Buccaneer,

Thank you for your posts of the rifle. They have clarified a lot of things about this rifle and its bedding. In particular the three screw mounting method, that looks very close to how the Winchester post 64 match rifles were secured to the wood. In particular the differences in your M83 action body and the M84 MK II action body I have are now apparent. Sad my repro rifle will not be quite right; I will have to fill in the magazine well or assembly it with the lower parts from a M8 2 rifle

The bedding does remind me of Devcon aluminum-filled epoxy. At least it has the same color. My guess is that is what they used.

It does look like the rear action screw is aluminum pillar bedded or something close to that.

The finish does look like a dark oxide/paint, I have seen some enamel paints that can go on with a very light layer and when baked seem to almost be an oxide finish. The bolt and barrel that I have (which were take off of de-milled rifles) both had a worn blue finish.

Once again, thank you very much. It has helped me a lot with this project. I will tell my wife (who is half Welsh) that the info came from Cardiff. Of course then I will have to hear about the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the fact that their enemies never saw their back and stories about leeks on St. David’s day, etc….


Capt Laidlericon

Thank you for all your information, it is very much appreciated. Being more interested in the target rifle aspect of the lee Enfield then their military service life, I find the extended Cadet use and history of the No4 to be of great interest. While that period is not so long ago, your postings have clarified a lot of what individual shooters from the period have said regarding their experiences. Once again your posts are invaluable.

Regards

Frederick303