Milsurp After Hours

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.

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.

: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

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. .

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

Welcome aboard copilot stick around.

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

welcome to MAH looks like you enjoy sniders.

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

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

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.