Lee Sporter

[RobD]

I agree. I would far rather see henry r's testicles in a hydraulic press than see you tap that rifle for a scope. A lot of 1890s rifles shoot high with 1940s or later ammo, and if you reload rounds to replicate Mk II .303 ammo it will likely shoot exactly as sighted.

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[Mlb6363]

Hi Chaps I did do a bit of research on the bloke who worked at Great Western Rail. I paid £700 for it which isn't a lot so any "plunge" in value is effectively minimal. It is finding some period mounts for it and getting the gunsmithing done that is vexing me. Thank you for the input by the way, regards, Mike Bailey

[rcathey]

I paid £700 for it which isn't a lot so any "plunge" in value is effectively minimal.

All perspective I guess. That’s about $915 USD which sounds like a lot to me haha.

To borrow a joke from Eddie Murphy back before he was in kids movies, “if you had $5 and had to give someone half you’d be upset!”
I must imagine this would be a similar case.

So if 700 pounds isn’t “a lot,” how’s 350 sound?

I’ll leave with one last quote:
Sporterizing: the process of spending $300 on a $200 rifle to turn it into a $100 rifle.

[harry mac]

Hi Chaps I did do a bit of research on the bloke who worked at Great Western Rail. I paid £700 for it which isn't a lot so any "plunge" in value is effectively minimal. It is finding some period mounts for it and getting the gunsmithing done that is vexing me. Thank you for the input by the way, regards, Mike Bailey

Sometimes, the "value" in not in the price.
Unless it's a real basket case, drilling and tapping this rifle would be vandalism. Absolutely, the only exception to this would be fitting a set of actual vintage bases and a vintage scope.