I think I may be sick.

sgt.maj

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Really, I think I may have some sort of disorder. I keep seeing horribly bubbad' Enfields out there and I have a compulsion to buy them and restore them to their original beauty. Does any one else have this horrible affliction? Am I the only one? Is there a support group out there somewhere, that can help me with this disease? Can any one explain to me why people go out of their way to absolutley destroy one of Gods great gifts to the world. Sacriledge dammit! Sacriledge.

I have an offer in on a sporterd' No1.

I will restore it! I will bring her back....I promise.

Hail Mary full of grace.......
 
I know how you feel, my cousin gave me a no1mk3* that was just horribly butchered and is missing so many parts that it's well beyond making any kind of ecnomical sense ... BUT she's dated 1917, during ww1 .... Just that makes it feel like a sort of sacred duty to (eventually) bring her back to her former beauty, if anything to honor the poor chap who (probably) had to carry this thing in the trenches of the western front ...
 
So far I've managed to resist the urge, and it has been awful at times. But sooner or later, I'm going to take the plunge. I've managed to hold off this long by telling myself to wait for a perfect WW1 enfield with only the forend wood cut. I see it happening before the year is out!
 
No..I wont touch a messed up 'field...

But if you are restoring them then yer like one of those doctors that goes to Africa for nothing...GOOD ON YA...

(I wouldnt go to Africa, neither...not to deal with dying Africans)
 
Yep, been there done dat!

eBay often has parts, wood is getting scarce though..

Probably have to bring it in from the states...
 
I have restored a number of rifles. It is not necessarily cost effective. Great hobby, with satisfaction at completing a project. Unless you can access the parts economically though, it might be best to restore a rifle only if there is something intrinsically special about it.
One of my current projects is a Mk. I Savage with a 3 digit serial.
 
Not cost effective - been there, done that. But it can be fun and turn out nice of properly done.

No.4's are esier to bring back than No.1's are.
 
The fruits of my labour.

1942 Savage No.4:


1933 Ishapore No.1:


When I got them the only unbubba'd parts were the barreled actions/bolts and magazines which matched one another. It cost me about $100-$120 (not including slings and bayonets) each to refit these babies, but then again I got the rifles for a case of Molson Ex. Both pre or during WWII so I took the plunge. I'm very happy with the results.
 
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I've done several and I have about 6 or 7 more lurking around in the back of the locker waiting for their turns.

in the back currently are a 1916 SSA, 1918 SSA, 1927 BSA commercial with a target crowned barrel, a MkIII 1924 RSAF Enfield, and a few other oddities.

I try to only buy the ones that are a little more interesting, but a lot of run of the mill bubbas still find their way into the herd. but when someone want to sell me an enfield for $25 I can't say no :(
 
Restoration is a labour of love, NOT a excercise in economics.

I rescued a bubba'd NZ pattern carbine that some IDIOT had chopped the forend, and discarded the handguard and nosecap. Just couldn't stand to see the poor thing sitting on the rack in the pawn shop.

One wonders WHY he thought is necessary to cut back a carbine which is already short. (fortunatly no metal was buggered.)
 
Enfielditus can hit a man pretty hard....
I found a bubba'd '43 Savage and worked on finding "all correct " parts .
Getting all the proper metal parts was as easy as ,... ssporters.com.
Savage "correct" stocks were another story but I settled for a unissued stock set in beech..
I couldn't stop there however ...
Along came a no D/T scopemount , scope and then a cheekpiece , charger clips and a Savage bayo...
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...oh yeah...then another scope ....
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Restoration in progress

Ya, it is a sickness. You need therepy.

Here is a pic of a current restoration 'before and after' pic.
beforeandafter.jpg


I started out with a cut down 1893 Mk.II Lee Metford. When I was finished I had a full spec, correct maker marked and govt acceptance stamped Long Tom.

The only parts that were used from the original Bubba were the reciever, trigger, trigger guard, bolt, rear volley sight, rear site and buttplate. For the amount of time and money that I spent, I could have bought a complete original one. But then again, the experience and knowledge I gained is of value too.

The way that I see it, this is my hobby, it will cost me a few bucks. The reward is not calculated in dollars.

By the way gents, all I need to complete this one is a sight slider. Anybody have one spare? Huh? Huh?
 
I brough a Siamese enfield back from the dead, I had to get all the wood and hardware from Numrich and it worked out ok. It doesnt' make any financial sense but I learned a few things about that rifle and I had fun .
 
I actually WANT a bubba'd Enfield. To remain bubba'd. That's what many generations of Canadian frontiersmen and hunters used, and are arguably just as historically significant as part of Canadiana as the military configurations
 
prosper said:
I actually WANT a bubba'd Enfield. To remain bubba'd. That's what many generations of Canadian frontiersmen and hunters used, and are arguably just as historically significant as part of Canadiana as the military configurations
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There are sure a bunch of them around...not at all hard to find.
 
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