Lee Enfield Sporter Identification

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Hey there, new guy here.

Just wondering if anyone can help me identify what kind of lee enfield I have here, main reason being that I might want to get a magazine for it.

It feeds fine except the last round, it always pops up.

Also I can't seem to remove the magazine from the rifle for some reason, maybe I just need to pry a little harder I dunno:d

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Hi xdbx, you have a heavily modified No4 lee enfield. To remove the mag you may need to remove the bolt, and have A buddy depress the mag release while you try to convince the mag to go down by pushing it downward from the top.
 
Ok Thanks, didn't want to buy the wrong magazine haha.

I got the thing for dirt cheap so wasn't expecting much, but it looks pretty nice and shoots good enough, guess I'll see if I can get a 10 round magazine for it somewhere.
 
Heavily modified No.4 Mk.I indeed.

Those chopped down sporterized Lee-Enfield magazines can be a right pain in the arse to install and remove from the rifle. Just as easy to leave it in place, if there are no function issues - and only remove to clean, if required.
 
hmm yeah so it seems, maybe I can tweek the magazine lip on the right side a bit, it doesn't properly hold the first round I put in (always pops up as seen in pic #6-7) which of course causes a feeding problem on the last round.
 
It can help to run some penetrating oil around the magazine and mag release. Some Enfields haven't had their magazines out in decades, so they can start acting like they're glued in by all the crap they've accumulated in the gaps.
 
The feed lip "tweeking" on a No.4 are critical - they are not AR magazines meant to be slammed in and out - they were meant to be inserted and reloaded with stripper clips (chargers) and only removed for cleaning. You "unloaded" at the enemy or by cycling the action. Military design and needs - not designed with "jump out of the truck" type hunting in mind. I see many, many of them with "flattened" feed lips caused by healthy pummels on the bottom to get it to "seat properly". Start on one side - get every cartridge to feed from that side correctly - very slight bending in or out with needle nose pliers on the front feed lip on that side. Then work on the other side. Then seat the magazine until you get the final "click" - don't bend those lips when seating the magazine!!! Properly set up, those Lee Enfields feed like they are running on greased snot - even better, is a properly set up No. 1. Then, when you change cartridge types (more or less pointy bullets, more or less rounded), you get to do it all over again.
 
In the last photo, the round is just sitting on the follower - if you push the round down into the magazine, is it retained under the feed lip(s)?
 
Potashminer said:
The feed lip "tweeking" on a No.4 are critical - they are not AR magazines meant to be slammed in and out - they were meant to be inserted and reloaded with stripper clips (chargers) and only removed for cleaning. You "unloaded" at the enemy or by cycling the action. Military design and needs - not designed with "jump out of the truck" type hunting in mind. I see many, many of them with "flattened" feed lips caused by healthy pummels on the bottom to get it to "seat properly". Start on one side - get every cartridge to feed from that side correctly - very slight bending in or out with needle nose pliers on the front feed lip on that side. Then work on the other side. Then seat the magazine until you get the final "click" - don't bend those lips when seating the magazine!!! Properly set up, those Lee Enfields feed like they are running on greased snot - even better, is a properly set up No. 1. Then, when you change cartridge types (more or less pointy bullets, more or less rounded), you get to do it all over again.
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You are correct that the Lee Enfield was only supposed to be reloaded using stripper clips, it was interesting to watch the Canadian Rangers during Range practice , with their No.4 rifles , including rapid fire, by changing magazines, slamming them into the mag housing , I often wondered how they never had problems with the feed lips on their No.4 mags , the Rangers seemed to have rigged up a ammo belt around their waist to carry extra magazines,
 
7ECA said:
In the last photo, the round is just sitting on the follower - if you push the round down into the magazine, is it retained under the feed lip(s)?
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No if I push the round under the feed lip it'll stay for a second then pop out again.
 
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