Smelly Three-oh-Three

civdef

I'm interested in acquiring a Lee-Enfield of some sort over the next while. Probably a No.1 MkIII SMLE, but maybe a No.4.

I'd be interested to hear about the experiences of others in this regard - specifically any recommended sellers (presumably in the UK), sources of ammunition (e.g. anyone tried out the FNM stuff?) etc.

Anyone else out there got one?

Gun Shy

I'm in the same boat myself however I've heard that Ammo is now becoming an issue for the 303.

An Alternative is shown below an Aussie company making repos in 7.62 cant remember the name of the english supplier but do a search and u should find it

http://www.tristarsportingarms.com/m10rifles.htm

gouda

civdef wrote:

I'm interested in acquiring a Lee-Enfield of some sort over the next while. Probably a No.1 MkIII SMLE, but maybe a No.4.

I'd be interested to hear about the experiences of others in this regard - specifically any recommended sellers (presumably in the UK), sources of ammunition (e.g. anyone tried out the FNM stuff?) etc.

Anyone else out there got one?

Don't have one but Jim Halpin in Listowel does or alternatively Roy Magowan Tel 028 4275 8962. Fax 028 4275 7239 has some originals which were issued to the 36th? Ulster Div. and were used at the Somme. Nice looking rifles. Henry Krank in the UK have got the franchise for Prvi Partizan ammo which includes .303.

Traumadoc

Gun Shy wrote:

I'm in the same boat myself however I've heard that Ammo is now becoming an issue for the 303.

An Alternative is shown below an Aussie company making repos in 7.62 cant remember the name of the english supplier but do a search and u should find it

There should be plenty of surplus 303 about- but it tends to be "corrosive" there are many commercial manufacturers making "303 british".

I looked for a few years for ex Irish 303s and eventually found an unissued irish contract 303 in sydney still in its wrapper but the price was too high.
Bought an Israeli Mauser instead.

Irishglockfan

try
www.fdpc.org.uk/sjd.htm
Guy has a good selection of Lees and SMLE

civdef

I know resurrecting old threads is frowned upon, but I thought I should update it, took 16 years but finally got around to getting one.

jb88

Great news, what did you get?

civdef

jb88 wrote: »

Great news, what did you get?

A very nice BSA No.1 Mk3.

It was located through here also- showing once again just how much of a resource the boards.ie shooting forum has been to the community for quite a long time now.

jb88

There are lots of lads who shoot Enfields on boards and further afield in the wider shooting community North and South of Ireland as well as the UK. Popular enough because they made 17 Million of them.
Best of luck with the new addition.

tudderone

I have nearly bought a Enfield on a good few occasions, but never actually have. I might make an effort now. The prices i have seen asked for them are a bit salty though.

civdef

I didn't buy here but they seem to have loads right now:

https://www.henrykrank.com/guns/centrefire-rifles/smle-rifles.html

juice1304

tudderone wrote: »

I have nearly bought a Enfield on a good few occasions, but never actually have. I might make an effort now. The prices i have seen asked for them are a bit salty though.

look somewhere like germany the prices are much better

jb88

juice1304 wrote: »

look somewhere like germany the prices are much better

The UK has plenty on offer, but do your research first, find out what you want and and the condition of the barrel and headspace. Reputable gun dealers in the UK should be able to give you that.

Some types of Enfields are harder to come by than others, No1 Mk5 for Instance and No4 Mk1 T, L42 A1 's etc.

Best advice if you want a good gun for target shooting is a No4 MK2, but there are many options out there so find out everything about the gun before purchase unless you just want a wall hanger.

whydave

Ardee Sports may have one coming . Worth a call !
No other details .
I'm not the seller .