But when we talk about accuracy i feel that i must remind readers of what maj e. Nov 04, 2015 shooting and discussing a lee enfield smle mkiii, made in 1917. But the best source of information is one of the many books on the subject. The wwi versions are often referred to as the smle, which is short for the common short, magazine. The lee enfield s sights were graduated to more than 1,000 yards. Everything needed to accurize a 20th century lee enfield no1, no1 mk3, a no4 mk1 or mk2, an ishapore 2a 7. Classicly styled nz lee enfield 303 smle hunting rifle 1944. Full length rifles had the advantage of greater accuracy at long ranges. The 2012 complete book on lee enfield accurizing color by roger. Applicable to all enfields of the 20th century, from the no 1 and no 4, to the jungle carbine and including the ishapore 7. The leeenfield boltaction, magazinefed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the british empire and commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century.
The lee enfield rifle by major e g b reynolds abebooks. Gunsmithing tips for modifying your swedish mauser rifles david watson. It contains far more detail and explanation by the author. The accurate lee enfield by stephen redgwell paperback lulu. Lee enfields new in 2010 there have been few rifles more attention getting than the lee enfield based rifles from aia in australia. Lee enfield parts enfield parts enfield rifle parts. The lee enfield has been a much modified and very successful rifle. It evolved from a rifle called the the magazine lee metford named for james paris lee s receiver design and william metfords barrel design which had came about following the empires need for a magazine fed repeating rifle to replace the outdated falling block martini rifles.
The pattern 1914 rifle fired its war into the history books. Compared to the lee enfield the pattern 1914 enfield was more accurate, more durable. Looking after your enfield lee enfield rifle association. The lee enfield traces it roots back to 1888, when the british army adopted the magazine rifle mk. Inherent accuracy of a lee enfield discussion in the powder keg started by jsmaye, feb 12, 2010.
Youll like the section on accurizing your rifle its got tricks to get yo. If you have a lee enfield rifle, it can be difficult to track down the stripper clips, mags, carry cases, handguards, slings, and other rifle parts and accessories you. It doesnt matter which lee enfield you shoot, whether you reload or not, its packed with info. Concrete information has at times been hard to find, so heres a picture and information profile from their web site in march 2010. While the lee enfield story has long been accepted as the definitive tome on the lee metford and lee enfield rifle series, this new volume increases the record from 504 to 608 pages and. The germans, with their 98 mauser, had the best hunting rifle. Strong on the practical and light on the theoretical, complete accurizing is a friendly and thorough book that suits beginners and all home handy and innovative shooters want to make a stock rifle as accurate as possible to compete in military type. This web site, now in its 11th year, was created for collectors, shooters, and fans of the venerable enfield rifle, a rifle whichin its various formshas seen duty for over 150 years as a main battle rifle, a home guard and constabulary weapon, a competition target rifle, and a major gamegetter on five continents. I had been toying with the idea of buying a lee enfield at some point in the future, but now im going to have to do it sooner rather than later.
There are a few pages of useful information tips howto, but you can glean all the good stuff in fifteen minutes or less. B reynolds wrote in his book the lee enfield rifle. Bedding lee enfield without permanetly altering the rifle. The floating barrel increased the accuracy of the rifle by allowing it to vibrate freely and consistently. Finally, a genuinely complete guide to improving the accuracy of the venerable lee enfield rifle, whether as issued or a completely modified. Lee enfield no1 mk3 hornet, with silencer, khornet ammo. This gave it a longer sight radius and thus greater practical accuracy than the gewehr 98 or lee enfield, which both had leaf or notch sights halfway down the rifle. The lee enfield is one of the longest serving rifles in history. Finally, a genuinely complete guide to improving the accuracy of the venerable lee enfield rifle, whether as issued or a completely modified target rifle. So the lee enfield is not a precision rifle and neither was it designed to be.
Most are more accurate than the lee enfield from the bench, but i doubt that the practical offhand accuracy is superior. I would like to get some realistic feedback on potential accuracy of the guns. The majority of members shoot either the smle or the no 4, however many of the. Money spent on reference books is repaid many times over in the savings when you do not buy a faked or otherwise. Lee enfield is a british gun parts manufacturer that has created a broad variety of parts for the stock, bore, and many types of sights. Nov 17, 2015 canadian production of the lee enfield no 4 rifle began in 1941 at the long branch arsenal in toronto. The accurate lee enfield actually has very little information on accurizing the rifle 4 or 5 pages. Strong on the practical and light on the theoretical, complete accurizing is a friendly and thorough book that suits beginners and all home handy and innovative shooters. Adjust and tweak your no 1 or no 4 rifle for better performance. The majority of members shoot either the smle or the no 4, however many of the rarer marks are owned by members. Be disqualified from service rifle shooting competitions as issued. Soldiers recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate it was. As such, it is well capable of killing anything that walks in north america.
Applicable to all enfields of the 20th century, from the no1 and no4, to the jungle carbine and including the ishapore 7. All the measurements200 pg, images 365, and step by step instructions youll ever need to accurize your own rifle, whether for strictly as. Short, magazine lee enfield mk iii rifle was fast to operate and up to the wretched conditions of the trenches. The accurizing methods, both old and almost forgotten, and the brand new concepts, are explored in detail. The lee enfield is the ultimate account of a centurys development and issue of the lee metford and lee enfield series.
