SMLE .303, 7.62 & .410

[Sakobav]

Pudu and CC

Learn a new thing every day and

nagarifle

I hope they didnt say LPG gas further in the report. that is expensive and hard to get

Best

[cottage cheese]

...and while we are at it, here's a small bit of info on Ishapore Enfields.... http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting200 ... 62ishy.pdf

-- Fri Jul 24, 2009 17:04 --

I hope they didnt say LPG gas further in the report. that is expensive and hard to get

Or maybe they've resorted to using green gas airsoft SLRs...

[wjkuleck]

Dunno about `Robert Short` being a engineer/superintendant at Enfield when the rifle was developed but even if he was he had nothing to do with the `Short` de.scription of the rifle which referred to it being 5" shorter than the early models.

Speed was the Superintendent in question, as in "Lee-Speed."

Regards,

Walt

[Yankee]

I have one of the SMLE Ishapore .410 firearms. I purchased it a while back for the novelty of a perfectly healthy 303 being rendered useless by conversion. My specimen has the rear sight riveted apparently to prevent anyone from being too accurate. The magazine is removed and plugged rendering the gun a single shot. The bayonet lug is still in place. I've never fired it but it will chamber a .410 shotgun shell 2 1/2 inch length. In regards to an earlier post, in America the 410 shotgun is very popular as a utility catridge. While some models are marketed as defense, typically its used for disposing of small pests or recreational shooting.

Live free or die, death is not the worst of evils. -General John Stark of the New Hampshire Militia

[pudu]

I was asked to post some pictures of my .410 Ishapore/Lee Enfield SMLE and haven't done.Instead I loaded in Youtube a 8 minutes video showing my old jewel doing some plinking.Here is the link and please be patient with my broken english!!!

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[eljefe]

So many years later-
I just brought home a No4 Smelly in 303. Its made by Enfield and is in fine fettle.2 groove barrel, a 100 174 gr HPBT match ammo waiting...
Soaking in the bore cleaning solvent, will clean it out and post pics soon.Nostalgia isnt the word.I used to use a No4 smelly sl no 19635K in the bad ol match days and, this one is a 19xxx, Omens, omens

Hey Yankee, I had a mayor of small town NH, as a fellow trainer in a Life support course.He was also a firefighter/paramedic/gunowner.We became friends and he gifted me that lapel pin, which I still have and flaunt -live free or die.Indeed