Gun Reports - "Working the Lee Enfield Rifle" (by Butch Thomson)

**Badger** · 02-18-2010 07:39 PM

Found this while surfing the net ....

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Working the Lee Enfield Rifle
Author: Butch Thomson
February 16, 2010

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**Highly Recommended** · 02-18-2010 07:39 PM

A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered. Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping. In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail. I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!). CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping.

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**Steve H. in N.Y.** · 02-18-2010 09:03 PM

Well, I see a few minor errors/omissions but he doesn't seem to have a good grasp at all on the trigger and sear thing. Do people pay money to read this stuff?

**Badger** · 02-18-2010 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Steve H. in N.Y.

Well, I see a few minor errors/omissions but he doesn't seem to have a good grasp at all on the trigger and sear thing. Do people pay money to read this stuff?

He should have read Peter's article on the subject first ...

I think their revenue model is advertiser based, so I'm not sure that readers pay, but I could be wrong...

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**Brian Dick** · 02-18-2010 09:18 PM

I'm speechless. WTF!

**lucky dog** · 02-18-2010 09:40 PM

Scary part is that some people are going to believe it all and screw up their rifles then put them on the auctions.

**Surpmil** · 02-18-2010 11:08 PM

All rather surprising after the $400,000. judgement story he included!

**Son** · 02-19-2010 04:25 AM

Has anyone here seen other articles on that site?

Is this one typical to the standard of work?

I'm gobsmacked that he's bagged bubba and then topped him!

**jmoore** · 02-19-2010 05:06 AM

Horrors! Poor fellow. Can't even properly describe how to take the rifle apart. Yet another reason I don't miss reading gun "rags".

**Peter Laidler** · 02-19-2010 05:23 AM

I'll have to read it some more so that I can learn a few things about them

**madcratebuilder** · 02-19-2010 09:29 AM

At least he was correct about ten dollar rifles being sporterized with unsafe triggers. I've bought one or two of those.

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