Well I inherited a lee enfield no 5 from my late father in law. It's been in the back of the safe for quite awhile. It is a 1945 ROF rifle. The wood is all replaced with actually a nice monte carlo stock and matching forend. It has a 5 round magazine the bolt is from a no 4 and the flash hider had the ears and bayonet lug ground off. I can't see it being worth restoration. So I want to make it a deer rifle for use this fall. I want to remove what's left of the flash hider and put a scope on it. Anyone tell me what the barrel will look like under there when I remove it? Any suggestions for a good scope mount? I looked at the xs sights scout mount but it will need the hider removed for sure and if I went that way I would like a front sight as the rear sight is still in place with this mount. Thanks guys
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Finish what bubba started
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The barell should be flat, I'm sure its just a pin holding it, I cringe at the videos on youtube of guys punching the pins out then smacking it with a hammer, I have heard the b square(I think that's the name) work well, and people seem too like using angle iron or aluminum off the reciever wall, and then over the action
You could have a lot of fun restoring it and adding a decent scope.
That 5-round mag is worth a 10-rounder plus some cash; they are quite scarce.
For a scope mount, try the S&K. I am using one on a Number 4 and it is SOLID. It allows the scope to sit a bit high, so you can us a bigger objective on the scope with no troubles. Height is a little high for bench-resting, but it is just about perfect for snap-shooting, which is what Bambi-blasting is, anyway. An added bonus is that the scope will JUST clear the handguard. This is a no-drill mount, so you do not damage your lovely old Milsurp rifle. It costs about the same as a drill-and-tap job but it is a LOT more solid than that silly little TO base which is the norm for the Lee-Enfield Number 4 and 5. You can order it with S&K rings (expensive) or for standard Weaver rings, which gives you a bit more flexibility on mounting your scope, as they are available in 4 or 5 heights. And, even better, you can put the rifle back to full military any time you like by removing 1 little screw and 1 bolt. The mount and cope then are ready to put onto another rifle for testing. I like that feature because I have a closetful of Number 4s and 5s.
On thing I would recommend is picking up a Number 4 butt for the critter. The proper Number 5 butt has that little rubber pad on it and the rubber, these days, is 70 years old and about as soft as cast-iron. It SMACKS. Number 4 butts just bolt right on AND they are available in SIX different lengths (Bantam, Short, Normal, Long, Extra-Long, Extra-extra Long) which enables you to FIT the Rifle to YOU. The Lee-Enfield is the ONLY military bolt rifle with this feature.
Decked out almost Factory, with a honking huge scope and that ###y flash-hider, you will get a LOT of comments from other hunters...... and likely half of them trying to buy your rifle before you have got a round off at Bambi.
So don't think about continuing Bubba's work. He has only wrecked ONE hard-to-find part.... and they come up in the Parts forum in Military Surplus Rifles in the EE fairly often.
A bit of thought and you can make this into an EXCELLENT deer rifle WITHOUT knocking $300 off the value.
And that is what you would be doing if you allow Bubba to set the course.
Hope this helps.
That 5-round mag is worth a 10-rounder plus some cash; they are quite scarce.
For a scope mount, try the S&K. I am using one on a Number 4 and it is SOLID. It allows the scope to sit a bit high, so you can us a bigger objective on the scope with no troubles. Height is a little high for bench-resting, but it is just about perfect for snap-shooting, which is what Bambi-blasting is, anyway. An added bonus is that the scope will JUST clear the handguard. This is a no-drill mount, so you do not damage your lovely old Milsurp rifle. It costs about the same as a drill-and-tap job but it is a LOT more solid than that silly little TO base which is the norm for the Lee-Enfield Number 4 and 5. You can order it with S&K rings (expensive) or for standard Weaver rings, which gives you a bit more flexibility on mounting your scope, as they are available in 4 or 5 heights. And, even better, you can put the rifle back to full military any time you like by removing 1 little screw and 1 bolt. The mount and cope then are ready to put onto another rifle for testing. I like that feature because I have a closetful of Number 4s and 5s.
On thing I would recommend is picking up a Number 4 butt for the critter. The proper Number 5 butt has that little rubber pad on it and the rubber, these days, is 70 years old and about as soft as cast-iron. It SMACKS. Number 4 butts just bolt right on AND they are available in SIX different lengths (Bantam, Short, Normal, Long, Extra-Long, Extra-extra Long) which enables you to FIT the Rifle to YOU. The Lee-Enfield is the ONLY military bolt rifle with this feature.
Decked out almost Factory, with a honking huge scope and that ###y flash-hider, you will get a LOT of comments from other hunters...... and likely half of them trying to buy your rifle before you have got a round off at Bambi.
So don't think about continuing Bubba's work. He has only wrecked ONE hard-to-find part.... and they come up in the Parts forum in Military Surplus Rifles in the EE fairly often.
A bit of thought and you can make this into an EXCELLENT deer rifle WITHOUT knocking $300 off the value.
And that is what you would be doing if you allow Bubba to set the course.
Hope this helps.
Well I didn't think it was really worth restoration with the flash hider chopped up. Are these not to hard to find? What about the furniture this rifle needs everything. The bolt is not the proper one with the hollow bolt knob. It would be a fun project though. The source I see with the most parts is in the US so I wonder about ordering from there.
