Just happened to stumble across these and thought I might share.

[CINDERS]

I hope the speculation carries over to the next group of aspiring milsurps shooters and the value of the Enfield line continues, but I look around at military shoots and see an ageing population of those that grew up in the era in Australia where the 3 oh 3 was the rifle of the day and every man jack had one especially farmers and roo shooters.

I do not know what is installed for the future years but 2 things I know I am finite and so are the lees as spares will dry up like they are and those wanting them will pay a hefty premium for originals unless they go repro which is happening with barrels now. I only hope no one produces a repro MkIII or No.4 as that would be the end (They would cost to much to reverse engineer I think).
My shooting career started with the Lee in the cadets at 15 where we just stuffed cotton wool or scrunched 4x2 in your ears and either in JG's or BD got behind the ol' girls and carried on my crowning glory came when in my 2nd year of cadets I obtained my X'ed rifles firing the same course of fire as the regular army gaining that qual the very first time it had been offered to the cadet corp fired over 3 ranges on the day 300-prone-200-sitting-100-standing (this one at a 6" disc).
You walked from 300 to 200 extended line fired then double timed it to 100 whence upon arrival of every one proceeded to engage your very small disc I remember a very wavy front end the first round level but left miss the second hit 2:30 @ 1.5" from center as indicated. (Funny what one remembers that was 45 years ago!)

[speckles]

Cinders, that would make a good vingnette in a short story read. Good, real life behind the gun. thank you.