First, ditto the opinions above. It's the real deal, just swap out the back sight for the No. 5 version (which is actually calibrated differently from the No.4 because of the shorter carbine barrel length.)
That, however doesn't explain the erratic shooting. Cinder's situation was similar to mine with one of my Jungle Carbines, which was in beautiful aesthetic condition when I bought it:
When I put pressure on the trigger, the barrel actually moved about 1/8th inch, BEFORE it fired. No wonder it was all over the place. The problems (similar to what Cinders states):
1) the trigger guard bolt collar and lock washer were missing
2) the hole in the forend where the collar should have been had become worn, was eccentric, and 50% larger than it should have been (it should have fit tight around the collar), hence a good portion of the sloppiness.
3) the drawers were worn and sloppy and needed rebuilding,
all resulting a gun that wouldn't hit the target. Your gun looks like the wood has not had a gentle life. I'd take Cinder's advice first, then check what Captain
Laidler
has advised. I've learned a boat-load listening to the wisdom of the ages on this website.
Jungle carbines can be (if not overheated) reasonably accurate guns (several YouTube videos show tight groupings with #5s.)
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Originally Posted by Seaspriter
