Whats your favourite shooting Enfield?

dromia · Post by **dromia** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:59 am

Welcome to these board Fletch and thanks for the post, apologies for taking so long to get to your post but I'm away a lot just now.

I do agree Fletch, the choice is hard and not really representative.

I remember one of my first posts here when we were an Ezboard site to niners original poll was whatever Enfield I happen to be shooting.

I have a soft spot for my Lee Speed also, I look forward to its twice a year outing at the Running Deer.

Clyde from Carolina · Post by **Clyde from Carolina** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:07 pm

I checked the No.4 box, as I prefer my '44 Long Branch probably the most. I'm a big SMLE fan though. I have a nice new '55 Faz No.4Mk2 that I haven't shot yet...might be my fave after I get to know it.

ARMOREDCOURIER · Post by **ARMOREDCOURIER** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:24 pm

:oops:Well I'm embarassed to admit that I've never fired an Enfield. But I've experienced a great desire to own and fire one. So I've been doing a lot of reading and and hunting for one and was very surprised to find out just how many variations of this fine weapon there are. A collector could spend his whole life trying to get a fine speciman of every variation of this gun. The prices vary as much as the guns do. From what I've read, I think I'm leaning toward the No. 4

I've notice some of the ones I've looked at have fairly loose wood. Is this normal for these guys? The hand guards seem excessivly loose.

Thanks! Bill

Post by **Niner** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:49 pm

A No. 4 would be a good choice as a first Enfield. And no.. the hand guard shouldn't feel loose, nor should any other of the wood. A slight adjustment of a barrel band may be all that's the matter with a handguard though. .

copilot001 · Post by **copilot001** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:16 am

just joined your happy group.

yep...i got a p53 rifled muskett. shoots well ,

also a snider carbine, a snider three band, as well as a snider two band rifle, all made by enfield.

also a martini henry mk3 by enfield

i even have the proper pig stickers made by enfield.

but somehow never got around to getting a lee enfield, guess i,m collecting in sequence,,,lee metford first then what follows

any one else into old enfields?....copilot001

dhtaxi · Post by **dhtaxi** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:51 am

Welcome aboard copilot stick around.

Look forward to your posts any chance of some pics of your collection.

stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:49 pm

welcome to MAH looks like you enjoy sniders.

copilot001 · Post by **copilot001** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:44 pm

enfield,s kind of grow on you,...and particularily black powder ones.

as for photos...i have to learn how to post em first

as for shooting these things, i usualy take 100 rounds snider and 30 rounds martini and two or three tylenol tablets with me, ,theres quite a thud when you fire full l.o.c. loads

as for accuracy...i,m getting there...copilot

Post by **Niner** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:36 pm

You can link them.....or .....the easy way...you can attach them to a post.

See this string.

http://milsurpafterhours.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=42

geekay · Post by **geekay** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:09 am

I ticked SMLE for my alltime favourite. First handled one as a six y/o while hospitalized with a digger in 1941 and then later as a cadet, on through N/S then CMF till 1959. But eyesight has limited me to a NIW (94) #4 mk2, somehow I don't feel disadvantaged.

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