I can't see someone making them for less...... there is a Guy in NZ who does a good job but don't think he mass produces and does more of a one off.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushyFromOz
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I can't see someone making them for less...... there is a Guy in NZ who does a good job but don't think he mass produces and does more of a one off.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushyFromOz
I did buy a NOS front hand guard for a SMLE by Slazenger off eBay from someone in the States, at a reasonable price, about a year ago. At the time he had several available but all are probably sold now.
Another method I have used to acquire the top hand guards for a U.K. deactivated SMLE for which I needed a complete wood set for was to convert No4 top hand guards. I realise that this may sound far-fetched and it may not be suitable for live rifles but it was do-able for me and, although not perfect, resulted in a reasonable set of hand guards. Basically the "donor parts" which are needed are 2 No4 rear hand guards and one front hand guard. One of the No4 rear hand guards is reshaped into the SMLE rear hand guard and the front and the other rear No4 hand guards are glued together with an overlapped joint. It is then cut and shaped to size and small, thin slithers of wood may need to be glued to the inside of the hand guards. Obviously, I have massively simplified my description of the procedure in order to just give an idea of what's involved in the conversion. The point which I am making is that it is possible to convert the common No4 hand guards into the not so common SMLE hand guards if it's only going to be fitted to a deactivated rifle. As already stated this procedure may not be suitable for live rifles.
Yes, I haven't heard much from him about this subject in a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr.e moose
Not an entirely unreasonable view, IMHO. Obviously they're not going to be super-cheap, but when they cost almost as much as a brand-new rifle there's a point where you can understand why people don't want to pay that. I'd be interested to know the feasibility of using synthetic material for a full SMLE stock too - that might be more affordable that working with wood?Quote:
Originally Posted by englishman_ca
Boyds gunstock in the USA already produce sporter stock for the Lee Enfield and also full military stock for the Pattern 1914. I'm guessing adjusting their program for a full length Lee Enfield forend would not be too difficult for them since they already have the rear inletting portion figured out. I tried sending a request on their ''request form'' but if not enough people ask for them it might be futile.Quote:
Originally Posted by englishman_ca
Like you said... a lot of people want them at 1990 prices.... not gonna happen.
New made wood wouldn't be cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatou
Just like they want to buy rifles at immediate post war prices in factory new condition. Yeah right, lithgows in Australia are approaching $1,000 the snipers $6,500 +, XPs $10,000+ get used to the increases.
And did it sell for that price?Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
# 18 That was the final sale price after 27 bids on fleabay + $25 postage so over $600 smackers thank you very much I heard the person that sold it had to be taken to hospital because they could not stop clapping :clap:
Im actually looking into a cnc router with a manually indexed 4th axis. So much open source stuff out there, its not overly expensive. Digitizing a stock is the more difficult problemQuote:
Originally Posted by mr.e moose
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Due to the 100 dollar export limit, you would never get it out of the states unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by tatou