have lots of cases plus 100 Starline I bought the week before. Powder lasts a while with about 3400 loads a pound. I usually take one of my 38 to the range every time I go to the range. Nice relaxing round to shoot. Not sure which I like better the Webley or Enfield. My Enfield MK1 has the later style plastic grips but the rest is original. I like a break on revolver for some reason. Mybe because they are different. My have to find the 200 gr mould for them. A couple of nice pieces of history that go with my British stuff. About the only thing I would like to add is a 455 webley break open.
