Magazine Lee Enfield

[mausernut]

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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[Bruce_in_Oz]

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.

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

Pics??

[englishman_ca]

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

[mausernut]

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

[englishman_ca]

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.

[mausernut]

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.

[mausernut]

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

[englishman_ca]

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

[mausernut]

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.

[mausernut]

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