Thread: Rifle Help

Thanks fellas,
I appreciate the suggestions. I don't know a ton of this stuff yet. Just what the Old man, and uncle have taught me. And that is just enough to hit a deer at 100 yards or so. I have never been a great shot, but I have not had trouble hitting my targets.

Cost me $150 (for background check and “fees”) and a year, to get back a pistol I had loan my dad 40 years ago. It was still registered to me. A nice 5 screw S/W 6” revolver.

My dad passed 2 years ago, my slime ball sister stole the gun from his house.

She turned it in to the police after, I threatened to file a police report and name her as the suspect, which I did. Of course, they did nothing but take a report.

Does not matter that the gun was stolen, still had to pay and wait and wait, they lost the paper work, but cashed the check. California…

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Cost me $150 (for background check and “fees”) and a year, to get back a pistol I had loan my dad 40 years ago. It was still registered to me. A nice 5 screw S/W 6” revolver.

My dad passed 2 years ago, my slime ball sister stole the gun from his house.

She turned it in to the police after, I threatened to file a police report and name her as the suspect, which I did. Of course, they did nothing but take a report.

Does not matter that the gun was stolen, still had to pay and wait and wait, they lost the paper work, but cashed the check. California…

Bummer. Glad I don't live on the Left Coast. That's a terrible way to treat a law abiding citizen who is just trying to do the right thing. Too bad your sister didn't just do the right thing and return it to you.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Cost me $150 (for background check and “fees”) and a year, to get back a pistol I had loan my dad 40 years ago. It was still registered to me. A nice 5 screw S/W 6” revolver.

My dad passed 2 years ago, my slime ball sister stole the gun from his house.

She turned it in to the police after, I threatened to file a police report and name her as the suspect, which I did. Of course, they did nothing but take a report.

Does not matter that the gun was stolen, still had to pay and wait and wait, they lost the paper work, but cashed the check. California…

Sorry about that.... Thankfully I don't live in California.
My sister also shoots. Hasn't started hunting yet. However, when my old man passes, we will have to divy up the firearms between us. We get along well so it will not be a big deal.

Just out of curiosity - which model Lee Enfield is it? I have a couple of .303s (they are quite common up here what with the empire and all that. ). One is a P14 (not a Lee Enfield, more of a Mauser type design) that is now well over a century old and is the most accurate rifle I own. The other is a sporterized Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk.1 (i.e. the WWII one) that is definitely more accurate than its shooter when I take it to the range.

Aside from curiosity, depending on what model it is, yours could also be over 100 years old. The SMLE was introduced in something like 1907, so surviving who knows how many owners and a couple of world wars maybe it's just a bunch of accumulated minor problems that together make it go a bit haywire?

That having been said, they are *really* nice rifles to shoot, and I hope you get your dialed in soon and without too much more hassle.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Just out of curiosity - which model Lee Enfield is it? I have a couple of .303s (they are quite common up here what with the empire and all that. ). One is a P14 (not a Lee Enfield, more of a Mauser type design) that is now well over a century old and is the most accurate rifle I own. The other is a sporterized Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk.1 (i.e. the WWII one) that is definitely more accurate than its shooter when I take it to the range.

Aside from curiosity, depending on what model it is, yours could also be over 100 years old. The SMLE was introduced in something like 1907, so surviving who knows how many owners and a couple of world wars maybe it's just a bunch of accumulated minor problems that together make it go a bit haywire?

That having been said, they are *really* nice rifles to shoot, and I hope you get your dialed in soon and without too much more hassle.

Had to look it up.
NO. 4 MK I 1943

Lee Enfield rifles were used for sniping in both 303 and lastly in 308 cal. . Also many gents had custom heavy barrelled Lee Enfield target rifles in 308 made for long distance DCRA completions from 600 to 1000 yds.. The shorter ranges they covered with a Mauser action rifle. The point being that they can be made very accurate so the potential is there.

Besides all the good recommendation that have been made, I would check to make sure the action is properly bedded into the stock so as not to move on firing. You need a rock solid butt stock to action fit with no slop and the action rock solid in the fore end wood. As has been mentioned, make sure the barrel is really free floating with no contact with the fore end wood.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Lee Enfield rifles were used for sniping in both 303 and lastly in 308 cal. . Also many gents had custom heavy barrelled Lee Enfield target rifles in 308 made for long distance DCRA completions from 600 to 1000 yds.. The shorter ranges they covered with a Mauser action rifle. The point being that they can be made very accurate so the potential is there.

Besides all the good recommendation that have been made, I would check to make sure the action is properly bedded into the stock so as not to move on firing. You need a rock solid butt stock to action fit with no slop and the action rock solid in the fore end wood. As has been mentioned, make sure the barrel is really free floating with no contact with the fore end wood.

Bob

Just checked all of it and it is rock solid and free floating !

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Cost me $150 (for background check and “fees”) and a year, to get back a pistol I had loan my dad 40 years ago. It was still registered to me. A nice 5 screw S/W 6” revolver.

My dad passed 2 years ago, my slime ball sister stole the gun from his house.

She turned it in to the police after, I threatened to file a police report and name her as the suspect, which I did. Of course, they did nothing but take a report.

Does not matter that the gun was stolen, still had to pay and wait and wait, they lost the paper work, but cashed the check. California…

It's not just California. 25-30 years ago I got pulled over for traffic stuff. I had a.truck with a 429 out of an old Mercury station wagon that would pass anything but a gas station. Useless details, useless details... anyway I was young and dumb and got arrested for wreckless driving. I had a pistol legally stored that was confiscated. It took me months, maybe over a year to get it back and it cost me a fortune. Bad thing was it belonged to my Dad. There was no legal or logical reason for them to confiscate it in the first place but I guess you really can't fight city hall

confiscation and seizure laws can be head scratching. They are not nice here in Michigan either. There is a push to legislate it better.