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Picked up this 1942 dated, Savage manufactured no4 mk1 last weekend. It’s numbers matching, and U.S. property marked. Shot it a few times, and it’s pretty accurate considering my old eyes and open sights!
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Picked up this 1942 dated, Savage manufactured no4 mk1 last weekend. It’s numbers matching, and U.S. property marked. Shot it a few times, and it’s pretty accurate considering my old eyes and open sights!
NIGHTLORD40K
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Very nice 'Murican Enfield!
NIGHTLORD40K
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Id love to get a Savage .22 conversion someday- .303 is too spendy for me these days. I guess Ill just have to muddle by with my .410 Ishapore for now, lol.
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I’ve been collecting components for years to reload 303 British, but have never done it. Looks like it’s gonna happen soon!
hanno
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Nice Savage.
Here is a north of the border cousin - a 43 Long Branch. All matching and New Zealand marked. Wish it could talk.
Here is a north of the border cousin - a 43 Long Branch. All matching and New Zealand marked. Wish it could talk.
hanno
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And here is the proper funnel for cleaning.
Risky buisness
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I really like rim cartridges, and old surplus rifles, so an Enfield would be right up my alley. Dang now I'm going to have to look around for one.
That looks like a nice find, congratulations
That looks like a nice find, congratulations
ozarkhillbilly
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The 303 is a great cartridge, one of my favorites and the Lee Endfields are IMO the best of the bolt battle rifles.
I have never seen one cleaned with a funnel, that's interesting.
I have never seen one cleaned with a funnel, that's interesting.
Driftwood Johnson
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Howdy
I picked this one up a few years ago.
Like yours it is a Lend Lease gun.
This one left the factory in 1942. The squared off letter S stands for Savage.
I picked this one up a few years ago.
Like yours it is a Lend Lease gun.
This one left the factory in 1942. The squared off letter S stands for Savage.
hanno
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1909 King's Military Regulations, Part 1, paragraph 101
“An effective means of cleaning the bore whether firing has taken place or not, is found in the use of boiling water. Before boiling water is used superficial fouling and grease should be removed. About five or six pints should be poured through the bore from the breech, using a funnel to prevent its entering the body or magazine. The rifle should then be throughly dried and bore oiled. Not only does the boiling water remove the fouling, but the expansion of the metal due to heat of the water loosens any rust there maybe and makes it easily removable.”
Back when I used to shoot a lot of corrosive .303 ammo, I took a thermos of hot water and the funnel to the range with me. Worked great.
ozarkhillbilly
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That makes perfect sense with corrosive ammo.
Driftwood Johnson
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Originally the 303 British cartridge was loaded with Black Powder. So cleaning the bore with boiling water would make sense.
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Boiling water also dissolves the cloroate/salt residues from corrosive primers. A necessity if shooting old mil surp ammo.
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303 hunter
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Thanks, you’ve got a good eye! I corrected the hand guard after you mentioned it.
I have the same funnel. Any markings on yours?
You know the Brits had to have used their recycled ale with that funnel in a pinch! I understand it removes copper fouling.
hanno
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When I bought it, I was told it came out of Canadian storage but darned if I can find any markings.
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