Bolt head for Lithgow #1 rifle

[mhb]

I am in need (well, want) and will certainly contact Brian directly.
Windage adjustable sights are not absolutely necessary, but I'm very much in favor of them for any and all rifles for which they are available.
In the case of MILSURP rifles, such sights are not always original, of course, but I try to acquire them if they are.
Our local matches are for essentially unaltered MILSURP rifles, but we do shoot for both group size and score, and windage adjustment (and finely-adjustable elevation) make it much easier to keep things in the middle, given the vagaries of weather and different ammunition. In our latest match, I had the best score, but not the smallest group aggregate.
We are fortunate to have a very good range facility, but less-so in that it faces almost due South, so that the sun is usually in one's face, and crosses from left to right as the day progresses, which makes windage correction (by one means or another) VERY helpful for good scores - then, there is the wind, which is almost always present here among the mountains on all sides.
It's also true that my aging eyes do not accommodate well with open rear sights (I much prefer apertures), but the L-E combo is among the best such, and I can still manage. And, as I said, the L-E was and is an experiment with a rifle type I'm not well acquainted with, and the results so far are encouraging.

mhb - MIke

[CINDERS]

We have ranges here where you have to keep your rounds on ice unless you want high pressure, Albany down south can have up to 50 - 60 klm winds and horizontal rain, our range offers all 4 elements with a section of brush just near the targets that got wrecked in a storm and removed now we have a whirlpool right in front of the targets try doping that one at 1000yds.
Swanbourne rifle range in Perth now closed to the public but still in use up to xxxM by the SASR and Mandurah now closed faced due West (I have shot on both) the sun is right in your eyes they were both right on the ocean very nice breezes and lighting from that big yellow ball in the sky........

As far as the Lee Enfield line goes nothing will touch its service or conflict history the only rifle that may beat it for cycle speed is the S R K-31 but then they only have a 6 round cap and rather flimsy paper chargers that may buckle in haste whilst reloading all the while the Lee has 4 more rounds (5 if you cheat) it can send your way while your fluffing about. The Lee can tolerate a fair bit of abuse and ingress of crud before ghosting on you I love'm to bits and with 17" of cold steel hanging on the end put the wind up allot of the WWI storm troopers Aussies were very adept at the bayonet as the Turks and Germans found out in both wars.

Some pics of our range Pic 1. 500M, pic 2. 900M, pic 3 Club House (not shown our 1000yd benches to the Rt)

[mhb]

It gets plenty warm here in Arizona, too, but I haven't been a serious Highpower competitor in a very long time: I don't think I'd be happy laying out in the sun in my leather coat on one of our 100+ F. days anymore, and my running gear isn't happy with sitting or prone, either.
Our local matches are not at all 'serious', and it has happened that those of us who've showed-up for one on a less-than-promising match day have simply agreed not to do it...
We really do have a nice range, though it's not set-up for known-distance NRA Highpower matches. It could be expanded to 1000 yards, but there doesn't seem to be much incentive to do so, currently. There are 1000 yard KD ranges within reasonable driving range, and there is a very fine and complete multi-discipline range north of Phoenix (the Ben Avery complex) about 4 hours away.
There is no doubt that the Lee-Enfield is one of the most tested battle rifles ever, and I've never heard of any rapid-fire performance to compare with SGT Snoxall's 'mad minute' performance in 1907, IIRC: 38 shots with 38 hits on a 12" plate at 300 yards.
I've owned and shot the K31, and was unimpressed. It shoots well, but not better than several more conventional bolt rifles. The Swiss were most fortunate to have never needed to test it in a shooting war, I think. The British Empire, on the other hand, were truly a world-spanning, equal opportunity practitioner of the arts of war, and learned what worked the hard way.

mhb - Mike

[BushyFromOz]

Pleased to see you got the rifle sorted and shooting well.
If you competitions are at 100 yards; do you really need a windage sight? I would think it's got to blowing hard to make a difference at that range! Or do you shoot multiple distances?
The other option for windage adjustment is to move into the modified class with a dioptre rear sight.

Pick up a central no4, always on ebay, as good or better than the equivalent parker hale or BSA, and cheaper, also, SIA still provide a reconditioning service for them, much cheaper than getting a PH serviced at fultons!

[mhb]

Pick up a central no4, always on ebay, as good or better than the equivalent parker hale or BSA, and cheaper, also, SIA still provide a reconditioning service for them, much cheaper than getting a PH serviced at fultons!

Thanks for the tip on sights. If I ever decide to add target sights, I'll look for the Central. I have a number of match rifles, per-se, but like to keep most of my service rifles in as-issued condition (while getting the best performance I can out of them).
As for the current #1 Mk 3* 'project' rifle; a friend has advised me that he believes he has a windage-adjustable rear sight assembly he doesn't need (he also has a nice assortment of Lee-Speed match rifles), and another friend helped me to find a source for NOS windage adjustable rear sights, also. One way or another, I should be able to complete the project as envisioned. Friend One will be back from the Big Sandy machinegun shoot Monday, so I'll check with him first.

mhb - MIke