I just made an other one ! Lee Enfield No4 Shorty " tanker" carbine

[woodchopper]

To answer your questions, barrel is now about 18.5. the barrel was shortened the front sight base was machined and re-crowned by a very competent man who I have to admit is an excellent machinist . the wood and hardware are new old stock I bought from A friend and I did the modifications to the forearm and front handguard myself.

I cringed a bit.

I hope that was not a full lenght forestock.....

the ones I made I carefully selected for matching grain and colour a chunk of wood and spliced on extension to the sporterized forestock. Then hid the splice under a barrel band. This also results in having to manufacture custom lenght upper handguards.


original thread with lots of pictures (if they are still working) http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/250456-Enfield-Tanker-project-NOW-95-done


I see all the pictures are missing, I'll have to try to find them again.

 

[stevebc]

I like it. In fact, I'm planning to do one myself- thread subscribed.

 

[Pre-1898]

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