Any Lee Enfield shooters/collectors?

[madcratebuilder]

I just picked up a very nice mk5 jungle carbine. I think it may be the first step of British Rifle Disease. A mutant form of BRD. I think I should buy a few before the price goes crazy.

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[ORBrit]

next comes the BBRD... British Black Rifle Disease...

I think I want a No.4 as that is what I used as an army cadet for a few years.

 

[graydog]

My only Enfield is one of those 2As in .308.Very nice shooter.

 

[borrowedsig]

I have a enfield. I love it its a piece of history yo . Ill get more now that i have money.

Matt

 

[Wierzbowski]

The Enfields definitely grow on you. I've got a 1916 Aussie Lithgow No1 MkIII, 1948 Faz No 4 Mk 2, a 1945 No 5. Mk. 1, and a 1929 No 1 Mk VI. Lots of history, and they're still pretty reasonably priced!

 

[MrNatural]

Three Enfields here. Two No 5 Jungle Carbines, and one No 4 Mk 2. Really great rifles. One of, if not the, fastest bolt action rifles around.

Good .303 ammo is rare and dear these day though. Fortunately I stocked up on the Greek a few years back so I'm ok. But newcomers to the Enfields face a grim road finding enough good (!) ammo to play at a decent price.

 

[fingolfen]

I've got a few... one No. 4 Mk I shooter, one No. 4 Mk I collector, and one Jungle Carbine (a legit one, not a repro).

They're fun...

 

[ghanderson10]

All I've got is a Mk. III from 1917...don't know too much about it other than that. Was a hand-me-down from a bit ago... 4th or 5th shot I ever took with it blew the bayonet lug off. Should I just epoxy it back on?

I know what you mean about the ammo, MrNatural...all I can find that's non-corrosive are hunting rounds.

 

[Wierzbowski]

Speaking of corrosive, stay away from any Pakistani surplus .303 ammo that you find. Filthy, poorly made, and highly corrosive.