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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 1, 2013 14:38:39 GMT -5
Dragged this little piece to the range today... Flash-hider Rubber insert. Apparently some found the recoil to be a tad rough (not sure why...it's very mild with 303's) I bought it back in the late 90's when Century Arms sold them for $250. I'm not a big fan of military arms but I always liked these short Enfields. It's not the most accurate rifle I own but it's fun to shoot. The serial number puts it at 1944 and it's all original. Based on the condition it may have never been issued. Anyone else own one? -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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petep
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Post by petep on Jun 1, 2013 14:46:14 GMT -5
Nice No.5 Rifle Lee!! I have two of them and they are fun to shoot!
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klnc
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Post by klnc on Jun 1, 2013 14:49:54 GMT -5
Very cool. Like Orde Wingate's Chindits would have carried in Burma during the big war I imagine.
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cmh
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Post by cmh on Jun 1, 2013 16:33:20 GMT -5
Had one when they first came in and really wish I would of kept it........... had a line on three very rare sniper rifles and needed to free up some cash. I do own a pristine example of its russian counterpart from WWII Yours is a very nice example as many were poorly refurbed
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ericp
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Post by ericp on Jun 1, 2013 17:20:43 GMT -5
My dad and I got one of those for my little cousin as a graduation gift a few years ago. He really seems to like it and has killed a lot critters with it, mostly because he carries around a lot. Very handy for a bolt gun and accurate enough for woods bumming. Yours looks to be in a lot nicer shape than his.
Eric
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 2, 2013 1:20:12 GMT -5
Lee, I happen to have a pretty neat one. It is however a counterfiet. My good friend and serious sixgunner JohnK took a Jungle Carbine "kit" and a standared Enfield battle rifle and built me one. I drove up to Raton to meet him a couple of summers ago with the intention of picking it up and by the time I got to it my "buddies" had taken it out to 640 yards on distant rocks on the hillside.
It remains dear to my heart despite the fact that my "buddies" all "used" it before I got to it. Hahaha.
I dont know about yours, but mine is a shooter!
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Post by buckheart on Jun 2, 2013 7:32:01 GMT -5
One of these was the first "big bore" rifle I shot. Hadn't thought about that in years. Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by stevemb on Jun 2, 2013 9:34:42 GMT -5
Looking at the neat carbine, someone mentioned Burma...slight bunny trail time. Thru family members I've gotten to meet a couple old OSS agents. The one was the agent sent into the Shan States, to try and convince the war lords to enter the war on our side, or stay out of it. He had to hurry to beat the agents sent by the japs for the same purpose. He "borrowed" a burro/donkey kinda critter so as to make a better "entrance". Problem was he is a very tall man and it was a sawed-off critter and his feet dragged on the ground. He ended up getting into the well-armed village at the same time as the japs. They each made their opening speech and the warlords were playing their cards close to the vest, too close. So the old pirate I met(I mean this in the best possible way)drew his 1911 and shot the 3 japs in the head. BoomBoomBoom ! The villagers while well armed, had never seen auto or semi-auto firearms, and were properly awed. stevemb
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Post by bradshaw on Jun 2, 2013 16:13:39 GMT -5
Lee.... looks like refinished metal and wood SMLE Jungle Carbine. These cost 24 skins when I saved up $12 for an "NRA Very Good SMLE No. 4." In today's lingo, them days "NRA VG" translates to brand new. Four high school kids, two rowboats with very small motors, duck hunting of Connecticut in Long Island Sound. We set up one one of a few, closely spaced, tiny islands. After hours of no action, except for a mile-long black cloud of ducks heading south, vastly high and too far out for or modest craft, we unlimbered rifles, from a late 1900's Marlin to my SMLE .303 British. Most enlightening to observe and count the thin, vertical water spouts from the center fire rifles, up to five from one round of .303 British ball. The left hand twist always pitching the next spout left, likewise the right hand twist pitching the next spout that way.
Later desecrated the rifle, having local smith shorten barrel from 25-1/4" to 18-3/4", and install a ramp with gold sourdough post, complimented by a Williams Foolproof peep rear. Took my first whitetail with this arrangement, the Remington 180 soft point round nose. First deer, a running shot, the beauty of iron sights in the woods. While threat of a hard shot is ever present, thought of an "easy shot" never enters my mind. There is no such thing as an easy shot. David Bradshaw
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