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    Hi, I've got a no. 9 sight that replaces the peep...

    Hi, I've got a no. 9 sight that replaces the peep sight on a MLE, it fits directly to the rifle with no fixing plate and folds down when not in use. Not sure of the sub model but it's definitely a...
  2. Thread: Interesting

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    Regarding the bullet weight shown on the drawing,...

    Regarding the bullet weight shown on the drawing, I'm not 100% sure but I think I've read something that there was an interim step between Mk VI and what Mk VII finally ended up at, which is what...
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    WTB: Lee Enfield SMLE rear sight washer

    Hi people, I'm looking for one or more of these if anyone has any?
    Thanks for looking, Jon

    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220730/7e3fcb4a4831d8d98a652ce0c5e1c30d.jpg
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    Hi all. I've been watching this thread with...

    Hi all. I've been watching this thread with interest. I'm not overly au fait with the commercial Enfields either, however I've never heard or seen one marked to Lincoln Jefferies.
    I agree that it...
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    WTB: Lee Enfield carbine cut off

    Hi, I'm looking for a cut off and fixing screw for a 1900 Lee Enfield carbine. Looking at Skennerton I think either of the later marks of cut off will suffice.

    Thanks for looking.
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    WTB: BSA No. 9 aperture sight

    Hi, I'm looking for a BSA No. 9 aperture sight for a long Lee - the small one that fits directly in place of the long range aperture sight (not the bigger one that fits on a mounting plate).
    Thanks...
  7. Thread: Long Lee forend

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    WTB: Long Lee forend

    Hi, I'm looking to see if there are any Long Lee forends out there? I have my eye on a sporterised Lee Metford and if I go for it I would like to take it back to mil spec.
    Thanks for looking.

    Jon
  8. Thread: SMLE No1 MkV

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    Hi all, throwing my two pennorth into this -...

    Hi all, throwing my two pennorth into this - isn't the 45 degree angle setting to allow the sight to be tilted forward to better read the range markings on the side when changing elevation?
    The...
  9. Hi, I'm sure others with more expertise than me...

    Hi, I'm sure others with more expertise than me will reply in due course, however my first question would be what's it like without the nose cap on?
    Does it lie OK in the barrel channel without it...
  10. Thread: Weedon Standard

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    Hi Harry. I saw this and was hoping someone...

    Hi Harry.
    I saw this and was hoping someone better qualified would answer. In the absence of this I'll have a go!
    I'm pretty sure you are right. I do know that other companies carried out the...
  11. Thread: Barrel length

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    I'm enjoying the thread. Nothing definitive yet...

    I'm enjoying the thread.
    Nothing definitive yet though.
    I'd agree that you would THINK there had been some calculating and testing done to come up with the SMLE barrel length.
    I will throw in...
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    SMLE front handguard

    Hi, as I've got plenty of free time on my hands at weekends like a lot of the world at the moment, I've been checking over my rifles and tidying stuff up that I've left over time.
    On my SMLE the...
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    Hi, I've got a DS leather sling on my long Lee....

    Hi, I've got a DS leather sling on my long Lee. Good quality and no cheap metal stud rivets to scratch your stock like on the ones available from a certain auction site.
    John who runs it is an...
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    There was some research on these Lugers published...

    There was some research on these Lugers published in one of the HBSA journals a while back if I remember correctly.

    Jon
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    Regarding the NON STD markings, is it anything to...

    Regarding the NON STD markings, is it anything to do with the proofing in this country now being strictly to CIP?
    I think that even if something is originally proofed to a load / calibre, if it is...
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    Maybe off topic and apologies in advance for...

    Maybe off topic and apologies in advance for being so, however it's something that needs raising awareness of -

    If you're a UK shooter it's worth finding out what a MARS rifle is - it, along with...
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    Hi Roundy. I'm not sure from your post - are...

    Hi Roundy.
    I'm not sure from your post - are you using ppu factory ammo or reloading using ppu cases? If you're reloading what primers are you using?
    If you think you have short cases have you...
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    It might be the angle that the last photo is...

    It might be the angle that the last photo is taken from (showing the rear of the forend and the draws) but the bottom (right hand side if viewing towards muzzle) looks longer than the top (left hand...
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    Threads on Lee Enfield aperture rear sights

    Hi all. This has stumped me so I'm posting here to see if anyone can help.

    I've got a BSA No 9 aperture sight fitted to my long Lee.
    Fitted to it I've got single aperture eyepieces that screw...
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    I shoot all of mine in our club shoots at Bisley...

    I shoot all of mine in our club shoots at Bisley for a club competition.
    1918 SSA SMLE No. 1 Mk III
    1943 BSA No. 4 Mk I
    Plus a 1901 Sparkbrook long Lee Mk I* and a 1917 Winchester P14

    The...
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    From the information you have currently posted it...

    From the information you have currently posted it suggests that your SMLE was originally made as a Mk III*, ie without a cut off and then at some point after was converted back to a standard Mk III,...
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    Although all of it is generally boat tail bullet...

    Although all of it is generally boat tail bullet rounds, as nobody seems to do Mk VII (flat based bullet) ones, grrr...

    Commercial ammo is OK to get started but everyone I know with 303 military...
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    Don't know about the value of the rifle per se,...

    Don't know about the value of the rifle per se, but that magazine on its own would fetch a tidy sum in the UK
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    Hi Browning, I'm assuming that in the forming...

    Hi Browning, I'm assuming that in the forming process the tooling set to make the actual shape of the bullet (flat bottom) is the same if it is a soft point or full metal jacket?
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    Hi cinders, thanks for your thoughts, it's...

    Hi cinders, thanks for your thoughts, it's interesting to see what other people think about this.
    Just a question about Re tooling for flat bottomed bullets.
    If Sierra do a 180 grain flat...
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