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lancem
09-16-2013, 05:18 PM
Wonder if anyone has any experience with one of these? My understanding is that the Enfield action is very strong and was used for many other caliber adaptions. Thanks in advance!
lancem
09-16-2013, 06:10 PM
I couldn't help myself, I went ahead and bought it, guess I'll find out myself! Looking forward to making this my cast boolit fun gun :)
Dale in Louisiana
09-16-2013, 07:27 PM
If i saw one for a reasonable price, I'd snatch it up myself.

dale in Louisiana
Artful
09-16-2013, 10:33 PM
The Enfield action is as strong the Win 86 or Marlin 95.
The 303 British SAMMI is 48,000 psi.
The Enfield #4 as been converted to shot 308Win at 63,000 psi without fail.
Navy Arms and Gibbs merged - the original rifle was sold with a warranty - I don't know if transferable.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/gibbs_summit.htm
Lead Fred
09-17-2013, 07:26 AM
If I ever find one, it WILL follow me home
lancem
09-17-2013, 10:30 AM
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that would bring it home. Wife is going to ban me from Gunbroker when she's out of town from now on I'm sure... If I'm lucky it will arrive when she is out of town next :) I'm trying to attach a photo, let's see if it works.
Gtek
09-17-2013, 01:16 PM
Unless something is terribly wrong with it, I bet you will say "uncle" looooooong before it does. Curious about weight, about 7 1/2 ? Rock-n-Roll, enjoy! Gtek
nekshot
09-17-2013, 06:21 PM
darn that photo! Every time I say NO MORE I see a picture like this and I say if only............. or one in 444. I could use one more project. Hey, that does look like a swell rifle and the cartridge makes it all the better.
lancem
09-17-2013, 06:30 PM
Unless something is terribly wrong with it, I bet you will say "uncle" looooooong before it does. Curious about weight, about 7 1/2 ? Rock-n-Roll, enjoy! Gtek

From the information I have been able to find this is really a Gibbs Summit, 8 1/2 pounds which should help with the recoil and make it quite enjoyable to shoot!
Buckshot
09-21-2013, 03:27 AM
..............I have an article from an old "Rifle" magazine where a guy wanted to prove that a "Dangerous Game' rifle could have been built using the SMLE as a basis. So he converted one to take the 45-90 cartridge loaded with smokeless powder (using the original magazine). Some pretty eye watering and shoulder thumping ballistics. Another was altered to take the .444 Marlin.

.............Buckshot