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The Armourer
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If you are simply looking to introduce some windage adjustement and still have the original SMLE rear sight on your sporter, you could always source (not very expensive, maybe $30-$50) an original SMLE windage rear sight. The early SMLE's were fitted with a windage adjustable rear sight 'as standard' but the requirement was dropped when it was decided to simplify and speed up production. It was all part of the list of changes from the Mk3 to the Mk3* |
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The Armourer
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I knew I'd got one somewhere in the gun-room. This one was issued and used on three different rifles. serial numbers : 8562N F9462 G509 The original SMLE windage adjustable rear sight. |
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Shamu
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I've used several Williams sights, but never the SMLE one. Basically they make one sight body, then add goodies to make different models. They also sell the goodies individually, like the knob adjustable windage screw. As has been mentioned they are drill & tap, which many hesitate to do because it devalues the rile to a collector. The ones I had (on a Remington 700) where itt was used as, what in today's jargon would be a BUIS worked just fine. |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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yumastepside
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The value of my rifle is not of a concern as it came to me as a very rough sporter in 303-25 and after several incarnations, one of which is pictured below, it is now finally a 375x2 1/2 FNE.
The main reason for a " hunting " peep sight is that I can't see normal barrel mounted sights....damn you old age!! Roger |
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Shamu
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The Williams should do you fine, but I would add the finger adjustable windage knob, the screwdriver one is a pain.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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The Armourer
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Is that the same answer to the OP, although we have no idea what rifle the OP has. 303 Hunter - can you post some pictures of your rifle ? It could be a rare variant, if it is it may be better to not D&T it. |
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pisco
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I couldn’t come to drilling my smle for that I will stick to the old motty,centrel sights
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pisco
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the smle windage adjustable rear sights make life so easy
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Honkytonk
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I wonder how much big game has been shot world wide with a Lee Enfield.
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Honkytonk
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Sorry. Meant to say the Calibre your rifle is now chambered in interests me. It must be a beast!
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Shamu
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No. The Williams sights are basically all the same body, (windage arm & elevator) within a series, with the individual mount for the rifle & a bunch of add on accessories that convert one Williams model to another. Anything for the sight body, not the mounting base is interchangeable (mostly) between all the same series of sights. Your thumbscrew windage screw would fit any sight arm/elevator, in the same series, regardless of rifle mount.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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The Armourer
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Sorry, what I meant was that we have no idea what rifle the OP (303 Hunter)is asking about, as many people call 'any' Lee Enfield a SMLE irrespective of No or Mk, it could be anything. It could be anything from a SHTle Mk1 to a No1 Mk5 to a No4T, all of which are commonly called "Smelly's" I think we owe to him to give the best advice based on his rifle - if it is a rare variant he could be loosing $000's in value if he drills holes in it. At least then he can make an informed choice. The thread has got sidetracked to another poster asking about the sight for his sporter variant in an Australian wildcat calibre. |
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Shamu
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I'm afraid you're missing the point. Read here: (all they do is change the base) You're going to drill & tap it anyway\ "For British Shot Magazine Lee Enfield, Nos. 1, 4, & 5." |
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yumastepside
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....sorry sunshine, but the 375x2 1/2" Flanged Nitro Express is hardly an Australian wildcat.....I didn't exactly hi-jack the thread, I was after the same information.
My LSA isn't really a beast, it has a medium 24" barrel and a reasonably heavy stock, I would say the recoil was " brisk ", no more than my 9.3x74r P14. Roger |
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A square 10
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so , are these calibers ausie alternatives to the 303 ? for what reason ? just curious
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yumastepside
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I find this hard to believe.....you have never heard of the 375x2 1/2" FNE?....it was developed by Holland and Holland in about 1909 ( I think )and it is basically a two and one half inch long 303 case firing a 270gr projectile......you're kidding me, right??
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