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My brother who had been to Bisley multiple times passed 2 weeks ago. We found home for most of his stuff prior to this. I am left with ( among other things) 2 barrel actions for TR rifles that may be of interest to someone.
One is a #4 mk1 with an Enfield barrel in 7.62x51 (308) It was installed by Enfield. This is a chrome moly barrel and I believe is .3065 groove diameter.
The other is a Remington 725 rebarreled to 308 with a 28" Hart Barrel. No trigger or safety.
Both have the mag openings filled to make them a single shot.
Both barrels in good shape with relatively low round count.
Are they worth anything? How much?

Neil
 
Neilm said:
My brother who had been to Bisley multiple times passed 2 weeks ago. We found home for most of his stuff prior to this. I am left with ( among other things) 2 barrel actions for TR rifles that may be of interest to someone.
One is a #4 mk1 with an Enfield barrel in 7.62x51 (308) It was installed by Enfield. This is a chrome moly barrel and I believe is .3065 groove diameter.
The other is a Remington 725 rebarreled to 308 with a 28" Hart Barrel. No trigger or safety.
Both have the mag openings filled to make them a single shot.
Both barrels in good shape with relatively low round count.
Are they worth anything? How much?

Neil
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Sadly, there are not a lot of us TR shooters around that know the Enfield actions.
I have seen them for sale anywhere from $350 bare to upwards to $900 if they have the PH 5C sight on them.
Even for a rear locker, they are a good action if they have a good barrel on them, but I think you know that! LOL
Cat
 
Jefferson said:
how do you know they are a low round count? the e field is how old?
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My brother said the Enfield barrel had about 1,000 rounds through it and they were good for about 7,000 before they started to drop off and the Hart barrel about 2,000 and that should be good for about 5,000.
I don't know the age exactly. He was shooting regularly for about 60 years. DCRA changed there rules about the mid 60's to allow either the 7.62 or 5.56 but it had to be on a commonwealth military action such as the No. 4 or P14 so it would be 50 + years old. The Hart barrel was used for testing different lots of ammunition for the team. They got to close the lot they wanted for use in Canada.
 
Sorry for the loss of your brother.

Most folks interested in TR are going to want something more modern that either of these.

The 725 is an interesting variant in the 700 series, but it is the trigger/safety mechanism that makes it different from a 721/722. Any M700 trigger could be fitted. It could be used to set up a F(TR) rifle.
The No. 4 with Enfield barrel (hammer forging marks in the finish?) would be of interest to someone wanting to set up a rifle with nostalgia appeal.

They do have value, but it might be limited. You could try the No. 4 at $350, the 725 at $500 in the EE and see what happens.
 
The Enfield maybe a customized DRCA rifle which adds value. If so, it would have a stamped serial # on the receiver and bolt. See the sticky at the top of the milsurp forum for pics
 
It was used for DCRA competition but I'm petty sure that the conversion was done in England. I stand corrected it is not the No4 MK1 but a No4 MK2(F) which was regulated by Fulton and marked as so. It has matching serial numbers on the side of the receiver and the rear of the bolt. It is not marked as Long Branch.
Thanks for the help.
 
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50 bucks either way
good values


tiriaq said:
Sorry for the loss of your brother.

Most folks interested in TR are going to want something more modern that either of these.

The 725 is an interesting variant in the 700 series, but it is the trigger/safety mechanism that makes it different from a 721/722. Any M700 trigger could be fitted. It could be used to set up a F(TR) rifle.
The No. 4 with Enfield barrel (hammer forging marks in the finish?) would be of interest to someone wanting to set up a rifle with nostalgia appeal.

They do have value, but it might be limited. You could try the No. 4 at $350, the 725 at $500 in the EE and see what happens.
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No.4 mk2 is much different than Long Branch since the trigger is not on the trigger guard but attached to the receiver. I think the later Envoy would be closer to the Mk2 and would be more desirable for a two piece stock.
 
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