Going to try an Ishy Enfield in a 3-gun this weekend...

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I'm always looking for ways of going even slower.

I have Swedish Mauser stripper clips that work okay for loading, though you can't just close the bolt with the empty strip in place; you have to pull the stripper out of the receiver and drop it, then close the bolt. On my 1903 I can just close the bolt and it throws the clip free.

Difficulty level: I'm strongly left-eye dominant and shoot long guns lefty. :banghead:

So I'm wondering if I should try righty for closer-up stuff and basically point shoot, and then switch to lefty if I actually want to try to hit anything on the longer stages.

I don't have an appropriate bayonet, unfortunately.

Ideas for carrying ammo? I usually run a Garand and clip the en-blocks along the front of my button-up canvas shirt, which makes for relatively quick reloads. Obviously that won't work with stripper clips. I have a shotgun pouch that I guess I'll try. Or I could try wearing my tactical upland game vest and fish strippers out of the front pockets. LOL

supposed to rain and be muddy as well... should be a hoot.

 

[Sunray]

Swedish Mauser stripper clips aren't even close to real .303 Brit chargers($2.45 each at Gunparts). They should slide onto a button though. Even though you risk losing 'em as you frolic in the mud.
You really need an M1 ammo belt. Holds 2 5 round stripper clips per pouch. Total of 50 rounds.
Just drop the rifle down to cycle the bolt. You check the headspace?

 

[1KPerDay]

Not yet; don't have the gauges. And my understanding is Enfields are generally pretty loose anyway.

 

[1KPerDay]

I don't think .303 chargers would work for .308 rounds anyway

 

[Robert]

I shot my No1 MkIII in a tactical rifle match once. It was fun, even used the bayonet on a paper target...

 

[1KPerDay]

Wish I had a bayo for mine

 

[1KPerDay]

Lots of fun. Tried it right and left and running bolt with either hand. Shooting lefty and running bolt lefty seemed to work Best. Couldn't hit any long steel but I rarely can. Rain wasn't too bad. My reloads with hornady and berry's FMJ ran great, but ZQ1 Locked up and didn't want to extract.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Cool, an Ishypoo deuce alpha one is on my short list, if I could only find one in decent shape.

 

[1KPerDay]

Video for any interested.

https://youtu.be/LLCRkzY4fWw

Did okay with shotgun and pistol, but I had a hard time hitting anything with the Ishapore 2A1 (SMLE pattern in 7.62 NATO). I followed my usual practice of not sighting in my rifle before a match. Plus I didn't really practice loading, and had a couple problems using the Swedish Mauser strippers (couple double feed jams from partial loading/stripping, couple failed loads).

Placed 52nd out of 54. LOL

Beat 2 poodle shooters, though.

Lots of fun. My hands were pretty beat up by day's end.

 

[GRIZ22]

Hey you could have DNF or worse yet placed 55th! We all learn a lot by erring at times.

 

[1KPerDay]

Yep, thanks! I usually learn how much I suck.

 

[Kaeto]

Next time try it with a Turk Mauser with the straight bolt handle.

 

[1KPerDay]

don't have one, but I have a VZ24 with a straight bolt handle. The sights are very hard to use... should be suitable.

 

[Kaeto]

I've found of all bolt actions for right handers the straight handles are the easiest to work left handed. I found the sights on my K-Kale Turk were not hard to use.

 

[1KPerDay]

are they the "barleycorn" or pyramid front type?

 

[Kaeto]

Pyramid is what it might be called I think. Not real sure of the difference.

 

[1KPerDay]

No difference... just a nickname versus descriptive. Looks like a pyramid to me... but it's referred to as the barley corn sight. No idea why...