A "Bubba'd" rifle is a hack job, or a rework of something that could have done the job as it was. This is no hack job--it is clearly the work of a master gunsmith. He's created a takedown carbine from a military rifle. I particularly like the Mannlicher stock setup. Forget "gunsmith&q...

I am always gobsmacked by the flaming hoops you Euros have to go through to get milsurp (or any, for that matter) firearms. Then I am impressed that you do so anyway.

It makes California a little bit more bearable--although I will still set up residence in Nevada the first chance I get.

For a chop-job it's pretty nice! You'll have to give us a range report. What is it chambered for? Any idea if it went through a re-heat treatment? --- Funny how these things go--I just looked at one in a shop today. It looked pretty nice. Is there any way to determine the date of manufacture based o...

It must be engineering, cuz it sure as hell can't be natural!

It must be engineering, cuz it sure as hell can't be natural!

I was using Winchester brass ammo. I've heard of sticking problems from a buildup of the lacquer used on some of the steel-cased stuff.

But there are enfields designed for the 7.62 X 51, like the Ishapore, and, I think, some of the later Aussies-and the pressure for that round is comparable, isn't it?

First post. I don't currently own an Enfield, though I once had a Ishapore I enjoyed. I'd love to get another SMLE one day, but I'm reluctant to buy guns for which ammo is expensive and occasionally difficult to find (I want to reload someday, but it's a ways off). OTOH, I have a Mosin-Nagant that i...