Enfield No4 Mk 1* Savage sniper

[snipershot1944]

If you have to ask permission to spend money you earned on a firearm, you married the wrong woman. I've been married for 35 years to the same woman and she knew I was a compulsive gun nut when she married me. Never been an issue in our house. Just IMHO.

[Ridolpho]

It helps to cultivate an expensive hobby for the better half. That leads to the concept of reciprocal expenditures. Lately it's become common for Mrs. Ridolpho to mention that she's made a big fabric purchase for her quilting "hobby" and that it's only fair I look for a new rifle to buy for myself. As Ed Macmahon would say.....Hyoooooooooo.

Ridolpho

[6pack]

She's good, just a bit of a minimalist when it comes to stuff around the house. And I knew that going in. We all make compromises. But, we'll see.

She likes her clothes, and spends away on them. Coach bags being a particular weakness. However, when she brings new stuff in, she usually takes old stuff out. Her minimalist kicking in.

[Peter Laidler]

This is what I call minimalist. When my wife had our daughter Sarah she asked me to give up motorcycling as it'd become a bit of a death defying game. So I put the trusty old Norton 750 Commando into the depths of the pit in my garage, covered it up with the pit boards and just loooked at it occasionally and everyone was satisfied.............. Glad I kept it now!

[rayg]

My wife never complains that I buy guns or go to gun shows because I give her 10% of any profit I make on any rifle or a collection item I sell. I'm not a dealer but once in awhile I will sell a gun or something else and make more then I paid for it, as we all like to do. For example when I sold one of my full Enfield "T" sniper sets I bought many years ago she made out well on that one. She gets her 10% and calls it her "gun money also. It's her money to spend it on what ever she wants to. It works out real well and keeps the little woman happy. Ray

[6pack]

So after some consideration, the Savage will be placed into the collection as the scopeless version that she was and the BSA will wear the scope that came with the Savage.

If anyone is interested in a scope trade to get our setups closer to original I would be interested. My BSA is a 1943, and if I'm correct the Mk III scope is for a later dated rifle, correct?

[Seaforth72]

The No. 32 Mk. III (aka No. 32 Mk 3) scopes came out late in 1944 apparently. They are usually found on 1945 dated rifles and earlier rifles that have been upgraded. A 1943 BSA would have had a No 32 Mk I scope.

[CINDERS]

My wife wants a new car for xmas so I said fine reciprocal is I buy the complete tracker rifle system, when she inquired as to the price of such a weapons system and I replied around 27K ~ 30K ummmm well lets just say the trackers safe for now but I am working on another angle a HT may be the cheaper alternate so for now the cars safe.

Good for you Peter L keeping it sadly I sold my VF-1000R, 2 Z-900's 1976 models (A kind women driver wrecked my first one with her car whilst I was on it) also sold my ZIR Mk I, boy I surely wish I had them now, missed out on a fully worked 750H2 Kwaka for $980.oo that was a tragedy

[Roger Payne]

Hi 6pack; the Mk2 scope went into production during 1943 so either a Mk1 or a 2 would be appropriate if you want to start changing scopes over. However, if your BSA shoots well with the Mk3 I'd be inclined to leave well alone, as you can't guarantee that it will collimate with a new scope - at least not if you swap brackets over along with the scopes.

ATB.

[Peter Laidler]

Wise words there Roger. Not just wise, but VERY wise! If it ain't broke..............