Shortest factory Enfield?
- Thread starter emerson
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- Tucson, Arizona
No5Mk1, but no idea what they sell for north of the border
Of course there is the EAL which looks like a sporterized rifle, but it was made that way.
Two versions of that, one military and one commercial
Of course there is the EAL which looks like a sporterized rifle, but it was made that way.
Two versions of that, one military and one commercial
Snider-ENFIELD Cadet Carbine is even shorter, has a MUCH bigger bore. Of course, it's only about a 150-yard gun unless you really know what it does.
Run about 250 and up: half the price of a Cavalry Carbine.
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Run about 250 and up: half the price of a Cavalry Carbine.
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OTOH, there is the Martini-ENFIELD Carbine which is even quicker to operate: no big hammer on the side which requires separate cocking. You just flip the Lever down, drop a cartridge onto the loading ramp; if you have it muzzle-down, the round chambers itself. Then you flip the lever up, aim and fire.
It takes the very latest thing in ammunition, a smallbore (.303") cartridge which is MUCH faster than the Snider-ENFIELD round; it has more hitting power at 300 than the older Carbine has at 100, despite the very light (215-grain) bullet.
I have heard that some people even put sighting telescopes onto these little Carbines, although I really don't think this is all that practical. It will never catch on.
Complete rebuilt actions are available at about $175 and used barrels often are to be found and can be cut down to 18 inches rather easily. Breeching-up is simple.
In all, MOST practical alternative choice.
And it is still an ENFIELD.
But you wouldn't want one of those new-fangled bolt-action rifles: completely impractical, waste of ammuntion and you are never quite certain that the thing is completely unloaded. The M-E is an improvement on the rifles used at Rorke's Drift and Cetshwayo certainly thought better of THAT.
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It takes the very latest thing in ammunition, a smallbore (.303") cartridge which is MUCH faster than the Snider-ENFIELD round; it has more hitting power at 300 than the older Carbine has at 100, despite the very light (215-grain) bullet.
I have heard that some people even put sighting telescopes onto these little Carbines, although I really don't think this is all that practical. It will never catch on.
Complete rebuilt actions are available at about $175 and used barrels often are to be found and can be cut down to 18 inches rather easily. Breeching-up is simple.
In all, MOST practical alternative choice.
And it is still an ENFIELD.
But you wouldn't want one of those new-fangled bolt-action rifles: completely impractical, waste of ammuntion and you are never quite certain that the thing is completely unloaded. The M-E is an improvement on the rifles used at Rorke's Drift and Cetshwayo certainly thought better of THAT.
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That describes my bear gun. Only I had a gunsmith do it for me. 18 1/4 " barrel . Cheap, lots of power and you get 10 shots.
Grizz
Donny Fenn1
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