Dissecting a Long Lee Barrel, For a Good Cause

[Sapper740]

I briefly considered looking for a replacement barrel for my BSA civilian MLE target rifle but I realized I would lose so much of its history as recorded by all the stamps on the barrel: Lithgow, -><-, barrel replacement dates, and Lithgow Inspector stamps. The rifle was originally purchased by a civilian, taken on strength by the New Zealand government, then sold back to the civilian market. The rifle's owner kept the 30" barrel despite the pressure by many shooting organizations to match the barrel length of the SMLE, thankfully. It's chambered for the Mk VI round which probably explains why I can't do better than 4 MOA with Mk VII length ammo. Anyway, its history is more important to me than its accuracy.