LEC restoration help plz

[tatou]

Nice looking rifles, the early ones remind me of artwork.

Indeed they are.
They are sexy (you can say that, right) and show a long gone craftmanship. An era when things were made to last and still be beautiful. They had souls
When they made the No4's (i'm gonna get hate for saying that) they made the Lee Enfield a much better killing tool and faster to produce… but they lost all of the above.
That is at least my personal opinion.

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tatou, you have a gift....

Thanks… that's very nice of you to say.
Not the first one i have restored but i'm a bit of a private guy i didn't post much on forums throughout the years. I stay hidden in my corner and read you guys.
I've learned great deal from all of the other well known restorers out there.
I got the pleasure to know them and learn from them.
These restorations are in the reach of most people… it just takes patience, time and practice practice practice.
In the old days, gunsmithing wasn't taught in schools… skills were developpe over years of trials and errors with he help of mentors.

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It’s a good felling bringing a cut down sporter back to life I have done a few smle and a couple of martini rifles finding the parts is hard and exspensive especially the martini

I love the hunt and i like to take my time… i only work on them when i feel it's right. After all this is a hobby, it's suppose to be fun and without rush.

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By all means. Sorry I hadn't seen your post earlier.

Haha, no worries… i just figured you hadn't been online since.
Even though the rifle is done i will probably still take you up on that. Just to see if what i did looks ok.
There's ALWAYS room for improvement