Wrapped Enfield (Before and After)

[madcratebuilder]

I have overseen the unwrapping of hundreds of Fazakerley FTR 50's era No4's (not 'new' but new as in FTR) of all marks but mostly Mk1/2's and 3's prior to issue and never found rust on any of them.

I don't know how you can have them wrapped AND proof fired in the UK. Can anyne explain? Do they unwrap them 'a little bit'?

Contrary to what the books say, if you have a UF55A xxxxx serial number, then that is a UK MoD contract batch and nothing to do with an Irish contract. They might have purchased them later and sold them off

Ah, yes madcrate, I think you misunderstood. In the UK, before the rifles are sold on by a dealer, they have to be proofed by the commercial proof house. But only if they're sold in the UK. If they are exported, then they don't have to be UK proofed. In the UK, the 'authorities' don't/won't accept the tough and stringent military proof. Don't ask me why, I don't think anyone knows.

The UF serial number prefix was a specific UK Military requirement and many people seem to think that the wrapped No4's are all Irish contract.

Thanks Peter, that was cleared things up for me. From what I have read in the past I was lead to believe that the 'BNP' or 'NP' proofing was a requirement to be sold out of service. I see it's only if sold in the UK.

Finally, the bore of a NIW is new and often the rifle's performance improves over the first 200 rounds or so.

I found that to be true with me NIW UF series rifle, at about 160 rounds it started to shoot what I expected. I need to bone up on stock fitting before I shot my unfired PF.

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