To bed or not to bed a Lee Enfield No.1 Mk 3

[Seaspriter]

I'm in Canada, where No.4's seem to be more popular than SMLE's.

Wave the Maple Leaf and buy a Long Branch (either a No. Mk1/3 which has the trigger upgraded, or a 1949-50, many of which are in like-new condition)

In the US these can still be purchased for under $400. I'm not sure what the price/demand is in Canada, but we have a dozen Milsurp experts from Canada following this thread that can give you good leads or maybe have one in their closet collecting dust that needs a good home.