Well sporterized Enfields

cjdawe said:
Well here's a personal one I been working on for years ,it was my fathers #1,Parker Hale sporter I always wanted to to look better ,ive gotten the bug to get it finished now wood is done all thats left is
to set the sights in place and some minimal engraving and the bluing

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That's perfect , you need to hunt Moose with that rifle , and to look imperious when you do it , very nice .
 
tiriaq said:
That is a very nicely styled rifle!
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Thank ye sir. :)
I grew up in the days when the factory sporters on our side of the pond were following the Californian & Midwest styles that I like on rifles such as Weatherby, Remington & many more that I lusted for. Naturally, there was plenty of LE sporters to chose from back then, but they were most all in .303 and I just had to do one up in Harry Pope's preferred chambering (And me favorite) fer tossing cast boolits accurately to 200+yds. To do this bugger up was a fun, affordable & worthy project fer me and I do enjoy it.
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Potashminer said:
Start with good words - You are referring to Lee Enfields, I think. American guy, Lee, designed the action; British arsenal at Enfield Locks designed the rifling profile. So Lee Enfield No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, etc. "Enfield" also refers to the P13, P14 and M1917 "Enfield" rifles, also designed at Enfield Locks (or at least the first two were, I think?) I have receivers here from all three. Long after WWI, the P14 was designated as No. 3 rifle in British arsenal stores.

I will be corrected, no doubt, by owners of these arms on this site, but there was an enterprise named "Speed". They produced hunting rifles. Using a Lee action, and I do not know what the "speed" contribution was - Lee Speed rifles. Appear to be built on early Lee action designs, maybe prior to the Lee Enfield SMLE No. 1. They have a distinctive "perch belly" shaped magazine - never newly made, always altered from standard / military design. Reputed to be the most slickest bolt action rifles every made.

I have had the privilege of working with Lee Enfield No. 1's that are so slick I have had to open the bolt to ensure a cartridge actually did chamber - I understand that was "expected" on a Lee Speed rifle.

So if you are looking for "quality gunsmith who turned out great hunting rifle" - you are probably looking for a Lee Speed.
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James Paris Lee, not the first to design a turn-bolt action but his detachable box magazine was the big deal. The M1917 Enfield is not really a different design from the P14, just converted to the U.S. .30-06 cartridge.
 
The Remington Lee 1882 Sporting Rifle in .45-70 be me most lusted for of all bolt rifles ever made. Simply magical to me eyes. ;)

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tiriaq said:
The tutorial on how to convert a magazine to the fishbelly commercial pattern is very helpful. Making the jigs would be the time consuming part.
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I didnt know that existed. I was just talking to Bnoser about it today and he sent me the info to search it.

But that was what i was talking about. I cordenated that trade between Jim and B_noser.




I Love the Remington Lee 1882 sporting rifles. they are soo clean looking, i like the lack of accessories on the receiver.

here are some pics of well sporterized Lee Enfields

the top pic is my dream rifle, the seconds full rib is really nice. I like that look a lot

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I quite enjoy giving sporterized enfields a second..... or I guess 3rd life as hunting rifles. I think I have done up near dozen over the years.
Here is a couple that stand out in my mind.
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and a harvest after scoping......
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and this one which i sold here to another cgn'er after making sure it will perform
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working on another one right now on my bench but will be keeping it this time LOL
 
45ACPKING said:
I quite enjoy giving sporterized enfields a second..... or I guess 3rd life as hunting rifles. I think I have done up near dozen over the years.
Here is a couple that stand out in my mind.


and a harvest after scoping......
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and this one which i sold here to another cgn'er after making sure it will perform
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Do you have a preferred supplier for stocks, or just work with what you have, or work with what you can find when you need it?
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I just sold a nicely done Churchill No.4 to a fellow CGN’r. It was scruffy when I took possession, so I removed the stock finish and did it up in BLO. Turned out quite nice. I have a Churchill No.1 that I bought in 1965, my first “big rifle”.
 
BullOnParade said:
Do you have a preferred supplier for stocks, or just work with what you have, or work with what you can find when you need it?
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i usually work with what I can find in the EE and such.
it's hard to find nice sporter wood these days that's for sure. I will probably make a mold from a nice monte carlo stock set I have here like the one in the last few pics so I can lay up new stocks in composite when I need them. I don't do too many enfields these days but when i get bored and need a project they are fine rifles to revive for hunting.
 
I have a really weird PH #1, the left side is the nice high polished blue, right side is a mess of blued pitting from muzzle to receiver, it doesn't look like it happened post rebuild, no rust or blue wear, it's so bad you can't even make out the maker marks. Hard to imagine PH put this out the doors, but I don't know what else could have happened to it.
Bore is great, and it shoots very well with the crappy PH barrel sights.
I'll try and get a pic, it was a really cheap buy, so a deal on the way it shoots, but man is it 1/2 ugly lol.
 
Have a beautiful lady done Parker Hale number 4 Mark 1 Sporter and it has a 3 to 9 x scope on it it's beautiful had a few rubbings where it's had some use by me though
 
I’ll try and get my computer figured out so I can share a few photos of a custom lee Enfield 303 my grandad built. I had it out of the family safe yesterday for a bit of a photo shoot, It’s a true jaw dropper.
 
This is one of the most gorgeous Lee Enfield customs I have ever seen!
I gave it to a good friend's nephew who started to hunt, it is accurate with the Williams Peep and has accounted for several animals for him.
Barrel shortened,butt socket removed, flush mounbt mag made,extra action screw installed and trigger tuned, and a recoil lug added . Likely the most accurate Lee Enfield sporter I have ever shot at 200 yards.
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iron cat said:
This is one of the most gorgeous Lee Enfield customs I have ever seen!
I gave it to a good friend's nephew who started to hunt, it is accurate with the Williams Peep and has accounted for several animals for him.
Barrel shortened,butt socket removed, flush mounbt mag made,extra action screw installed and trigger tuned, and a recoil lug added . Likely the most accurate Lee Enfield sporter I have ever shot at 200 yards.
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Do you know who made this one? Certainly a superior piece. Note how the safety detent spring has been relocated.

One way to create a recoil lug is to leave a piece of the front wall of the butt socket. A rear recoil lug, akin to the way a Steyr is set up. Or, a Remington/Savage style lug could be sandwiched between the barrel shoulder and receiver ring.
The rounded contours of a SMLE receiver can result in a smoother contoured rifle than a reworked No. 4.
 
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