LongBranch 1955

[bros]

Before you even call it a match rifle (other than it is sporting the sight and a trigger guard swivel) is there ANY evidence of bedding?
The NORMAL lateral hardwood pegs are not in the forend and what is the barrel lift?
Can you see any evidence of accurizing through the magazine well.
Take the handguards off and you should be able to see some accurizing under the barrel behind the front sight as well as the chamber region on the forend.
Many such rifles were made up for guys shooting at military bases with unnumbered receivers which were plentiful in the 50's and 60's up to mid 70's.

Warren: I did as you had mentioned. Took the hand-guards off, no evidence of bedding anywhere including mag well. I did the same with another to compare...a properly marked DCRA 7.62 Canadian Arsenals Conversion that sports the conversion # as well in the various places...no evidence of bedding anywhere. I did happen to read later that CA did not bed the rifles they converted......that info came off the Net though.......

rgg 7 .....browningautorifle helped me out with pictures.....I will see if he would be so kind as to help me out again and try and get the serial #'s on the butt-socket and bolt posted

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[Lee Enfield]

Warren: I did as you had mentioned. Took the hand-guards off, no evidence of bedding anywhere including mag well. I did the same with another to compare...a properly marked DCRA 7.62 Canadian Arsenals Conversion that sports the conversion # as well in the various places...no evidence of bedding anywhere. I did happen to read later that CA did not bed the rifles they converted......that info came off the Net though.......

rgg 7 .....browningautorifle helped me out with pictures.....I will see if he would be so kind as to help me out again and try and get the serial #'s on the butt-socket and bolt posted

The earlier the target rifle, the less allowable alterations from standard service were allowable.

[browningautorifle]

I will see if he would be so kind as to help me out again and try and get the serial #'s on the butt-socket and bolt posted

Here's the pics as requested...