CanukMauser
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What mounts of the non-gunsmithing variety are recomended to scope a #5 Jungle Carbine?
Scopeing a #5 Enfield
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No.5 would not be a good scope-gun, in my internet opinion. I have one, and I am familiar with the fact that the short barrel is not highly accurate past 150 - 200 yrds. Due in large part to the receiver being so heavily machined, it is not a stable platform for a scope.
If you do this mod, please report back to me, especially to prove me wrong!
If you do this mod, please report back to me, especially to prove me wrong!
grab a drill and a tap set, some weaver rings and bases, and a cheap scope. Bushnell sells some for around $50. You'll have yourself a nice sniper in no time!
Actually, check 'gunbroker'. I've seen some no-smith mounts there that attatch to the charger bridge and the receiver ring and look reasonable.
Vonschmoot, I've heard that a shorter barrel flexes less than a longer one, making them inherently more accurate. I'd like to see how this no.5 performs!
Actually, check 'gunbroker'. I've seen some no-smith mounts there that attatch to the charger bridge and the receiver ring and look reasonable.
Vonschmoot, I've heard that a shorter barrel flexes less than a longer one, making them inherently more accurate. I'd like to see how this no.5 performs!
A weaver T 01 mount is cheap low mounting and aesthetically pleasing.
These rifles make great brush guns with low power optics.
These carbines are fairly common so go ahead and make it more usefull,cutting off the ridiculous cone flash suppressor is a good mod as well.
These rifles make great brush guns with low power optics.
These carbines are fairly common so go ahead and make it more usefull,cutting off the ridiculous cone flash suppressor is a good mod as well.
These carbines are not common enough for collectors. Cutting off the flash hider cone is a good way to modify the value of the rifle to something much lower than you paid for it.
With such a selection of no-gunsmithing mounts such as the S&K, B-Square, ATI, CadTech, and Armalon, the Weaver TO-1 and tip-off rings only makes sense if the collector value has already been destroyed by another Bubba, and you want a less stable and secure mounting system, and you really really need a really really cheap mount because you can't even afford ammunition to shoot the thing, so you shouldn't be bothering to scope it at all.
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In the name of all that is Holy don't go cuting or tapping otherwise unmolested milsurps, regardless of how common or mundane someone tells you it is. There are plenty of No4 rifles that bubba has butchered out there for dirt cheap. If you want drill and tap and hack the bbl off short, buy one of them and sell you No5. you'll likely be far enough ahead to buy the mount and the scope and a couple boxes of ammo.
At that is called trolling
I find that the "S&K" aluminum scope losens up after a while. Be prepared to install thin pieces of metal on the charger bridge before tightening the bolt, and thus get rid of some of the woble of the aluminum scope mount, that causes the bullet impact to "wander around".
Before I installet a thin piece of metal on the charger bridge, sandwiched between the scopemount and gun, I could see and feel how wobbly the scopemount was.
Before I installet a thin piece of metal on the charger bridge, sandwiched between the scopemount and gun, I could see and feel how wobbly the scopemount was.
CanukMauser
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The rifle is all matching un bubba'd 1944 variety so I obviously have no plans to do anything in the way of cutting drilling tapping screwing etc.
From the sounds of things there are more guys saying it's not an easily scopeable rifle without mods.
I have an S&K mount on my 98k mauser and its a nice peice save for the fact the biggest scope with LER I could find was a Leupold FX II 2.5, which after hunting this year found the magnification a little lacking at 200 plus yards, which got me thinking about the #5 being lighter, shorter etc.
With the S&K mount and not wanting to screw a cheak pad on as the butt has a good number of markings on it how bad is the scope for height?
From the sounds of things there are more guys saying it's not an easily scopeable rifle without mods.
I have an S&K mount on my 98k mauser and its a nice peice save for the fact the biggest scope with LER I could find was a Leupold FX II 2.5, which after hunting this year found the magnification a little lacking at 200 plus yards, which got me thinking about the #5 being lighter, shorter etc.
With the S&K mount and not wanting to screw a cheak pad on as the butt has a good number of markings on it how bad is the scope for height?
I don't think it would be any different to scope than any other Lee Enfield with a no-drill mount. Lots of people use them and are happy search this forum and you'll find a fair number of threads regarding scope mounts on LE's. Just ignore the troll who only popped into existence to derail your thread, and go from there.
am just packing up to go hunting with one of my boys and caught this post. it's interesting to me as a #5 is what my boy uses with cast bullets. not wanting to bugger up the collector value of the gun, i put a S/K mount on it, took the original wooden pieces off, and threw on an 'plastic' stock set; ATI if i recall. so, we have a good shootable gun that hasn't been buggered up and can be easily restored back to original condition. the #5 is a great bush gun, especially for the younger shooters. enjoy yours but don't bugger it up by cutting off the flash hider or drilling holes in it.
