Enforcer range and accuracy

[spinecracker]

I think there are a number of reasons for the enforcers not being so highly priced: They're not military, have never seen 'war' action (and no recorded, so far as we can tell, instances of them being used in anger by the police), and they're very similar to l39s envoys etc which are comparatively cheaper (by half). And, I suppose, they're a product of a rather tight budget conscious decision making process and some of their components (eg scope attachments) are a reflection of that.
On the other side they're pretty rare, were at least 'in service' and are a darn nice rifle.
...and I'm looking for one so feel free to pm me if you're in the uk and want to sell (I think I wish I'd gone for that one Alan De Enfield bought which I had the chance of getting!)

Good points, PrinzEugen, and yet you still want one - just like me lol. Maybe it is the name - it might not have been so popular if it were called the "escaped livestock eliminator" :P I have been trying to find out how enforcers fair on the North American gun market (how much they sell for, how often they sell, etc), but I have found almost nothing.

I did find an interesting website regarding Parker Hale sights, for those who might be interested and don't know about it -
Service and TArget Rifle Sights ~ Parker-Hale and B.S.A.

[Simon P]

I have had Enforcer No 208 for nearly 20 years. I bought it from The London Armoury on the Comercial Rd, in East London they had a full rack of them at the time. I went in to buy an Envoy but these were half the price. Also owned No150 in the past as well.

[spinecracker]

Glad to see 208 is being looked after well. Simon, any idea where 150 ended up?

[Simon P]

It was sold to one to one of our club members who lived in Maidstone kent.

When I purchased 150 it had correct PH sights, but was minus scope, harris bipod & stud.

When I eventually sold 150 it had been fitted with a new harris bipod & stud, but still had the original PH target sights

[Peter Laidler]

The Base Workshop accuracy criteria for the L39 was this:

Field Workshop: Five warming shots will be fired. Followed by a group of 5 rounds. These will be fired from the shoulder over suitable cover from 30 metres and the group size will fall within a circle 1" in diameter
Base Workshops: Pretty well as above but fired from an Enfiield rest and '...the group must fall within a circle of 3/4" diameter.

Note that this is the L39 and you must expect the more highly trained Police 'snipers' to achieve better results than this!

[spinecracker]

I had noted Alan de Enfield's post ("happy enforcer" thread, I think) showing that Enforcer 134 was capable of a 1/2" grouping with 3 shots at 100 yards(don't you just love to see overlapping holes on a target?). We need (ok, I would like) a full range report from a current Enforcer owner at different ranges and with different loads - future project for someone, maybe me if I ever manage to get my grubby little hands on one? I do have hundreds of miles of desert to shoot in, and I have been invited coyote hunting (which would be appropriate seeming that most, if not all, Enforcer "kills" were animals....e.g the occasional escaped bull - anyone know differently?).

Peter, I would have thought that the guys at the field and base workshops who did the accuracy testing would have ended up as pretty good shots themselves with all that practice. If it hadn't been for a tiny slip of fate, that could have included me lol (ended up in the RAMC for some strange reason I have never been able to work out).

[Peter Laidler]

I used to take my young son to shoot and sero in the big calibre rifles and he became very good with L42''s and L39's

[spinecracker]

Heck, I want a dad like you lol. I wanted to use mine as a target, but that is a different story :P