What to do with this Lee Enfield?

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My dad came across this rifle for me that I will be getting for very cheap or free. I have restored/de-sporterized a Lee Enfield before so I know how to.

The strange thing is I have never seen a sight mounted to the barrel before(on a No4). Is this a common sporterize thing or is that a random gunsmith job? Hopefully its dilled and tapped and not welded. Not sure if you can drill and tap that. (That's what she said). If it is welded I guess its forever a sporter eh?

What rear sight should it have? My research shows it should have the small flip sight as oppose to the micrometer sight on a English No4 MK1, am I correct?

Should I:

1. Leave it alone

2. Spend a year or two tracking down parts

3. Make my English No4 into a sporter and have a Canadian full wood. The English No4 does not have a single matching number any way

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The holes where the tangent sight is mounted would be covered with the rear hand guard. Still if you intend to sell it later you should feel honor bound to inform the buyer.

You will also have to replace the rear sight as its been cut down as well.

Personally, I wouldn't bother restoring that rifle. It will never be worth more than the sum of its parts when sold individually. As is, there is a $50 barrel if its 95%, a $50 magazine and a $50 bolt/receiver/trigger guard/stock bolt assembly. It would cost at least another $300 by the time you assembled all of the required furniture and metal fittings and in the end you would have a $400 rifle IMHO.
 
I would tell a future buyer if I so chose to sell it.

I did some quick shopping and wow have Enfield stocks ever gone up in price. I bought my English sporter for 100 and restored it for 150. Looks like a full wood set is 250 now a days.

Looking like option 1 and 3 are the best choices

Any one want to give an opinion?
 
Gnome75 said:
I would tell a future buyer if I so chose to sell it.

I did some quick shopping and wow have Enfield stocks ever gone up in price. I bought my English sporter for 100 and restored it for 150. Looks like a full wood set is 250 now a days.

Looking like option 1 and 3 are the best choices

Any one want to give an opinion?
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You seem to have trouble making a decision. You have a SOW's ear because of the tangent sight holes. Anything else you do to it, other than part it out will be a loss. If you want a decent sporting rifle, you have the makings coming into your hands. Whatever, decent sporter stocks aren't cheap anymore either. If money seems to be a concern, leave it as is or part it out.
 
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