What’s your Lee Enfield Holy Grail?

[Live4therut]

I like gordp's pick, longbranch lightweight or a longbranch no4 mk1 (T), that's it for me

[stuhayman19]

Have to be a Mk VI - but how many are there? Then more possible a No 7 (have an No 8 and it is great, but a magazine would be better) and maybe a good Paki .308 No 4.

[cjlewisenfield]

Hello

My current holly grail is a No6. However in my ideal world I would be greedy and also want a No3T and a No1T to go with what I already have.

Regards Chris...

[eiclan]

Already found it, When a young bloke, an old fella in the Coolgardie rifle club decided us young fellas needed to shoot a service match and so we trooped 300 miles to the wheat belt to get ammo from a old target shooter in Dowrin.A passing mention of my need for a SMLE brought forth a wheat bag from which was drawn a greasy stick that on closer examination proved to be a 42 Lithgow covered in grease.It was mine for eighty dollars and I slept with it for at least a week.It seems that because the rifle clubs had their rifles taken at the outbreak of the war they could get a case of five for a quid after the war ended and this rifle I got was the last of a couple of cases the Dowrin rc had got.The rifle still shoots ok though the bore has fired a lot of rounds and at 600 yds the group gets a little bigger when it warms up.Shot a couple of possibles with it . So a newish SMLE is the grail for me! Cheers Ross

[clutch5473]

For me it is every one I see, however, I just cannot convince the wife that I need every Enfield i run across.

I was at a gunshow in Texas recently and founf a #8 that was priced at $275, but being there TDY I couldn't get it. I should have gotten the guys contact info.

[No4Mk1(T)]

For me it is every one I see, however, I just cannot convince the wife that I need every Enfield i run across.

I was at a gunshow in Texas recently and founf a #8 that was priced at $275, but being there TDY I couldn't get it. I should have gotten the guys contact info

$275.00 WOW! That's an amazing price! I've seen two for sale recently, miss-matched, asking $900.00CDN.

[clutch5473]

For me it is every one I see, however, I just cannot convince the wife that I need every Enfield i run across.

I was at a gunshow in Texas recently and founf a #8 that was priced at $275, but being there TDY I couldn't get it. I should have gotten the guys contact info

$275.00 WOW! That's an amazing price! I've seen two for sale recently, miss-matched, asking $900.00CDN.

Yes, the guy was selling it for a friend. I could not buy it since I do not have a TX DL or am not stationed (on orders) there, qite a bummer. Also foumd a sporterized on that had a Williams SM70 sight and a nice Bushnell scope, the guy said the owner used it for hunting. The guy had it customized for hos body, and this guy must have been the size of Bigfoot! I lile a long pull of 13-14 inches, this was at least 15.

[Jugs]

For me it has to be a No1 Mk6. I know where there is one but it is NOT for sale unfortunately.

[mas36]

I am fortunate to have recently picked up the enfields I regard as my Holy Grail (for now) -

A No7 Mk1, an Enforcer and a 1918 Lithgow No1 Mk3. All 3 rifles shoot really well and produce a stupid grin every time.

Of course I still have a little bit of room in the cabinets, and if I can just persuade the missus to let me discuss getting a No4T or L42a1 with my feo I`d be as happy as the preverbial pig in muck.......

[Josh.]

At the moment? My grandfather's 1918 No.1 MkIII, Dad has it stashed away in his safe along with an unused surplus heavy barrel.
Later on, I want to get my hands on good, shootable examples of a Lee-Metford, a No.4 MkI (T) and a No.5 MkI.