- #Lee enfield no4 mk1 stock removal mods#
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#Lee enfield no4 mk1 stock removal free#
Rotate breechbolt head (6) up in line with rib on bolt and pull it free of gun another point of view, the Lee-Enfield has a few drawbacks. Pull the bolt all the way back and release the bolt release. I rifle, the rear sight (18) is lifted first and then the bolt release (25) is depressed. Fromġ There are 2 types of bolt release in No. These features, combined with a smoothly working bolt, make the Lee-Enfield excellent for rapid-fire.
#Lee enfield no4 mk1 stock removal plus#
It has a 10-shot magazine and a 20% shorter bolt stroke than the Mauser or Mann-licher, plus about 20% less bolt rotation. 1/3 had the trigger pivoted to the body (receiver) instead of to the trigger guard.įrom a military point of view the Lee design was superior to many of its bolt-action contemporaries. 32 telescope sight.Īrrangement, the Rifles No. I (T), designed for sniping, was fitted with a cheekpiece and the No. It has exactly the same mechanism as the No. 4 rifle, shortened and lightened for jungle fighting, was designated Rifle No. 4 rifle will be found in a variety of finishes, ranging from the usually finely made Canadian Long Branch Arsenal guns to the cruder Lee-Enfields turned out in England right after Dunkirk. These rifles are the ones that are found with the marking "U.
Since England's small arms production was greatly strained by wartime demands, the Stevens Arms Co., division of Savage Arms Corp., Chicopee Falls, Mass., manufactured the No. The simplified gun is known as the Rifle No. I was furthei simplified by eliminating the separate bolt release. As World War II progressed, the Rifle No. I features an aperture rear sight, a heavier barrel, a simplified stock, and an improved bolt-retaining system. The British changed their system of rifle nomenclature and the SMLE Mk. Ill* were recognized and, in the 1920's, the SMLE Mk. Nomenclature changedĪs a result of service in World War I the shortcomings of the Mk.
The Lee-Metford went through a bewildering maze of marks and models until it emerged in World War I as the SMLE Mk. The original Lee-Metford rifle, adopted in 1888, was based on the design of an American gun designer named James Paris Lee. Gunbroker might yield something, but I doubt it will be cheap.Few weapons in history can match the long and illustrious story of the British bolt-action Lee-Enfield rifles. If you're looking for a replacement barrel, I'd try Sarco, e-bay, and IMA. 4 Mk1's Mk.1*'s, 2's, and 1/2's that have the different grooves. The 2-groove was found to have absolutely negligible impact on accuracy within under 800 yards, and I own several No. There was a lot of experimentation at all plants, trying to reduce process time and get away with fewer operations. I'm an Enfield collector, and can't really find a rhyme, reason, or definitive collection of when each factory used which barrel grooving pattern. Several gun parts suppliers in the US had barrels as cheap a $35 a few years ago.Regards John.You're just about spot-on, except that in addition to the groove patterns you listed a 4-groove was also utilized. Other variations are 2groove ,3groove and the standard 5groove.
#Lee enfield no4 mk1 stock removal mods#
The barrels are the same,the difference is only in various cheapening mods in the mk2.The no4 made by Savage /Stevens and marked US PROPERTY are the best by far.They had a 6 groove barrel.
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