Enfield in 7.62

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george313

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Hi I got a Enfield in 7.62 on the side of the gun it says Canadian Longbranch 1951 and 7.62 is stamped on the barrel and it has a parker hale adjustable peep site. The gun has full wood and the wood is dark the number on the bolt matches the match on the gun. I was wondering if this was a DCRA conversion or was the rifle manufactured in 7.62?
I think it has Mark IV written on it as well but the gun is home and I’m at work I seached the forums and could not find much info, except of a couple of them for sale.
 
The DCRA conversion will be stamped on the top of the bolt handle, the right side of the receiver ring and the right side of the barrel knox with a stylized "maple leaf" symbol. You'll have to remove the rear hand guard to see the third stamping. The number will be no greater than 2000 and be the same in al three locations. Post a picture and I can tell you a lot more. Ron
 
Don't worry about the receiver date.....there's quite a spread in dates. It's the DCRA conversion number that counts. Ron
 
A rifle converted through the DCRA will have the CAL applied markings.
The PH sight suggests target shooting, although when it was installed is anyone's guess.
There were 7.62 conversions other than those done through the DCRA.
 
What you're referring to is the L8 series of trials rifles. And I believe they were only done in the UK and are even more rare than unicorn s**t. While DCRA are the desirable and official Canadian 7.62 conversions, there are quite a few privately converted 7.62 rifles out there too. Many private conversion lack magazines however because although it is easy to re-barrel them, making the mag feed correctly is another story.
 
CAL supplied 7.62 barrels to the UK for the L8 program. There was a batch of L8 rifles sold off through surplus dealers in Europe (Germany, IIRC). Don't know how many made it to North America.
If the barrel has bayonet lugs, it may be for an L8 style conversion. The CAL target rifle conversions did not have lugs. Some detached barrels are around.
Sterling made magazines for their conversion kits, and the UK L42 conversions of 4T rifles used new made magazines. The CAL/DCRA conversions were intended for single shot target use. Some of these rifles have had Sterling or UK issue magazines installed by their owners.
 
I'm 99% sure it's a DCRA and it's in mint condition except for a couple safe marks. I'll try and get those numbers tonight when I get home. I see one for sale on the exchange forums for $1000 and I only paid $75 for mine.
 
george, get some pics and send them to one of the posters, tiriaq. He won't BS you and knows his stuff. You are only speculating.

I've seen at least 50 7.62 conversions that were done from kits or just had an after market barrel installed, it's not rocket science. The RCMP, Conservation departments, clubs and home shooter/gunsmiths had many made up as well. For the most part, they were very well done and the quality was excellent. Many were done on new rifles, they were just as cheap as a used one in those days.

Get some confirmation on what you have before you look silly posting it on the EE and try to make yourself a quick profit. If you're wrong, it will get you a bad trader rating. You don't need that. All it takes is one and you will never sell another thing on the EE.
 
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