Enfield Obsession

**paulseamus** · 04-05-2011 09:45 AM

At what point does a healthy interest in Lee Enfields become an obsession?

Purchasing and reading cover to cover all of Ian Skennertons & Peter Laidlers great books?
Checking ebay twice a day for new listings of bits?
Buying bits that seem to good to pass up.
Reading "Snipers to the Reich" for the 5th time?
Checking Milsurps 3 to 4 times a day for interesting new posts?
Purchasing a new gun safe because the old one is full?
Filling the new gun safe before it even arrives?
Working out how to emulate some of Tbones great projects without breaking the State laws on private gunsmithing.
Hourly checking to see if the Australian icon

Arms Auction catalogue is published yet?
Dry firing a few after work because it's too hard to get to the range regularly.
Running a sweep to see if the new purchase from BDL icon

or from Numrich's arrives before the scope mount from Roger Payne icon

?
Being quietly excited when I discovered that my Grandfather was born in Enfield (1896) and lived a mile or so from the factory.
Working out how to pay the school fees and fund the purchase of a No4 (T)? Are there cheaper schools darling?

Obsession............. no, just a healthy interest in a collection of magnificently engineered pieces of living history!

Paul

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**andya1thomas** · 04-06-2011 02:58 AM

Ummm I think I qualify for most of your post Paul ....you are definitely not on your own..ha ha

**jmoore** · 04-06-2011 05:48 AM

I don't consider myself obsessed, but maybe it would be better if I did concentrate a little more attention on them...!!!

**tbonesmith** · 04-06-2011 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by paulseamus

Working out how to emulate some of Tbones great projects without breaking the State laws on private gunsmithing.

Get either a Dealers Licence, or a Club Armourers Licence ( or both), and prepare yourself for heaps of paperwork, well worth all the bother.

**newbieDAN** · 04-06-2011 10:27 AM

I hear you Paul! I think I've got it bad too. Just picked up my 1916 Lithgow icon

H. Got my paperwork thru yesterday! Does running to the letterbox everyday count as well. See you soon.

**Cold_Zero** · 04-06-2011 02:01 PM

How about being asked by the courier if you are running a home based business due to parcel volume...

**rayg** · 04-07-2011 03:47 PM

Healthier then sitting in a tavern/pub drinking the money up,

Ray

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