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    Magazine Lee Enfield

    Came across a MLE. It's been sporterized and has a little rust. Any suggestions on what I should make for an offer that would be fair.
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    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

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    If the barrel hasn't been lopped, you ONLY have to source a fore-end, etc, plus the associated metal bits. It depends on where the fore-end has been cut and if it has subsequently been "customized" with rasps and sandpaper.If the trimming has occurred under or forward of the outer band, halfway up the fore-end, and is not sanded down to toothpick proportions, an "extension" piece can be grafted on without TOO much difficulty.

    The always-entertaining and informative Mark Novak has a related video here:

    There seem to be the odd complete, un-butchered butt around, but they are rapidly vanishing.

    Canadaicon used to be awash with these rifles; check the "odds and ends" bins and boxes at your local gun shop, EH!

    Pics??

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    Can you post a pic or two? Worth a thousand words

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    Am unable to get pics as it is 60 km away.

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    Get them to send you a pic.They want to sell the thing, right? Even a crappy one taken with a cell phone is better than nothing.

    If it is shootable with a decent bore, a sportered MLE does not have much of a premium over a sportered SMLE. You dont give us much to go on (I have a blue Ford pickup, some rust, what's it worth?), so a wide ballpark figure would be $150-350 in Ontario.

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    Sorry, was busy the last few days. I've got an offer on the table of $350 for it and a Cooey Rabbit gun and am waiting to hear back.

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    Well I got the MLE and the Cooey plus a bolt action shotgun with an adjustable choke for $525.

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    Have you taken any pics of the MLE that you can show to us??

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    Finally took a picture. Thought it was worn out until I measured the ammo. It was 308 and keyholing. Bought some 311 stuff and now I have round holes.

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