To Buy or not to buy - that is the question

[Alan de Enfield]

Not bought an Enfield for 2 months and getting withdrawl symptoms.

Looking at getting one of the following :
L39
L42
No8
Long Lee

Discounted the L42 on the grounds of available funds.

So that leaves :
a)L39s seem 10 a penny (well easy to find, not necessarily cheap)
b) No8s seem relatively uncommon (but I know a dealer who has 3 at the moment)
c) Long Lee.

All three of the above are round-about the same sort of pricing with the LL being the lowest.

Which of the three is likely to be the best investment (they will be shot but probably only 50-100 rounds per year. I just want to 'stroke' & nuture it).
Which would fit in best with the current family
Lithgow / FR'd India No1 Mk3*,
Ishapore No2 Mk4*,
Savage No4 Mk1*,
Savage No4 Shotgun,
BSA No4T,
BSA No5 Mk1,
BSA No7 Mk1,
Enforcer

I know enough about No8s and L39s to judge the value but I am an ignoramus when it comes to anything pre-SMLE.

Would welcome comments from 'those that know' on the following :
(If anyone in the UK could throw in a ball park price it would help).

Dealer states 'all original' LSA Long Lee Mk1*

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