How many Enfields still in shooting condition

[RobD]

Six at my place: ME Mk1, MLE Mk1*, No1 MkIII, No 1 Mk III*, No 4 Mk2, L42A1
Yup, nobody will rival Thuderbox for sheer numbers, but I am certain NOBODY will rival TerryLee in S Africa for variety...

[newcastle]

Lets see. I have 5 x No.1, 5 x No.4 and 3 x 7.62 Enfields, so 13. Stupidly I sold on several I REALLY regret, not least an Enforcer, an L39. No.4 T in transit chest and a No.1 Mk 5 when I lost a job a year or two ago. Now trying to get some back but it's costing more to find new get them back. stupid Stupid STUPID!

[SpikeDD]

Out of 231 Milsurps in my collection, 126 are Enfields. I had 58 No.4's alone until recently. I believe the No.4 count is now 51.

[olskool]

i have a no.5 jc my dad bought me for my birthday about 20 years ago. it came with a vintage bolt on sk scope mount. i put on a walnut cheek rest that looks and works like a dream and it has a 1x4 leupold 20mm. shoots 1 in. with my handloads all day long. this is one of my favorite deer guns. i also just got a mk2 no.4 i have been playing with, installed a walnut cheek rest and 3x9 leupold 40mm with bolt on mount. with my load it will do 1/2 to 3/4 in. i have a range at home in the woods of s.c. so i can try many loads to see what works best. thinking of a no.1 next.........

[me2]

i have a no.5 jc my dad bought me for my birthday about 20 years ago. it came with a vintage bolt on sk scope mount.

I have the exact same setup and it's a supreme deer killin rig! That no drill S-K mount is absolutely solid. Over 5 years that #5 has not had to be resighted and has accounted for 3 deer in the three years I have actually hunted with it. It maintains 1 1/2" 5 shot groups @ 100 yd with my handloads but must admit it wont shoot any brand of milsurp worth a hoot. That's ok, my handloads are a little faster and flatter shooting than any Milsurp.

[spinecracker]

I have 3 -

No.4 Mk.1 BSA 1943, FTRed 1949, almost looks like it just came out of the factory
No.4 Mk.1 Long Branch 1941 (almost finished the restoration - just need to do some matching with wood colours - woohoo!!!)
No.1 Mk.III (no *) BSA 1913, rebarreled 1922

I have had 2 other No.4 Mk.1s, a No.1 Mk.III* and an Enforcer, hope one day to get another Enforcer and/or No.4 T and/or L42A1.

In my home town, there are at least 10 Lee-Enfields for sale at different places at the moment, but there are condition issues, mismatched bolts, Bubba'd actions, ridiculous prices, etc.