I hope some of you CGN people can help answer my question, back in the 60's and early 70's the sporting goods section of the Eaton's and Simpson Sear's as well as S I R Sporting Goods catalouges always had both SMLE & No.4 rifles in their catalouges{mostly in the Fall catalouges},these rifles were all "Sporterized". Where were these rifles sporterized,??? in Canada or the U.S.,also what were the names of the shops that would do this work.???
"Sporterized "Lee Enfields???
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I know that a company called Globco out of the ontario area did some, I have one that looks a little like an EAL. All serial numbers and makers marks were scrubbed when they sporterized it. I have attached a link that I have been working on (needs lots of work still) but it has a few pictures.
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/philqgbr/bubba.html
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/philqgbr/bubba.html
They were bubba'd all over. Century was in Quebec, long ago, assembling rifles out of parts bins with zero QC. They assembled thousands of 'em with no regard to how safe the rifle was/is to shoot.
Globco was the company that tried to get those Russian semi-auto's to shoot .303 Brit. Most of them have bad headspace.
Parker-Hale sporterized lots too, but with good QC. They rebuilt more than just cut down.
No matter where an Enfield was bubba'd, always check the headspace before you shoot it.
Globco was the company that tried to get those Russian semi-auto's to shoot .303 Brit. Most of them have bad headspace.
Parker-Hale sporterized lots too, but with good QC. They rebuilt more than just cut down.
No matter where an Enfield was bubba'd, always check the headspace before you shoot it.
