well, we all know there are a Great many old sporterized lee Enfield rifles out there and I have always had a penchant for hunting coastal blacktails with mine. many of us have em.... dusty, ugly, bastardized relics from our fathers and grandfathers. Sold in the 60's and 70's for under 50.00 at sears, hudson bay co.... and many other outfits that used to cater to loggers, miners, prospectors.... and the game getters, the hunters.
My first hunting rifle, a BSA Lee enfield no1 mk 3, sporterized military stock, Weaver TO-1 dovetail rail and a ill fitting 10 round magazine, was handed down to me by my father many years ago. Took my biggest buck of all time with that rifle a couple years ago. problem is i found it snagged on things when i went thru the thick stuff. i wanted a shorter barrel, a higher cheek weld..... the standard fare sporter needed some time on my bench for a complete, modern makeover.
the first custom enfield i did up was picked up by a friend and he loved it big time. Open sights removed, barrel cut and crowned at 19 inches, bolt head replaced for improved headspace, custom picatinny scope rail i machine myself, and a fixed position kydex cheek riser, then to top it off, the whole package gets bathed in my custom camo finish.
here's a few pics some of you may enjoy. The purists and collectors amongst us need not freak out, my policy on customizing these fine rifles is that i will only do the work on sporters. I will not under any circumstances take a collectable, mint or otherwise, full wod original finish enfield and do what i have done to these hehhehe. BUT for those of you who like what you see..... you may have an enfield kicken around that could be reborn into one fine hunting rifle..... check out the pics and you'll see what i mean
My first hunting rifle, a BSA Lee enfield no1 mk 3, sporterized military stock, Weaver TO-1 dovetail rail and a ill fitting 10 round magazine, was handed down to me by my father many years ago. Took my biggest buck of all time with that rifle a couple years ago. problem is i found it snagged on things when i went thru the thick stuff. i wanted a shorter barrel, a higher cheek weld..... the standard fare sporter needed some time on my bench for a complete, modern makeover.
the first custom enfield i did up was picked up by a friend and he loved it big time. Open sights removed, barrel cut and crowned at 19 inches, bolt head replaced for improved headspace, custom picatinny scope rail i machine myself, and a fixed position kydex cheek riser, then to top it off, the whole package gets bathed in my custom camo finish.
here's a few pics some of you may enjoy. The purists and collectors amongst us need not freak out, my policy on customizing these fine rifles is that i will only do the work on sporters. I will not under any circumstances take a collectable, mint or otherwise, full wod original finish enfield and do what i have done to these hehhehe. BUT for those of you who like what you see..... you may have an enfield kicken around that could be reborn into one fine hunting rifle..... check out the pics and you'll see what i mean
