Which Enfield Should I Buy?

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Hi looking for some advice from the Enfield experts. I would like to buy one in .303 British, full wood preferably in excellent or better condition but especially with a nice bore . It does not need to matching or be collectable. I would like to shoot cast bullet loads for plinking and informal mil-shoots. I guess accuracy is of #1 importance with looks and condition being a close 2nd. Which model should I be looking for and how much should I be paying? I'm not interested in the AIA's or any of the .308 conversions.

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I am ceretainly not an Enfield expert,
but you should know, that my Longbranch #4 is a very accurate rifle with jacketed bullets and likes lead bullet loads with unique powder...
 
Hard to go wrong with a nice No 4. I have one of each Enfield variant but my No 4 is by far my favorite. For a superb condition No 4 you expect to pay about $600 but you can find a respectable one for $300-$400. There are always some on the EE forum.

Good to see more Sudbury folks on here!
 
It would cost you plenty, but I would recommend a no4T. They can still be found for around $3K once in a while, but while stocks have gone down something serious this last whlie, these things just keep climbing in value. A true T should have tested better than average in the first place before conversion, and was then re-stocked and sent for it's conversion. They also have a wow factor at any milsurp shoot.
 
The No.4 is an improvement on the No.1 for many reasons, although some fellas would debate why. The proof is in the scores at our local milsurp matches. I don't think any rifles with notch rear sights have ever done well against aperature sights. You guess which Lee Enfield has which.
 
Winnipeg Toymaker said:
Might I suggest buying a sportered Enfield #1 MkIII and send it to lou to have it refurbed. Much cheaper than buying full wood in the EE.
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:) Thanks WT

I prefer the No1 Mk3 because it has more "character" and history, in my opinion. I have more fun shooting with it at the range. My two No4 do shoot pretty well though.

Lou
 
Mind you, once you start...

You'll buy one, then you'll just have to get just another one. Oh, and maybe a third one, last one I promise. What, that 4th one? Well, I couldn't pass that deal. Etc...
 
SMLE all the way, they scream ###ie:)
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I own several No1 Mk3's and No4 Mk1's. All shoot well depending on the condition. I do know that most civilian shooters that I know prefer the V sight of the No 1 MK 3 over the peep type sights since there are very few non military rifles that come with the so called peep sights as they are often referred to. I like the No4 MK 1 a little better since I have been firing military weapons for awhile but most shooters that I know prefer the No3 MK1 because of the V sight system.
 
snowman48 said:
I own several No1 Mk3's and No4 Mk1's. All shoot well depending on the condition. I do know that most civilian shooters that I know prefer the V sight of the No 1 MK 3 over the peep type sights since there are very few non military rifles that come with the so called peep sights as they are often referred to. I like the No4 MK 1 a little better since I have been firing military weapons for awhile but most shooters that I know prefer the No3 MK1 because of the V sight system.
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I prefer an apeture over a v notch any day.:agree:
 
You mean like this full wood target model, with the big Parker Hale aperature, that was once a competitor, but still has excellent boer?
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