LEE ENFIELD 303. british refurbishment
- Thread starter zoarok
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Blastattack
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I am getting a Lee enfield for cheap i was wondering how much it would cost to get a new stock and re-blue the barrel thanks.
-Zoarok
New stock would be about $200 or more for a good one. However, knowing which Lee Enfield you have is very important in figuring out which stock you need.
Re-blue jobs start at about $200 and go up from there. Depends oh how polished you want the metal and how badly pitted metal is.
You know if it's been sporterised or is it in military configuration? That'll determine if bluing is appropriate. Most Lee-Enfields were not blued to start with. And most smithies don't do hot bluing due to the amount of hand work required plus the need for a separate room free of ferrous metals to do it.
Which model you're getting will determine how easy it'll be to re-stock. What kind of stock you want matters too. A sporter synthetic runs about $80. Wood will be a bunch more. Military will be a whole bunch more and will depend on the model. A walnut butt stock for a No. 4 alone runs $60ish from Marstar. They list No. 1 butt stocks, but don't give the price.
Either way, check the headspace before you do anything else. Thousands of Lee-Enfields were assembled out of parts bins with zero QC.
Then slug the barrel(hammer a cast .30 calibre bullet or suitable lead fishing sinker through the barrel with a 1/4" brass rod and a plastic mallet and measure it with a micrometer. Way easier to do than type about.). Lee-Enfield barrels can measure between .311" and .315" and still be considered ok. Over .315" the barrel is shot out. Commercial ammunition and reloading bullets are either .311 or .312".
Which model you're getting will determine how easy it'll be to re-stock. What kind of stock you want matters too. A sporter synthetic runs about $80. Wood will be a bunch more. Military will be a whole bunch more and will depend on the model. A walnut butt stock for a No. 4 alone runs $60ish from Marstar. They list No. 1 butt stocks, but don't give the price.
Either way, check the headspace before you do anything else. Thousands of Lee-Enfields were assembled out of parts bins with zero QC.
Then slug the barrel(hammer a cast .30 calibre bullet or suitable lead fishing sinker through the barrel with a 1/4" brass rod and a plastic mallet and measure it with a micrometer. Way easier to do than type about.). Lee-Enfield barrels can measure between .311" and .315" and still be considered ok. Over .315" the barrel is shot out. Commercial ammunition and reloading bullets are either .311 or .312".
