Refurbed Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine (pics)

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Ok, I've been busy with life (including changing jobs) but still I managed to keep my peace of mind by working on guns a little bit on most evenings lately.

I recently acquired a sporterized Jungle No5 Lee Enfield. No handguard, shortened forend, good-for-scrap butt stock. So really, just a good barreled action, with proper, matching bolt and correct 800 yards rear sight.

The flash hider, for some reason, had been cleaned from its blueing. Go figure.
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So, I reblued it. Now I don't have suncorite so the difference in surface texture and exact color will remain, but hey, I did what I reasonably could.
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I got a reproduction forend and repro handguard from Numrich (no butt stock in stock at the time). Both showed a really poor attempt at staining. So I stripped them. Brian from BDL LTD found a cracked butt stock in his warehouse, so I gladly took it and repaired it. Still remains to be proven if my repair will hold. I had to open the crack, inject glue with a syringe and also added two dowels vertically from beneath. Now there already was a repaired chunk on it, it's a neat one.
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I then stained the wood parts pale walnut. I hope my repair to the butt stock holds, I will shoot the rifle soon.
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Cheers!

Lou
 
Gosh, Lou, you've done it again.

I think we need to hire Sally Struthers to do TV commercials for us: "Send just a dollar a week to Lou's Save the Enfield Fund, and you too can help save a piece of history".

;)

Seriously - You are doing good works, Sir!
 
Thanks guys, much appreciated!

englishman_ca said:
Good show, old boy!

What kind of stain/dye did you use?
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Just some pretty typical water-based stain. Still am looking for true dye, I remember reading something about leather dyes being better in terms of penetration. Still, the water-based stain ends up working better than oil-based ones; the linseed oil leaves it in the wood a whole lot more.


nelly said:
I think we need to hire Sally Struthers to do TV commercials for us: "Send just a dollar a week to Lou's Save the Enfield Fund, and you too can help save a piece of history".
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I really like that idea! :D


fat tony said:
Hey Lou that's beautiful, I was just thinking though, this would have been a good opportunity to try a #4 buttstock on it just to see if it tamed down the recoil some. ;)
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That's my backup plan, fat tony, if my repair doesn't hold!
 
louthepou said:
Thanks guys, much appreciated!



Just some pretty typical water-based stain. Still am looking for true dye, I remember reading something about leather dyes being better in terms of penetration. Still, the water-based stain ends up working better than oil-based ones; the linseed oil leaves it in the wood a whole lot more.



I really like that idea! :D



That's my backup plan, fat tony, if my repair doesn't hold!
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As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently picked up a pair of JC's from the family of a shooting buddy of mine who recently passed away. One had belonged to his father, is in near mint condition that I've added a bayonet to match.

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The second was his and as a slight variation, it does not have a metal tipped forend. It's pretty good but not in quite as nice shape as the first and the butt stock is a custom after market item by Bishop, however, I do have the original butt stock for it as well.

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Both shoot well:).
 
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