45-70 Lee Enfield

[breakeyp]

Navy Arms used Indian .308 actions with new made barrels and magazine. It is a great novelty item but for its size it is extremely heavy. But to each his own.

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[LesPaui+sg=win]

Navy Arms used Indian .308 actions with new made barrels and magazine. It is a great novelty item but for its size it is extremely heavy. But to each his own.

Its not that heavy !

[LesPaui+sg=win]

Its not that heavy !

Or are you talking about the 308?

[browningautorifle]

Took these last night.

Thanks, that was important. Those are good...

Were those new built guns and actions

I think I could use a good condition #4 action myself...

it is extremely heavy.

I think I can sweat it though...

[LesPaui+sg=win]

Thanks, that was important. Those are good...



I think I could use a good condition #4 action myself...



I think I can sweat it though...

Its lighter than my Chinese type 53 and Yugo m48. Its about the same weight as my Arisaka 99.



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Learned that the mag will hold and feed 5. Plus one in the pipe. Thats a lot of firepower in that fast bolt action.

[browningautorifle]

the mag will hold and feed 5.

That's fine for hunting. Finding the barrel will be the hardest part for me...

[tr63]

Navy Arms Built their 45/70 rifles on used British military surplus Mark III and the Mark IV actions . They did not use the Indian 2A .308 cal. actions for the 45/70 rifles . They also used the Siamese 98 Mauser type actions for the 45/70 rifle builds . I have all 3 versions , used to live 45 miles from their Ridgefield N.J. store . they had small factory set up in Union N.J. where they made many of their conversions . I was sorry to see the N.J. store close after the death of the founder of Navy Arms Val Forgett Jr. the company was started in 1956. Their 1961 catalog listed the Enfield Mark IV sniper rifle with scope for the $44.95 plus shipping to your door !!!

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Navy Arms Built their 45/70 rifles on used British military surplus Mark III and the Mark IV actions . They did not use the Indian 2A .308 cal. actions for the 45/70 rifles . They also used the Siamese 98 Mauser type actions for the 45/70 rifle builds . I have all 3 versions , used to live 45 miles from their Ridgefield N.J. store . they had small factory set up in Union N.J. where they made many of their conversions . I was sorry to see the N.J. store close after the death of the founder of Navy Arms Val Forgett Jr. the company was started in 1956. Their 1961 catalog listed the Enfield Mark IV sniper rifle with scope for $44.95 plus shipping to your door !!!