Sht le iii*

This is a rifle I have wanted for awhile, but did not expect to get on this purchase. A guy had a local ad up for an Enfield, but I was more interested in the 100+rounds of .303 he had for sale with it. I assumed the rifle was a No4 or an Ishapore or something. Well, it turned out to be a SHT LE. When I met the guy there wasn't much light, and I didn't look the rifle over too much so I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is all matching as well. The fore end stock, nose cap, rear sight, bolt and receiver all match. Let me know what you guys think. Just cell pics for now, hopefully tomorrow it won't be raining again and I can take better pictures.


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Looks OK to me. what's the bore like and can I ask the rude question 'How much' as I'm interested in US prices.

Bore looks very good. One of the best I've ever seen. In total with ammo was $400 so somewhere just over 300 for the rifle itself. I got 107 rounds of .303 which can sometimes run $1 a round here. He also had 7 rounds of 1943 vintage ammo. Very good to display with my 1942 No4 Savage. So, in a strict sense it was less than 300 for the rifle itself.

You did well on price and nice rifle.

Welcome to the addiction of Lee Enfield.

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You did well on price and nice rifle.

Welcome to the addiction of Lee Enfield.

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Haha. Thanks. I already know all about the "addiction".


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And that's not including any of the pistols.

i think you got a real nice one , congrats , every enfield collector goes through the syndrome , buy one , buy another , all of a sudden you have a whole rack full ,

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Got to take the rifle out today for a little bit. I am trying to save my 303 since it seems hard to find these days so I only shot about 20 rounds. Took me a bit to get used to the sights. They are very small. Rifle shoots a bit high, but could it be because I was only shooting at 50 yards. Anyway, here is some video of the rifle in action.

SHT LE III* 1918 - YouTube

Spend some money on a proper rest you cheap bustard...;) your gonna chew your stuff up using ratty wooden ones.

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Spend some money on a proper rest you cheap bustard...;) your gonna chew your stuff up using ratty wooden ones.

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Haha. I do have one, but I forgot it. I wasn't actually using that one much, I was just using my elbow most of the day, but I couldn't get into frame that way. I made sure to keep it on the sling though.

Must just add that to test a rifle for accuracy, you don't need a rest UNLESS it is an Enfield rest that is made to simulate the actions of the human body. We weuld fire from the shoulder using a sandbag to rest the left fore-arm at the wrist. That's the accuracy test for an Enfield.

Some photos of the rifle. Seems to be in great shape.

Nice find!-I wonder; were the fingers at the sight on the handguard, front, seldom repaired once broken off, and just sawed off square? One of my SMLE's is just like the one pictured here; fingers removed. I read it was common practice during WWII and later to remove them.

Thanks again Peter.

I found some surplus stock disks. What is everyone's opinion on putting one into the stock? Would it be ruining it or adding to it?

Definitely replace it. Find an original screw too if possible.

i concur , it adds to the appearance and enjoyment in my humble opinion