Marintime Mike
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- Nov 25, 2007
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Hi...anybody got any information on these Australian beefed up Lee-Enfields ?
I just got a sporterized version by mail order...it came with a spare mag, a tool for adjusting the sights, a scope mounting rail...and NO manual..
It's a lovely looking thing...weighs a ton because the furniture is teak..and I do like it....
It is advertised as "7.62X51mm NATO ( .308 Winchester ) " as though they were completely interchangeable...the barrel is stamped "7.62 X 51 " which is a designation for nothing I know of....7.62 NATO is the nato designation.
Anyhoo...I took the beast to what we call a gunsmith around here...( I am out in the boonies of New Brunswick, Canada ) and had him check the headspace....the action won't QUITE close on a SAAMI .308 field guage..
From what I've seen reported on the net people are using commercial .308 in these rifles as THOUGH is was chambered for .308 . The action IS beefed up to easily handle any pressure ammunition commercial or Nato...so that is not a concern....I am being overcautious,,,but if you are going to put ammunition in a firearm that doesn't EXACTLY match the barrel stamp...you'd best be careful....
Any information concerning these rifles would be appreciated....and anything concerning their ability to handle commercial .308 greatly appreciated...
Thanks...
I just got a sporterized version by mail order...it came with a spare mag, a tool for adjusting the sights, a scope mounting rail...and NO manual..
It's a lovely looking thing...weighs a ton because the furniture is teak..and I do like it....
It is advertised as "7.62X51mm NATO ( .308 Winchester ) " as though they were completely interchangeable...the barrel is stamped "7.62 X 51 " which is a designation for nothing I know of....7.62 NATO is the nato designation.
Anyhoo...I took the beast to what we call a gunsmith around here...( I am out in the boonies of New Brunswick, Canada ) and had him check the headspace....the action won't QUITE close on a SAAMI .308 field guage..
From what I've seen reported on the net people are using commercial .308 in these rifles as THOUGH is was chambered for .308 . The action IS beefed up to easily handle any pressure ammunition commercial or Nato...so that is not a concern....I am being overcautious,,,but if you are going to put ammunition in a firearm that doesn't EXACTLY match the barrel stamp...you'd best be careful....
Any information concerning these rifles would be appreciated....and anything concerning their ability to handle commercial .308 greatly appreciated...
Thanks...