Enfields

A few of us rebuild them. A couple Pictures of two mine are a few posts above a #1 and #_4. Parts can be found on the EE ,####### ,gun shows or on the internet. Google Lee Enfield parts and a couple places will come up. Sounds like your going to need new wood, bands and nose piece. Probably a few other parts. Not hard to do and Doug it yourself is much more satisfying compared to having someone else to it.
 
Hi everyone, just spent the day reading this. Lot of nice rifles! I am looking forward to picking one up soon. Waiting to meet up with seller. :)

Curious is there a way to on the fly measure the barrel with measuring tape from bolt handle or sight to confirm its not cut? Ive been looking and haven't seen these numbers. Or is a measured dowel in barrel the only sure way?
 
Dresden said:
Hi everyone, just spent the day reading this. Lot of nice rifles! I am looking forward to picking one up soon. Waiting to meet up with seller. :)

Curious is there a way to on the fly measure the barrel with measuring tape from bolt handle or sight to confirm its not cut? Ive been looking and haven't seen these numbers. Or is a measured dowel in barrel the only sure way?
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What Enfield rifle are you looking at getting ? Its normally quite apparent if the barrel has been cut.
 
Dresden said:
Hi everyone, just spent the day reading this. Lot of nice rifles! I am looking forward to picking one up soon. Waiting to meet up with seller. :)

Curious is there a way to on the fly measure the barrel with measuring tape from bolt handle or sight to confirm its not cut? Ive been looking and haven't seen these numbers. Or is a measured dowel in barrel the only sure way?
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"measure the barrel" - probably matters to say where you measured from, where to where - normally a barrel length commonly listed as distance from closed bolt face to muzzle - so that includes the chamber and the "headspace" gap. Usually slide a cleaning rod into muzzle end until it hits the closed bolt face - make mark on cleaning rod at muzzle - withdraw cleaning rod and measure from bolt face end to the mark on the cleaning rod. I have seen several people measure from muzzle to front end of receiver - where the barrel screws in - along the exterior of the barrel - that can work - if you say that is where you measured from and to. Is also the case where the barrel is completely removed from the receiver - so measure from flat end on rear of it to the muzzle - is often NOT including "head space gap" on a rimmed cartridge that butts up against the rear end of the barrel - but again, it helps to say where to where that you measured.
 
Snider shooter said:
A couple more of my rebuilds. The front top I made and are almost finished. They still need the metal pieces put on.both of them. 41 BSA and a 18 LSA.
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that top wood looks really good.

I've done the same for the 2 tankers that I rebuilt, not going to catch me cutting down any good wood bits.

I will be looking at doing a No1 in the future, but have a few other projects lined up first
 
TheTempMan said:
Is a Lee Enfield rifle worth investing in in 2024/2025? It seems like .303 is just going up and up with no end in sight.
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As an 'investment'? Personally I don't buy guns as an investment.

To buy to shoot and have fun with, then sure why not. Prices are not going to come down.
 
A modest collection of Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 and Mk1* rifles.

All are Long Branch WWII production. All are C/l\ marked and were in Canadian Military service during that period. None have import marks. Two saw subsequent service with the RCMP and one was a Canadian Ranger rifle.

From top:

1941 No4 Mk1, 0L6___ No4 Mk1 cruciform bayonet
1942 No4 Mk1*, 1L6___, No4 Mk1 cruciform bayonet
1942 No4 Mk1*, 18L1___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, RCMP service
1943 No4 Mk1*, 57L7___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, RCMP service
1944 No4 Mk1*, 75L6___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, Ranger service, has a birds eye maple forestock
1945 No4 Mk1*, 82L8___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet

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FoymountFarm said:
A modest collection of Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 and Mk1* rifles.

All are Long Branch WWII production. All are C/l\ marked and were in Canadian Military service during that period. None have import marks. Two saw subsequent service with the RCMP and one was a Canadian Ranger rifle.

From top:

1941 No4 Mk1, 0L6___ No4 Mk1 cruciform bayonet
1942 No4 Mk1*, 1L6___, No4 Mk1 cruciform bayonet
1942 No4 Mk1*, 18L1___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, RCMP service
1943 No4 Mk1*, 57L7___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, RCMP service
1944 No4 Mk1*, 75L6___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet, Ranger service, has a birds eye maple forestock
1945 No4 Mk1*, 82L8___, No4 MkII LB C/l\ bayonet

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I see butts on the left. Don’t be a tease. Post them.
 
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