Do you have a 1950 Long Branch?

**excoelis** · 10-19-2007 02:18 PM

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, this is my first Longbranch that is .308 and the it is in immaculate shape. I will post pics later tonight. Whoever did the rebarreling on this did a very good job that is why i am trying to get more info on it. It also looks as if it was hardly used either that or taken very good care of. A very nice old lady sold it as her husband died and she didn't want any of his guns around anymore.

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**303Nut** · 10-19-2007 08:23 PM

I wonder if your Long Branch is one of the few (about 200) that were produced in 7.62 by C.A.L.

**Cantom** · 10-20-2007 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by 303Nut

I wonder if your Long Branch is one of the few (about 200) that were produced in 7.62 by C.A.L.

I've seen a couple of those. They were produced in 7.62 for the Canadian icon

Army. The one I saw had a C Broad Arrow on it.

**excoelis** · 10-20-2007 08:41 PM

Now if I am not mistaken the second last pic doesn't look like it was done right. It looks to me as if the original numbers were rubbed out adn it was re -stamped again.

**Cantom** · 10-20-2007 10:18 PM

Very interesting pics! Looks like someone made a home made muzzle device for it...is that milled right out of the barrel or an add on?
That is indeed a DCRA conversion, note the maple leaf proof mark and 4 digit conversion number. Is the number on both bolt handle and receiver the same? Some more pics of the barrel area would be great.

**excoelis** · 10-20-2007 10:55 PM

All the numbers are the same, from what I understand with the barrel is that it this is a DCRA conversion and that it was probably backbored to make it more accurate. The crown is another 1.5 to 2 inches deeper than what the barrel is showing

**Claven2** · 10-21-2007 09:21 AM

LOL - Cdn Arsenals made ALOT more than 200 of these. Probably a few thousand.

**Lee Enfield** · 10-22-2007 11:55 AM

You have a DCRA converted No4MkI*, that appears to have been "customized" for target shooting.

I would be willing to bet that that rifled portion of the barrel is REALLY close to 21" if the gun has been counter-bored.

I suspect that someone has tried to match a C1s ballistic performance in the No4 action.

**Badger** · 10-22-2007 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Lee Enfield

You have a DCRA converted No4MkI*, that appears to have been "customized" for target shooting.

I would be willing to bet that that rifled portion of the barrel is REALLY close to 21" if the gun has been counter-bored.

I suspect that someone has tried to match a C1s ballistic performance in the No4 action.

Interesting.....

Now that make sense...

I learned something today...

Regards,
Badger

**303Nut** · 10-22-2007 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Claven2

LOL - Cdn Arsenals made ALOT more than 200 of these. Probably a few thousand.

Ian Skennerton icon

's LES says that a l,000 of these rifles were ordered and that only about 200 were made because of the action body being stressed by the 7.62 cartridge. His new book may give different figures on the production.

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