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Shamu
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Posted: December 08 2022 at 2:56pm |
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Well insert tube at least. Thanks to Doco Overboard & his Mrs, Kelly, for fitting the .22 tube & bolt to my '14 Beezer so she shewts .22 RF at this point. & for the generous donation of venison steaks & chopped meat for the larder too! I'm am So going to have some fun with this one. This is my "tip 'o the hat"
to those '50's shooters with the SMLE matches @25 yds. Sight is an
A.G. Parker #9W with the 6 aperture eyepiece. I didn't get a chance to check her out
it at the range yet, It was pitch dark & heavily fogged at the
rod & gun last night but it looks sweet! I'll get her checked on Rem.
Thunderbolts, & CCI H.V as well as Std Vel & see which she
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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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Shamu
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It also came with some targets specific to .22RF so I'm going to get it sighted in & we're going to do a couple of entries for the on line shooting match on here. At least as soon a the fog lifts I'm not sure which category this will fall into? Whats that line from Robert Downey Jr in "Tropic Thunder"? "I'm a 303, playing a .22, playing a range rifle"! I think the AGP No9W counts as: Lee Enfield .22 Trainer
Any Lee Enfield rifle chambered for .22 Long Rifle (original or conversions) Iron sights only (including target type aperture sights with no magnification). Shot Prone unsupported (no sandbags or rests, sling is allowed).
Sitting at a bench (no support under rifle, off the elbows) also
allowed for those who have trouble shooting prone or range does not
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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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A square 10
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turned out really well , she looks terrific , congrats
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Honkytonk
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Looks great! Keep us posted on how she shoots!
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britrifles
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Yup, that is the right class Shamu. I have a link in the Virtual Match thread for printing out the SR targets reduced for 25 or 50 yds. |
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scottz63
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That looks really nice! Can't wait to see how she shoots.
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14EH AIT Instructor-PATRIOT Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer
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The Apprentice
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Chaz
That’s a awesome restoration I am glad you shared this She looks brand new ! Can you convert a Mark 4 in this same fashion ? Thank you again for starting this thread
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britrifles
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Mk 4? Do you mean No. 4? Two different rifles.
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The Apprentice
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Yes No 4 I stand corrected did they make these with the ability of Rimfire use ?
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britrifles
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Yes. Both sleeved barrels and .22 bore barrels.
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The Armourer
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There are four factory different versions of the No4 rifle in .22rf (Trainers) One was manufactured in Canada, the CNo7, and three in the UK, the No7 for the RAF, The No8 for the Army and the N9 (not No9) for the Navy. RIFLE
C No.7 Mk I The first Enfield built from the ground up as a .22 trainer and not as a conversion or retro-fitting of an earlier rifle - albeit built on a No.4 body and intended to mirror the Rifle No.4 as closely as possible. About 20,000 made at Longbranch, Ontario 1944 - 1950's. Unknown number of wooden transit chests also produced. RIFLE No.7 Mk I Although a No.7 Mk I, the British version is very different from it's Canadian counterpart (above). This rifle was a conversion of an existing No.4 and is interesting in that a BSA five-round commercial .22 magazine was welded into a SMLE Mk III* magazine to produce the only Enfield .22 repeater. These rifles were a special contract and produced exclusively for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1948. Total production 2,500. RIFLE No.8 Mk I An interesting hybrid, a .22 calibre trainer intended to be also be used in smallbore rifle competitions, this rifle was introduced in the late 1940's. About 15,000 produced at Fazakerley. Another 2,000 were produced by BSA Shirley in the 1950's specifically for New Zealand. RIFLE N9 Mk I The last of the .22's, these are No.4 rifles sleeved in a manner similar to the WWI Pattern 1914 Short Rifle No1. The work was done by Parker Hale in Birmingham 1956 - 1960. 3,000 rifles made specifically for the Royal Navy. The No7 (RAF) was the only .22rf Enfield trainer manufactured as a 'repeater' with a magazine, and it works exceedingly well. Although 2500 were ordered only about 2000 were assembled, the remaining barreled actions were sold off with most of them ending up in the US, but could not be completed due to missing parts. Brian Di ck (BDL Ltd) had some bolts and ejector mechanisms manufactured at great cost so could at least get some fully assembled. Quite a rare beast when you think there were 10x more No4T sniper rifles produced than No7's. This is mine : |
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rb67mustang
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Shamu, that's another wonderful Enfield in your collection. I hope you have many hours of enjoyment shooting 22's and saving money on ammo in the process.
Two days ago I got to try the 22Lr conversion kit I bought for my standard caliber AR's I built. It takes less than a minute to swap out the BCG's and magazine's to shoot 22Lr. I was forced to buy the 10 round kit because my state adopted an Unconstitutional magazine limit which is being contested and hopefully it will be overturned. If anyone's interested, here's a link to check it out. https://www.at3tactical.com/collections/conversion-kits-22lr-more
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pass the ammo, please, the enemy approaches!!!
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rb67mustang
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Thanks, The Armorer, for sharing this info and your very fine & rare .22rf.
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pass the ammo, please, the enemy approaches!!!
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Shamu
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"Yup, that is the right class Shamu. I have a link in the Virtual Match
thread for printing out the SR targets reduced for 25 or 50 yds." Tthanks, let me scoot over there see what I can find. |
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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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