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Anyone ever actually seen a 4 groove No4 barrel?
I'm in the process of trading for a sporterized take off No4 barrel with 4 grooves.
Sadly it's been cut to 22" and had a Parker-Hale front sight ramp installed.
There is a partially buffed out "flaming bomb" on the knox form.
Comments?
I haven't seen one in a No.4 , only in Mk.III's.
Yeah, I had a '42 MkIII "Dispersal" BSA with a 4 groove barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by K31
In theory there should be 2,3,4,5 & 2x6 groove No4 barrels floating around.
2x6? :confused:
How many groves do the Savage barrels have? Could it be one of those?
6 groove left hand (early Savage) and 6 groove right hand (late LB).Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevo
My friend has a Longbranch with only ONE groove! Amazing that it even left the factory. Anything is possible with Savage rifles, too, I suppose. It would be easier for them to cut four groove barrels than five, so maybe they made some 4 groove between the 6 and 2. Longbranch seems to have alternated between 5 and 2 through much of their production.
Ah, thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by stencollector
Looked in the new Skennerton LE book, 4 groove to BSA No4, 3 & 5 groove Accles & Pollock!Quote:
Originally Posted by K31
Yet my 4 groove distinctly has a flaming bomb, a US Savage proof.
I have a #4 MK 1*. it is a Savage and has a two groove barrel.
Most Savage No.4's have two groove barrels.
The following is from the book "The Lee-Enfield Rifle" by Major EGB Reynolds, page 158.
"In May, 1941, trials were carried out with barrels having two grooves instead of the normal five."
"Permission was also given to manufacture barrels for the No. 1 Rifle with four grooves, where such a method was of assistance to the manufacturer. A few of these barrels were made for the No. 4 Rifle."
"In 1942 a trial was carried out with barrels which had three grooves. After 5000 rounds had been fired through them, their accuracy was still good."