A buddy has a WW1 Lee Enfield p 14 303 that he is looking to get rid of i get first shot but cant find anything out about it?? He srnt 3 pics i can share he said the red dots were on it when his Uncle got it like 60 years ago??? Any info greatly appreciated!!!
303 Lee Enfield p 14
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1.)We need pics.
2.)This would be better off in the milsurp forum.
3.)Depends on condition. Is the wood cut down? Metal messed with? If so, $150 tops. If not, it can go anywhere from $400 to $600 or slightly more.
Oh yeah, in case I forgot:
2.)This would be better off in the milsurp forum.
3.)Depends on condition. Is the wood cut down? Metal messed with? If so, $150 tops. If not, it can go anywhere from $400 to $600 or slightly more.
Oh yeah, in case I forgot:
It's actually called an "Enfield P14" Not to be confused with a Lee Enfield. Very different animals.
A chopped down sporter can be worht form $100 to $300 depending on condition. Full military, depends on a lot of stuff. From $300 on up.
A chopped down sporter can be worht form $100 to $300 depending on condition. Full military, depends on a lot of stuff. From $300 on up.
If it is in the original condition. I'll yield to Tyler's estimate for value. That ($400-600) is about what the go for in the US also. If it has the volley sights they are a plus and being Winchester made would push it toward the upper end. Winchesters tend to be the most accurate.
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POINTS definitely has a point.
The "Lee" in "Lee-Enfield" refers to the type of ACTION: rear-locked, 60-degree bolt turn, #### on closing. Take a LEE rifle and put an ENFIELD barrel (deep rifling, 5 grooves, lands and grooves equal width, 1 turn in 10 inches, Left-hand) onto it and you have a proper "Lee-Enfield". In wartime they were made with anything from 2 to 6 grooves, but that was wartime.
The P.-'14 rifle is the PATTERN OF 1914 rifle which was DESIGNED at Enfield, starting with an 1895 Mauser. It has an extremely-robust Mauser action: 90-degree turn, locking lugs at the FRONT with ####-on-close, a superior APERTURE rear sight, a vastly improved safety and a heavy Enfield-type barrel. The British were attempting to build the PERFECT bolt-action rifle (after getting their butts shot off by Mausers in South Africa and then on their own rifle ranges by the ROSS).... and many people still think that they did so. This is the result.
BOTH are historically interesting, both can be just wizard accurate (although the P-14 is easier to tune) and they take the same ammo..... which is a perfect ballistic duplicate for the M-118 Sniper loading for the 7.62NATO. Either one is nothing to sneeze at.
You could be sitting on a very real Diamond of a rifle.
The "Lee" in "Lee-Enfield" refers to the type of ACTION: rear-locked, 60-degree bolt turn, #### on closing. Take a LEE rifle and put an ENFIELD barrel (deep rifling, 5 grooves, lands and grooves equal width, 1 turn in 10 inches, Left-hand) onto it and you have a proper "Lee-Enfield". In wartime they were made with anything from 2 to 6 grooves, but that was wartime.
The P.-'14 rifle is the PATTERN OF 1914 rifle which was DESIGNED at Enfield, starting with an 1895 Mauser. It has an extremely-robust Mauser action: 90-degree turn, locking lugs at the FRONT with ####-on-close, a superior APERTURE rear sight, a vastly improved safety and a heavy Enfield-type barrel. The British were attempting to build the PERFECT bolt-action rifle (after getting their butts shot off by Mausers in South Africa and then on their own rifle ranges by the ROSS).... and many people still think that they did so. This is the result.
BOTH are historically interesting, both can be just wizard accurate (although the P-14 is easier to tune) and they take the same ammo..... which is a perfect ballistic duplicate for the M-118 Sniper loading for the 7.62NATO. Either one is nothing to sneeze at.
You could be sitting on a very real Diamond of a rifle.
Judging by the pics you sent me, I'd say $150 to $200, depending entirely on bore condition. Some people ask more, but you see those pieces floating around in the EE for a long time.
Good to see it's restorable for an interested party.
Good to see it's restorable for an interested party.
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