Went for a walk with this pretty blond. Replaced the barrel a few years back with a better one and brought the headspace down nice and tight and recut the chamber.
I shot at 54 meters, 314299 lymans over 7grs Unique, DA 1944 brass. Seated out enough to engage the rifling, was a bitter cold day in the snow. Had a great time, highlight was getting my gun warm and dirty as well as scaring a large bald eagle out of bush. Kind of startlled me too.
Nice lookin' piece! Haven't got a #3Mk1 (yet?) but did have my #4Mk1 out this afternoon. Was going to the club range to test some loads in my .32-20 Low-Wall and, just for the fun of it, tossed in the '43 Longbranch along with a dozen loaded chargers. I'm sure it wasn't as cold here as what you're used to but it wasn't what I'd call an "ideal" day, either...31 F, overcast, and a 7-10 mph cross-wind. After shooting a few 50M groups with the .32-20, I moved over to the 100M/200M bench and killed plastic milk jugs until my feet got cold enough to tell me it was time to go home.
Bill
"I'm not often right but I've never been wrong."
Jimmy Buffett
"Scarlet Begonias"
Nice lookin' old warrior you have there.
I use the 314299 boolit in my Enfields too, although I just got an NOE 316299 in order to try a slightly larger diameter in my National Rifle Factory (NRF) produced No1 MkIII.
Last edited by Scharfschuetze; 01-24-2015 at 03:37 PM.
Keep your powder dry,
Scharf
very few have a #3mk1
hey, watch where ya point that thing!
The No.3 was a P-14 rifle.
The No.2 is a No.1 converted to .22 rimfire as a trainer.
More specifically, it was a No1 MkIII converted to a 22 trainer. Thinking of which, was there ever an earlier 22 trainer?The No.2 is a No.1 converted to .22 rimfire as a trainer.
Rest In Peace My Son (01/06/1986 - 14/01/2014)
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There was the "Rifle, short, .22-inch, R.F." (Mark I) It looked much like a Lee Metford carbine.
Also a "Rifle, short, .22-inch, R.F., Mark II"
There were probably more and I've seen mention of a Royal Navy training rifle.
Morris Aiming Tubes were issued to use in Enfield rifles. I have one for the SMLE rifle in .22RF. Early examples were issued in the .230 Aiming Tube Cartridge (center fire).
Keep your powder dry,
Scharf
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