Can anyone school me on .303 British sporterized
- Thread starter CanadianBaconPancakes
- Start date
- Location
- West coast of Vancouver Island
I will assume you mean Lee Enfields. There are two basic types, one with the rear sight on the barrel and the other with rear sights on the receiver. The most common sporter you will find has the barrel length cut so it isn't a candidate for restoration. The prices run from $150 to $250.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Edit: These examples are full military rifles in very good nick.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk I
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Edit: These examples are full military rifles in very good nick.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
yikes
where to start.....
first if your looking for a sporter to fix up you need to find one that the metal has not been cut.
No1 MkIII and MKIII* aka ShTLE or SMLE are less likely to have the barrel cut, but harder to find all the other parts.
No4 Mk1 and Mk1* have a slight difference between stocks as well as the Mk2 MkI/2 and MkI/3 will also have differences. However the Mk2 and MkI/2 use the same stock. These marks of rifles are more likely to have the last 2" of barrel cut off to remove the bayonet lugs, making them poor candidates for restoration.
No5 Mk1 aka jungle carbines are easy, mostly because they were not full wood stocks so they didn't get cut down, but some had the flash cone and or bayonet lug cut off and good luck finding parts.
those are the common varients that you will find, there are all sorts of other interesting but uncommon marks and varients.
oh and there is an entire sticky thread above with photos of enfields of all sorts.
where to start.....
first if your looking for a sporter to fix up you need to find one that the metal has not been cut.
No1 MkIII and MKIII* aka ShTLE or SMLE are less likely to have the barrel cut, but harder to find all the other parts.
No4 Mk1 and Mk1* have a slight difference between stocks as well as the Mk2 MkI/2 and MkI/3 will also have differences. However the Mk2 and MkI/2 use the same stock. These marks of rifles are more likely to have the last 2" of barrel cut off to remove the bayonet lugs, making them poor candidates for restoration.
No5 Mk1 aka jungle carbines are easy, mostly because they were not full wood stocks so they didn't get cut down, but some had the flash cone and or bayonet lug cut off and good luck finding parts.
those are the common varients that you will find, there are all sorts of other interesting but uncommon marks and varients.
oh and there is an entire sticky thread above with photos of enfields of all sorts.
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Shot one for the first time at the range today. Was like a bucket of cold water in the face on a real hot day! I can't believe I wasted 35-ish years, chasing after plastic guns that go "pew pew pew" and all this time, such a sweet rifle was right under my nose.
Instantly hooked! Now I gotta have one. No idea even which kind I shot. What a great rifle!
Instantly hooked! Now I gotta have one. No idea even which kind I shot. What a great rifle!
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
like crack I tell you ..... 
Rifleman1911
CGN Regular
- Location
- Leduc county AB
Yeah. They are addictive. Got issued one in the Rangers. Haven't stopped getting then since. Then there is the variants. 1914 and the M1917. Good luck.
