Quote Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield View Post
I had a No1 Mk3* barrelled action and was struggling finding 'bits', I happened to be in my local (very rural) RFD Gun Shop (he sells loads of shotguns and the odd .22rf) to farmers and I saw a Lee Enfield muzzle sticking out from behind a rack of clothing.
Long story short :

It was actually two Lee Enfields - a No1 Mk3 in full wood bored out to 410 shotgun, and a barrelled action No4 Mk1 barrelled Action in 410 shotgun. Picked up the pair for £100 all in.


Sold the No4 barrelled Action to another RFD (who knows about Enfield's) who had been asked by a customer to make him a No5 look-a-like, got £100 so all my money back.

Stripped the No1 Mk3* (410) and used the bits to rebuild my No1 Mk3* (303) so rebuilt it for zero cost.


Took the barrelled action No1 Mk3* (410) back to the original dealer and asked him to scrap it for me (it got it off my licence)

The rural Gunshops, you speak of Alan is where the bargains are to be had, they get items in at times which they don't really know what they are or they have....... I've struck lucky in the past