Anyone think of themselves as a hunter?

[Jock Scot]

Tobus.

Aha the dreaded Mk5! Kicks like a mule and suffers/ed from an incurable "wandering zero". If yours still shoots to the same point of aim after a couple hundred rounds then it is a collectors item!

[druid]

Whitetail Deer, Black Bear [the skittish, PA breed ], Rabbit, Pheasant, Turkey and groundhogs for a farmer friend.

Also fresh water fish for Bass, Trout, Pike/Musky and Striped Bass [ocean].

[azwildcat96]

I inherited a 1914 SMLE from my father-in-law earlier this year. It belonged to his grandfather, who sporterized it (removed much of the front furniture) and used it as a deer rifle. Three generations hunted with it after WWI. I've since stripped it, cleaned it, and hope to use it on a hunt some day. The only issue is that the magazine was misplaced somewhere in the past 15-20 years, and I have not been able to find a replacement.

[Tobus]

I've heard of the wandering zero problem, but honestly I wouldn't know if mine has a wandering zero or not. The damn thing hurts my shoulder so much that I can never shoot more than a couple of rounds through it before setting it aside and shooting something else.

Seriously, I don't know what the British army was thinking on that model. It was a good idea, but that narrow hard rubber buttpad was an error in judgment. In retrospect, they should have just left the buttstock alone.

The wandering zero is usually blamed on a thinner receiver wall, as I recall.

[Jock Scot]

I inherited a 1914 SMLE from my father-in-law earlier this year. It belonged to his grandfather, who sporterized it (removed much of the front furniture) and used it as a deer rifle. Three generations hunted with it after WWI. I've since stripped it, cleaned it, and hope to use it on a hunt some day. The only issue is that the magazine was misplaced somewhere in the past 15-20 years, and I have not been able to find a replacement.

There must be thousands of redundant SMLE magazines about----they are pretty much interchangeable. Remember that they were not meant to removed when empty and replaced with a full mag like modern rifles, they were loaded with a 5 round clip from the top---10 round capacity. If all else fails and if you really cant find one over there,try Fultons of Bisley, Surrey England ,or, Helston Guns, Helston, Cornwall, England. Failing that, give me a shout!

[azwildcat96]

There must be thousands of redundant SMLE magazines about----they are pretty much interchangeable. Remember that they were not meant to removed when empty and replaced with a full mag like modern rifles, they were loaded with a 5 round clip from the top---10 round capacity. If all else fails and if you really cant find one over there,try Fultons of Bisley, Surrey England ,or, Helston Guns, Helston, Cornwall, England. Failing that, give me a shout!

Jock, I have only looked a bit on-line, and at a couple local gun shows. It seems that years ago they were plentiful, but now most have seemed to dissapear into collections. I have been told that they are becoming more difficult to find in the US due to government importation restrictions on foriegn weapons. The couple I have found have been priced around $45 US, which seemed a little steep for something that was rusted, dented, and generally in poor condition. Oh well, someday I will stumble on a gem.

[BoldHighlander]

Jock, I have only looked a bit on-line, and at a couple local gun shows. It seems that years ago they were plentiful, but now most have seemed to dissapear into collections. I have been told that they are becoming more difficult to find in the US due to government importation restrictions on foriegn weapons. The couple I have found have been priced around $45 US, which seemed a little steep for something that was rusted, dented, and generally in poor condition. Oh well, someday I will stumble on a gem.

I did a quick search thru my sources & will send a PM with my finds.

[Captain_Cogle]

I love to hunt and my first name is Hunter, a double whammy!

In regards to the Lee-Enfield magazines I do WW1 and WW2 reenactments and they are getting awfully hard to find and when one does find them they run about 40-60$. Pro-Mag however is making a reproduction that works fairly well. There is another company (whos name fails my memory) that makes another reproduction but they are beyond sub standard in quality and don't function worth a darn. Its too bad some one sporterized your gun.

I think Sportsmans Guide is carrying them right now.

Just checked yup they are! Good price too.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=282614

[ThistleDown]

[QUOTE=Jock Scot;936477]Well we are way off topic, but then what conversation ever stays on topic for long in a pub?/QUOTE]


Be patient, be patient The forefinger and raised eye brow...

[Mark E.]

It flies, it dies. I tend to actually avoid overseasoning-I do enjoy the "gamey" taste of things. Also, BAKING BAGS are my friends...

Deer hunter too, Missouri and Illinois, and it gets cooked and eaten like steak or regular beef-there is no sauce in my hut...

90% muzzleloader, 8% modern shotgun (danged if you can't shoot steel from a older smoothie), 2% Jeep (yes, I have-don't laugh).

Mark