Build project - No4 receiver and No5 barrel...

[louthepou]

Hi folks, I know this could be seen as something of a sacriledge, but I had a spare No5 barrel, and a No4 receiver. Both of them were in sad shape, but at least the barrel had good rifling. So I made a Jungle Carbine from spare parts. I posted the story in the "Restorer's Corner" section. FINISHED IT.... So I had this spare No4 action, and a Jungle carbine barrel...

Hope you enjoy,

Lou

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[Bindi2]

And just how much heavier than a true No5 is it

[scout7]

It looks great! Now you have one that you can take to the range and shoot without concern that you will damage it's collector value.

[Alan de Enfield]

You could always call it a "Peter Laidler Special"

Here is an excerpt fromone of Peters post 26th July 2008

"......I think I mentioned earlier that when we were doing the big Crown Agents FTR programme, it was priced (so I was told) that if 70 came in, 70 went out and if some were ZF’d (scrap) then they’d be replaced from our ANZUK (I think this was Aust, NZ and UK stockholdings) mobilization stores from the huge …., and I mean HUGE Ordnance stockpiles close by at Johore Bahru. So we would cannibalise No5’s and if necessary, send them out with No4 bodies....."

[muffett.2008]

I think the pooches are'nt impressed with the game bird potential.

[Brian Dick]

Can we please go kill something now Dad?

[louthepou]

He he he... Indeed they had other more exciting things to do than pose for me, but shortly after this pic was taken they were back in the farm field next to our lot, looking for groundhogs and other critters. The joys of springtime...

[Peter Laidler]

To be honest, I always thought that the best No5's were the hybrids

[Buccaneer]

To be honest, I always thought that the best No5's were the hybrids

Without all of the lightening that the "real" No5 had will it be able to hold zero???

[Peter Laidler]

Yep. They were all range tested for zero, function and accuracy prior to the what we call 'out inspection' by a little Chinese out-inspector called Mr Saw. What this bloke didn't know about No5's wasn't worth knowing. He'd been brought up on them as his bread and butter since he started as an MoR (Malayan Other Ranks) REME Armourer in the 40's and worked his way up. He shared my enthusiasm for Mini Coopers and hatred of continual range testing for days on end!