No4 Mk1* "T style"

[OxfordAndy]

Picked up the finished article yesterday.

Rifle is a '44 dated Long Branch No4 Mk1* with 5 groove barrel (FTR'd at Fazakerley in '53)
Scope is a late '44 dated No32 MkIII by Cooke , Troughton and Simms
Bracket is one of Roger Payne's repros with scope pads from Nobsdave.
EFD provided the repro cheekpiece
Late pattern repro scope caps from Jonathan Moore
Turner Slings M1907 sling from their "Historic Reproduction" range
Mk1 Rear sight modified to allow bolt removal
"Unissued" 1957 brass buttplate (to replace original parkerized one)
Target swivel courtesy of Ebay
Mk2 Butt sling bracket (from Paul at TVG)

All put together for me by Paul Green at Thames Valley Guns.

In hindsight this has probably worked out at least as expensive as buying a mid-range original and the project was not without the odd drama....but it all came good in the end!

The rifle shot 1.5" groups with out-of=the-box S&B 174gr when Paul tested it.

i hope to be able to improve on that with my HPS 174gr SMK's.

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[browningautorifle]

Looks good!

[tbonesmith]

Mmmmmmm pretty.... What mark of scope is on it?

[OxfordAndy]

tbone, it's an Mk 3 from late '44 - made by C,T&S

[Roger Payne]

Looks great Andy. Glad it all worked out right in the end!

ATB

[PrinzEugen]

It looks well smart Andy - nice job!

[Peter Laidler]

That's what I like to see. I hope the assembler assembled the pads, bracket and scope so that the grat is centred when it's zeroed in - as per the detailed instructions wot I rote........

[OxfordAndy]

That's what I like to see. I hope the assembler assembled the pads, bracket and scope so that the grat is centred when it's zeroed in - as per the detailed instructions wot I rote........

Yes he did - exactly as per the instructions, plus both he and I went through our copies of "An Armourer's Perspective" and "Telescope Sighting No32" with a fine tooth-comb.

Invaluable, much appreciated and highly recommended reads for anyone mad enough to try this at home!

Thanks Peter

[Surpmil]

Beautiful wood on that one and very sympathetically restored! You'll have to keep an eye out for an REL scope and bracket to go with it.

[bearhunter]

The great thing about repros is that you can shoot them, without much worry of damaging an original.

That is a very pretty rifle. The stock is very well figured. Good work all around. Considering what a scope and even a repro mount cost these days, I truly believe the original items are undervalued. That smith, knew his stuff. Especially if putting that repro "T" together is his first time. Give him a thumbs up from everyone here.