Enfield Newbie

**Wolf308** · 09-14-2011 10:52 PM

Further inspection from some guys on another forum brought out that there as a red cadet band on my rifle at some point in time. Does this mean I just bought an Enfield I can't shoot?

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**Angrypirate** · 09-14-2011 11:14 PM

Not necessarily, some cadet units actually shot their rifles quite a bit. Just the usual thing - if unsure, get it checked by a gunsmith before firing

**bigduke6** · 09-15-2011 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by Demo

1926 lithgows with a shield are in small numbers and I've been looking for one for a few years.

Demo,

Do you know when in 1926 the shield was dropped ?

**Wolf308** · 09-15-2011 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Angrypirate

Not necessarily, some cadet units actually shot their rifles quite a bit. Just the usual thing - if unsure, get it checked by a gunsmith before firing

Easier said than done in these parts. We only have two gunsmiths... one is so close to retiring he's not taking new customers and the other one really only messes with stuff that is "tacti-cool."

**Peter Laidler** · 09-15-2011 10:39 AM

Speak to Brian at BDLLtd in SC. SC is just down the road from you according to my map. He's your man to gauge it up and give you a definitive answer

**Wolf308** · 09-15-2011 11:47 AM

Well, it's a few hours drive, but I may if I don't get a customer in who knows them well.

**jmoore** · 09-15-2011 01:54 PM

I would second making the effort to see Brian Dick icon

. (I ought to wander over that way myself, just haven't been on a roadtrip in a while!)

Take both rifles. He has Enfield knowledge and tools well beyond 99+% of the 'smiths in Dixie.

**Demo** · 09-15-2011 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by bigduke6

Demo,

Do you know when in 1926 the shield was dropped ?

No I don't know

**Demo** · 09-15-2011 05:51 PM

Are you sure it had red paint around the nosecap?

**jmoore** · 09-15-2011 06:55 PM

I don't think that being a Cadet rifle automatically makes it a "DP" drill purpose only rifle, if that's the concern.

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