The following thread is from another forum, but...any ideas?
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The following thread is from another forum, but...any ideas?
ArizonaShooting.com View topic - So I bought this Enfield because it puzzled me..
I wouldn't think Khyber Pass-even those guys don't make rifles with two rear sights. My guess is that Bubba had a few beers and somehow grafted the back of a No.4 to the front of a No.1. Better pictures are really needed, especially some shots of the rifle disassembled. Scotch tape is not be the best way to check head space and there are many other things I'd want to know about it before I'd consider shooting the thing.
Better pics needed for sure.. it looks like a No4 with a No1 MkIII barrel and front end timber fitted. Problems I see... the receiver doesn't quite look right, it has the "Ishy Scew", and a No1 MkIII barrel in a No4 receiver should (IIRC) index 180deg out.. ie' the rear sight would be on the bottom. A few alarm bells I think....
I, for one, would REALLY like to see a close-up of those MARKINGS on the Left side of the Butt Socket.
I expect the tale is told there, at least in part.
Well, I doubt there's much mystery...it looks like a #4 receiver mated to a set of #1 Mk 3 parts. Before we say it can't be done...give me the parts and I'll assemble it. A bit of lathe work and imagination. Not really a problem. But not kosher...
Now, how about those close ups, I might want to assemble the carbine version...
I've run .22 rifles and a couple of lever guns with two rear sights before. If you can get them in sync it works just fine, but it doesn't really accomplish much of anything that can't be done with the aperture sight alone, accuracy-wise. Except it's useful for letting you know if something has shifted, which HAS happened to me whilst messing about with the concept. There is one other marginally potential use, I suppose: the forward rear sight is set for normal short range/ "battle" distance, which becomes a reminder to reset the rearmost rear sight after extended distance use.
Hey guys, I'm the owner of that wierdo Enfield. I've uploaded some pics here:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=c2054...BwCZyC0wlLVSw0
I'll post more pics of it fully disassembled later as I just got home and have to go to work. But feel free to browse and post requests for more pictures.
Ah........... So it's a No1 rifle fitted to a No4 body! CHS?
That's what I said Peter...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
Sorry if it sounded like a bit of trying to steal your thunder Jim. The point I was making was how do/did they cope with the additional .030" or so CHS?
Looks like the majority of the rifle is a 1942 Ishapore, with possibly 1954 Ishapore FTR.
Bit of a visible gap between barrel and breech ring, so I'm guessing its actually 180o under-indexed to make it line up. CHS should be interesting...
I was actually wondering when you'd notice this one Peter. I'd love to be standing in the back when someone handed this one to you for examination..."Here, what do you think"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
And if it was me, I'd have turned a bit off the shank to make it come TDC and back far enough. It just won't as issued. It can be changed.