No#4 MKII

M

mbogo3

CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Rating - 100%
87   0   0
I'm more familiar with mausers but was wondering about the quality of the Pakistani enfields no #4 MKII's Where/who else made them and what is to be expected for accuracy.A source for purchase? Thanx Harold
 
The Pakistanis bought the whole Fazakerly factory from the British. "Chip" Stratton wrote that they began by rebuilding wartime rifles, stripping and pooling parts. Then P.O.F. started making new recievers and barrels with old parts. He puts the production at 40,000 rifles between 1957 and 1960.

There is nothing to suggest that their rifle building techniques or materials were substandard.
 
The Pakistani No4MkII I have is great. Very good quality wood and metal. The bore on mine measures out at .310 and is very accurate. The wood is dark, straight grained Circassian Walnut and is in VG or better condition. The reinforcing screw on the fore end has been covered so well it's almost impossible to find it. It is finished with some sort of matte oil? I thought it was just dirty at first but that doesn't seem to be the case. The trigger pull is around 4 1/2 pounds, slightly creepy but not enough to go through the trouble of smoothing it out. Final let off is always a bit of a surprise.
Mine is dated 1959. I bought it from a local dealer, Del Selins one of the paying advertisers on this site. I found the proper #9 bayonet with scabbard at P&S. I would like to find the proper Pakistani frog and sling as well. I don't know, but I suspect they are typical pattern 37 type.
Over all, I would say it was built to exacting standards that were held as close as possible to specs. Who ever the individual builders were, they definitely took pride in their work.
 
Last edited:
Should have asked before but how many groove rifling? Thanx again..........Harold ***100 yard groups?
 
check out Riflechair.com I believe he did an article on the Pakastani no4.
His article was very favorable. Good rifle and great shooter.

You might have to search a bit to find the article but its worth a read.
 
Mine has five grooves and so do the others I've seen. With out of the box Winchester 174 grn soft points, it shoots into 1 1/2in at 100yds, even with my aging eyes. It may shoot better than that with hand loads but I don't think my eyes will do any better these days. Seeing as it has a .310 bore, I'm going to try some .308 diameter bullets in it. Some times a No4 will shoot them better than .311 diameter bullets. A buddy is playing with .310 diameter 125 gran bullets intended for the SKS, no word yet.
 
If your gun has the stock screw it is likely an Indian Army capture piece form the Pakistani's..........................................Harold
 
mbogo, I couldn't tell you if the rifle was an Indian captuere or not.There are no marks on it to indicate Indian ownership or acceptance. I would be very surprised if the Indians would go to any trouble to cover up their handiwork though.

The inserts that cover the reinforcing screws are very small and I suspect the screws may actually be the brass style pins that the Brits used on the fore end, behind the trigger assembly.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom