I just paid for my new Enfield

[threeseven]

I just transferred my $300AUD for this beauty. It's a made up rifle, none of the parts were ever on the same gun together, what with most of the parts being unissued. The action is a 1916 No 1. Mk III Lithgow.

I already have quite a few 'historic' Enfields in my safe, with a 1928 No. 1 Mk III Lithgow in good condition with matching numbers and so on, but I wanted a really accurate piece for entering in the Service Rifle competition. This one is built from scratch by a real Enfield enthusiast and from all accounts has EXACT headspace and shoots like a dream.

I can't wait!

I guess now would be a good time for people to start posting pictures of Enfields?

 

[fmjcafe]

WOW! Nice!

 

[Tropical Z]

Very nice!

 

[Pappy John]

That IS a beauty! Congratulations, 37.

I wish I would have picked one up....I think it was the early '90s..... when you couldn't go into a gun store around here that didn't have a few on the rack, selling dirt cheap. Heck, they were even selling them in some dept. stores. Of course they weren't nearly as pretty as your's.

 

[Chipperman]

That stock is gorgeous.

 

[Baba Louie]

That's a clean machine. Even got the magazine cut off. Saweeeeet.
Tell us how she shoots.

 

[aerod1]

What a beautiful "smelley"! I have a 1942 Lithgow No. 1, Mk III* that shoots great, but it doesn't look near that good. I love those smellies!!
They are wonderful pieces of history that are very well made and shoot great! What more does a man want in a rifle?

Jim Hall

 

[carpettbaggerr]

$300AUD

How much is that in real money?
(US, of course)

 

[Moparmike]

<Crocodile Hunter>

Isn't she a beaut?

</Croc Hunter>




Sorry, I couldnt resist...

 

[threeseven]

carpettbaggerr: 300 AUD is 210 USD, give or take a few cents.

More than worth it if you ask me, considering far worse condition Enfields around these parts can cost from 325AUD to 550AUD.

 

[Lone Star]

Good on 'ya, Digger!

NICE rifle!

Hey, what can you hunt with it? Are kangaroos protected, or just some species? Still got imported water buffalo? Any deer?

Lone Star

 

[threeseven]

Lone Star: This rifle will be used primarily on paper and piggies. Kangaroos are generally protected but in certain areas you can get a special license (some places are literally swarming with them) though for that you'd want a .223 or something. My cousin has one of those licenses and has offered to take me along on a roo hunt which I'm certainly looking forward to.

Feral cats and dogs make a bit of an appearance and it's fine to shoot them, same with rabbits. As for deer, there's a few different types down south but up here it's mainly pigs. Sometimes I just like taking my other rifles (Couple of Enfields, Stirling .22, Mauser etc.) out to a property and blasting barrels, bottles and cans full of water rather than proper hunting.

 

[thumbtack]

I have to agree with everyone else, that is a nice looking rifle. Do you eat the kangaroos?

 

[SMLE]

Queensland eh? Are you near Mooloolaba? I know an Enfield guru who lives there.

Nice looking "Smelly".

 

[threeseven]

thumbtack: Some people do. I've never had roo before, I hear it's quite tough meat though. I wouldn't mind trying some but it's certainly not commonly eaten.

SMLE: Wouldn't be Lewis (Vulch from gunboards.com), would it? I live further north, in Townsville.

 

[SapperLeader]

Wow, that is one gorgeous enfield!