Just ran across an explanation of this in reynolds lee enfield book, while looking for something else. The lee enfield rifle has proven itself as the finest battle rifle of all time. The lee enfield 303 was born at the end of the 19th century. At last, a comprehensive look at the accurizing techniques that made the venerable lee enfield military rifle into a world famous target rifle. It was arguably the best combat rifle of world war i. No other firearm has served for so long at home and abroad with such a proud record. The lee enfield story abebooks shop for books, art. Please visit the website and check out what the great folks who support us have to offer.
Since 1895 to the present day, these rifles have seen use of battlefields and defended borders across the globe. The 2012 complete book on lee enfield accurizing color. The germanmade mauser had a firing range exceeding 2,000 yards. He mentions something about this compensation that i hadnt heard before, that the exact range were compensation kicks in can vary from one rifle to another and the specific examples he mentioned were found to reach full compensation at distances over 800 yards, then the effects of. This specific book, the lee enfield is the most recent iteration of his compendium of lee enfield information, printed in 2007 previous versions were the lee enfield story of. Finally, a thorough guide to improving the accuracy of the ve. British troops with the lee metford and even the lee enfield had a disadvantage to the mauser model 1895equipped boer troops, since the latter were superior in terms of longrange accuracy. Originally, an unusual longrange sight was also added to the left side of the rifles stock for use in extendeddistance. Lee, the rifle utilized a cockonclosing bolt with rear locking lugs, and was designed to fire the british. The short, magazine, leeenfield rifle was approved on 23rd december, 1902, to take the place of the magazine lee metford and magazine lee enfield familiarly known as the long rifle, various marks of which had been the service weapon since 1888. This little book has a potted history of the lee enfield rifle and its variants, the photographs and text deal with disassembly and reassembly of the mark 111 rifle. Yes, there is a short section very short on making the. The leeenfield is a boltaction, magazine fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the british empire and commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. Apparently lulu, the dealer, doesnt believe that tucson arizona exsists even though its been around since the 1770s when it was part of spain.
For use inside 100 yards, the lee enfield rifle is a viable alternative. The author introduces the 2012 complete book on lee enfield accurizing, describing the contents, the accurizing tips revealed on this channel, and recommends the website enfield. Lee enfield parts enfield parts enfield rifle parts for sale. Those idiots just lost a sale even tried to contact them by email, to ask wtf. That said, and regarding criticism of the rifle the brits used in ww1 and ww2 concerning its cock on closing, as memory serves at one time conversions to cock. Chasing lee enfield accuracy the following is an article by the cast bullet kid, who has kindly allowed me to reprint it. The m96 m38 m41 swedish mauser performance tuning manual. Chasing lee enfield accuracy all about enfieldsall about. The british, with their lee enfield rifles, whether british or u. Thank you very much, i would really appreciate those, it would add to the usefulness of the site and help a lot of folk with restorations and their knowledge base. Roger wadham author of lee enfield accuracy secrets.
The leeenfield is a boltaction, magazinefed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm. Hi everyone, im a novice rifle shooter and i tried firing a lee enfield for the first time this weekend i was very impressed by it indeed. Neither is in spectacular condition but both have decent wood and bores. It was the british army s standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. It was the british armys standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. As for hunting use, the lee enfield is as accurate as most leveraction rifles and hits harder.
A redesign of the leemetford adopted by the british army in 1888, the leeenfield superseded the earlier. It was adopted by the british army in 1895 and only replaced by the l1a1 slr in 1957. See more ideas about lee enfield, guns and 303 british. Mar 06, 2018 most are more accurate than the lee enfield from the bench, but i doubt that the practical offhand accuracy is superior. The no4 mk2 was designed after world war two when nessesary improvements were found during the war with the. The lee enfield is a boltaction, magazinefed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the british empire and commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. The american rifleman is the offi cial iournal of the national rifle association of america nra.
The 2012 complete book on lee enfield accurizing bw 9781471603112. The 2012 complete book on lee enfield accurizing roger wadham. I was wondering if there is a way to bed the lee enfield no. The lee enfield rifle association lera leras aims are to promote the shooting, collection, and study of the lee enfield series of rifles. Lee enfield rifle parts have been available or more than a century for gun enthusiasts. Another interesting figure from lynns book, though not related to the le or mk vii. We put the no5 mk1 to the test at the 100 yard line on a beautiful 2 degree day in minnesnowta. Inherent accuracy of a lee enfield gun and game the. Youll like the section on accurizing your rifle its got tricks to get your 303 shooting better than when it left the factory. While i want to accurize the rifle i do not want to 1.
Have something done on the rifle that i cannot change back to as issued 3. The leeenfield is the ultimate account of a centurys development and issue of the leemetford and leeenfield series. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Britains lee enfield no 4 rifle history by cammack. Finally, a thorough guide to improving the accuracy of the venerable lee enfield rifle, whether as issued or a completely modified target rifle. The lee enfield is one of the 20th centurys most recognisable and longestserving military rifles. There are, in this world, a good many irrefutable truths. The 303 british cartridge enjoys ballistic performance that is similar to the 308 winchester7. The brand is especially known for its rear sights and swivels. I have been working up cast bullet reloads for them and have also tried some military surplus ammo and federal factory rounds. The american rifleman is the offi cial iournal of the national rifle association. I remember reading this article some time ago and finding it somewhat refreashingly honest, i certainly wanted it on this site. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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