.303 stripper clips...
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i can't help, but i used to shoot these rifles 25 years ago when i was in army cadets. i love them
Try these chaps. They are in Aus, but the postage isn't bad and they can do you any number. I have bought from them and been very happy (Enfields are big in Aus)
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Bryburn-Tr...?_nkw=303+stripper&submit=Search&_sid=8230717
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Bryburn-Tr...?_nkw=303+stripper&submit=Search&_sid=8230717
That's great, thank you BR, I'll give them a try. I'm sure I had loads as a kid, just lacked the rifle then! Unfortunately my old man seems to have thrown all my collection of military kit away, perhaps I shouldn't have expected him to store it for the last 30yrs!
Just make sure you remember to insert them into the clip correctly! Get it wrong and the rim of the top round binds behind the round below it in the magazine.
Will do....
It's a No4 mk1* Long Branch 1950 I believe it was Italian navy but has been in storage for at least the last 40years (Kranks have a load in stock at the moment) so I need to start the process of cleaning next weekend, I've got a new set of wood for it which I'm oiling at the mo' ready for fitting.
I've also got one that has been sporterised, smoothbored and chambered to .410 (a crime I know!) that I'm trying to find a bit more about, manufacture info has been ground off but the stamp is VR which I believe they stopped using in 1901, more info to follow as I discover it!
Here's the story of the Italian ones:
http://www.euroarms.net/EFD/introduction.htm
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Was that a two groove or a five groove BR? I've heard the two grooves wear quickly due to more metal being removed.
Five groove, but I shot it a lot- 500 round PR matches were not uncommon.
Lee Enfield by British Red, on Flickr
I shot a mint No4 mk II (F) now
Enfield No 4 Mk 2 with No 9 Mk 1 bayonet by British Red, on Flickr
Lee Enfield by British Red, on FlickrI shot a mint No4 mk II (F) now
Enfield No 4 Mk 2 with No 9 Mk 1 bayonet by British Red, on Flickr
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It is indeed. I'm on the lookout for a good condition period correct canvas sling but from a shooting perspective the Grand sling is superior 
. I also have the central sling swivel if I need it. I'm a bit of a nerd really as I have original sights (with all 8 foresight elements and the armourers tool to get true zero), Parker Hale front and rear apertures, Armalon no smith scope base, two bayonets with sheaths and frogs, Beech cheek piece for scope use, Period strippers,twenty magazines and a raft of spares. These things were cheap once!
. I also have the central sling swivel if I need it. I'm a bit of a nerd really as I have original sights (with all 8 foresight elements and the armourers tool to get true zero), Parker Hale front and rear apertures, Armalon no smith scope base, two bayonets with sheaths and frogs, Beech cheek piece for scope use, Period strippers,twenty magazines and a raft of spares. These things were cheap once!Yep, the bits that I had as a kid were bought with pocket money...sadly apart from a bayonet I don't have the spares anymore. I started stripping and refitting bits to mine today, it looks pretty much unused... I'm a very happy bunny! Photos to follow probably next week.
I got a sling from India, I figure if they were making and returning Enfield's then the slings should be pretty accurate, let me know if you want a link?
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Swot
I got a sling from India, I figure if they were making and returning Enfield's then the slings should be pretty accurate, let me know if you want a link?
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Swot
The Indian Police converted heaps of Enfields to .410 as a riot gun after WWII.
Don't know much more about it though Forgotten Weapons on YouTube did a video about it if you fancy a looksee.
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Yes, I've had a look at these, however, they were brass .410 cases and not our regular .410's. Extensive research has led me to believe mine is a magazine Lee Enfield made before 1901 and then converted a it has VR marks. It must have been a quality conversion whenever it was done as the work, chequering ect..is spot on.
