Look at what I brought home.

PopsBdog · Oct 14, 2013

I was out with my buddy Stan hunting Illinois River Road and Chrome Ridge today.
This 2 year old 3 pointer Blacktail was shot on Chrome Ridge at 12:10.

kukusya · Oct 15, 2013

What make of rifle you have???

PopsBdog · Oct 15, 2013

kukusya said:
What make of rifle you have???

That rifle is a 1942 Lee Enfield #4 Mk1* British .303 made at the Longbranch Armory in Canada.
My landlord 30 years ago was taking it to the dumps when I got it. It was muddy, rusty, missing the bolt and had a rotten stock.
Now it has an ATI stock, Bushnell Banner 3-9x40, Allen sling and bullet holder.
The bullet is a .312 150Gn Hornady Triple Lock with 45.5Gn of Ramtec Big Game powder.
It shoots like a .308.

From what I understand the Lee Enfield and the Winchester 94 have taken more deer, elk and moose in North America than all other rifles combined.

It's my favorite rifle. I trust it completly.
If I can love a gun, that is it.:love:I'd never sell it.

Dunerunner · Oct 15, 2013

Nice work on the Enfield!! Congrats on the deer! Thanks for sharing!!

2506 · Oct 16, 2013

Looks like I shot his twin.

Jr1982 · Oct 18, 2013

Nice buck.

MinnesotaORnewbie · Oct 19, 2013

Nice job, in my opinion, by the looks of the weather in the pic, a warm sunny day is one of the hardest days to find and shoot a buck

PopsBdog · Oct 20, 2013

MinnesotaORnewbie said:
Nice job, in my opinion, by the looks of the weather in the pic, a warm sunny day is one of the hardest days to find and shoot a buck

We for sure played hide and seek.
It was a cold morning and warm afternoon with clear skies. I worked up a good sweat dragging, gutting and skinning it.

thereddog · Oct 21, 2013

Nice work on that buck! That will eat well and keep your motor running for next time.

chainsaw · Oct 21, 2013

What scope mount are you using?

PopsBdog · Oct 21, 2013

chainsaw said:
What scope mount are you using?

It's a modified ATI #4-MK1 mount. But my #4 MK1* Enfield didn't have the right holes and tabs for it.

I first drilled and tapped an extra screw hole in the front part of the mount to give it more grip. Then I cut some aluminum to fit and drilled and tapped some holes into the receiver and mount and screwed it together. The stainless hex screws came from the local Ace Hardware. A little blue loctite finished it off.

It's solid, so far I have over 150 rds through it.