Rob G
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Lee Enfield question - Now with pictures!!!
I'm hoping the members of The High Road can help with this.
My wife really wanted to get my a Lee Enfield for Christmas, unfortunately she trusted the good folks at Gander Mountain. What they sold her was a sporterized Enfield Model 4 Mk1, based on the barrel markings. The barrel has been chopped at least 6 inches and the stock has been chopped way more than that. The original sights are gone. They've been replaced by some horridly huge front sight monstrosity and an adjustable rear.
Yes I know pics would help but I can't remember off the top of my head how to do it right now. I'll post some later.
I'd take this thing straight back to the store and slap the clerk with it but that would be a felony and unfortunately all sales are final. So now I have to decide what to do with it. It's relatively short, light, and still shoots a powerful round. Plus it's already ruined so I can't make it worse, I think. Obviously I haven't shot it yet so no idea how accurate it is. Anyway, here are my four options:
1. Sell the damn thing. It's really not something I want, at all.
2. Scope it and keep it as a beater hunting rifle. This would be after determining if it's a good shooter of course.
3. Try and restore it to it's original condition. I don't know if it's possible but any advice you might have on this would be great. As near as I can tell it would need a new barrel, new sights, and a new stock.
4. Keep the action, ditch the rest, and do a custom build. Although honestly I have no idea how compatible this action would be with anything.
So there you have it High Road, my dilemma. What I really want, for the record, is an unmolested Enfield Model 4 Mark 1. What I might settle for is a decent rifle utilizing an Enfield action.
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I'm hoping the members of The High Road can help with this.
My wife really wanted to get my a Lee Enfield for Christmas, unfortunately she trusted the good folks at Gander Mountain. What they sold her was a sporterized Enfield Model 4 Mk1, based on the barrel markings. The barrel has been chopped at least 6 inches and the stock has been chopped way more than that. The original sights are gone. They've been replaced by some horridly huge front sight monstrosity and an adjustable rear.
Yes I know pics would help but I can't remember off the top of my head how to do it right now. I'll post some later.
I'd take this thing straight back to the store and slap the clerk with it but that would be a felony and unfortunately all sales are final. So now I have to decide what to do with it. It's relatively short, light, and still shoots a powerful round. Plus it's already ruined so I can't make it worse, I think. Obviously I haven't shot it yet so no idea how accurate it is. Anyway, here are my four options:
1. Sell the damn thing. It's really not something I want, at all.
2. Scope it and keep it as a beater hunting rifle. This would be after determining if it's a good shooter of course.
3. Try and restore it to it's original condition. I don't know if it's possible but any advice you might have on this would be great. As near as I can tell it would need a new barrel, new sights, and a new stock.
4. Keep the action, ditch the rest, and do a custom build. Although honestly I have no idea how compatible this action would be with anything.
So there you have it High Road, my dilemma. What I really want, for the record, is an unmolested Enfield Model 4 Mark 1. What I might settle for is a decent rifle utilizing an Enfield action.
*Update* Photos....
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