Help ID this mummy wrapped Enfield

[y2k]

Marstar
Yugo M48BO

Are they still available and how were they?

 

[RememberTheSomme]

The No4 gets a very bad reputation from a lot of people for its lack of accuracy. If the rifle is in as new condition throughout, cleaned of grease in the bedding etc, it should be a very decent shooter with the right ammunition.

More often than not, it was poor lots of ammunition that caused a No4 to shoot erratically.

If it was really bad, bedding was another issue.

I've had as new No4 MkI* rifles that will shoot factory grey box WW ammo into an inch. I still own a 1950 Long Branch that I purchased in the grease for $90 that shoots like that.

Sadly, my eyes aren't what they used to be.

P51, from your other posts, I figured you weren't serious and I to have seen many rifles that were packaged for long term storage that were useless when unwrapped. In one case while working for Lever Arms, there was an order of 1500 K98s still in the crates. All were consecutively numbered and of cours with bayonets and other accessories.

The crates looked like they had been stored outside for 20 years and just pushed around the lot to get them out of the way. Out of 1500 rifles, Allan managed to get about 200 that were still pristine. The rest were anywhere from scrap to 75%. At least 600 of the rifles were broken down for their receivers/bolts/trigger guards. The barrels were rusty at the muzzles. They all went to some guy in Florida. He was making sporters out of the actions. The rest of the parts, were tossed into the scrap metal bin and the stocks were used for firewood. It sounds like a waste but the water damage was bad and at the time there wasn't any room or profit in storing them.

Bear, these rifles with the right handloads would make alot of No4Mk1(T)s blush with MkVII ,would you say?

 

[#1bcshooter]

Are they still available and how were they?

I believe they are still in stock , I bought one last yr . They come with bayonet
sling & ammo pouch . Sent the first one back as it had a small crack in the stock . They are original condition unfired

 

[Coyote Ugly]

please think about this comparison and buying a 60+ year old pig in a poke.

My name is abdul and i will sell you one of my beautiful daughters, but i want the money first and then you can unwrap her after you take her home.

lol!

 

[Broughton]

John only thing i've seen to come close to that was a "New ,Unfired in the box" Winchester Model 100 Rifle in .308WIN, first year production 1961 on GunsAmerica. I believe it was listed for 2200.

I have this same rifle .. It's an awesome deer/varmint rifle but damn! 2200?! I paid $350 and I'm not sure of the year, it certainly isn't unfired but I dono if i'd pay that much for one brand new.

 

[Claven2]

The No.5 below was sold by a large American arms surplus dealer in "Good" condition. Caveat emptor

That's a very dirty rifle, but it might still be in NRA good condition once cleaned up. For all I know, the bore shines like a supernova.

 

[american lockpicker]

Actually my local gun shop had a couple of new, wrapped French bolt actions not too long ago - I wasn't really interested (they were French after all - I didn't want to have to referee arguments in my gun safe).

Mas-36?

 

[Ganderite]

I have 2 of those #4's that someone else bought , cleaned and shot. They shoot very, very good. Much better than my other #4s, including old tricked out #4 target rifles.

The range of serial numbers is well known and you see them at gun shows for around $400. If you want a real good shooter, don't waste the money on a wrapped one.

 

[millwright]

Picked one up at the Ft Mac gunshow for 500.00 (unwrapped)as well as a Brazilian M968.

 

[enfield303t]

Last weekend a gentleman had a perfect No4 at the Lumby Gun Show and wanted $975.00 for it. He said it was wrapped but he took off the wrap to show what it was really like. Well it wasn't worth what he was asking but probably was IF he had left it in the paper. I do think hell will freeze over before he gets the $975.00 and toting it to gunshows for sure it will get damaged.

If you are buying the gun with the thought of using it please consider purchasing a different gun as there are countless great shooters out there.

IMHO is is sad to purchase a gun in the wrap and then unwrap it, mind you everytime someone does it raises the value of the few remaining.

If it is as described it is worth the price as they are never going to drop in value.

 

[sniperelite]

If any one is interested in seeing one being unwrapped check out my thread below. I also have more pics of the rifle being torn down that show how much cosmoline was used to preserve the internals. PM me if you would like to see them.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343171

 

[4b1t]

If any one is interested in seeing one being unwrapped check out my thread below. I also have more pics of the rifle being torn down that show how much cosmoline was used to preserve the internals. PM me if you would like to see them.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=343171

HA! I remember that thread. I bought two of them when Lever first brought them in during the 90s, pretty sure they were $350.00 ish. One I kept in the wrap, the other I took great pleasure in unwrapping, best of both worlds.