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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Sporterizing the Lee Enfield Porch Project -- All Scoped Up & Ready To Go



It took some time, a little patience and an amount of sanding, but the venerable SMLE is finally ready to shoot.

getting ready for bed

The ATI scope mount was easy to install along with 1" medium Weaver rings from Walmart, it's topped off with a Burris Fullfield that I found second hand at a local gunshop for $50.



Now I won't bore you with the rationale behind the project other than to say that  SBW put me up to it and it seemed like a good idea -- get a beat up old sporter with some fine Empire history behind it and turn the rifle into a handy shooter with 10 rounds of .303 power. A custom gun on a budget, sort of thing.

apply the safety, for goodness sake

So how much did it cost? Less than something plastic from Walmart, with the added satisfaction of having a hand in its making.

I'll dial it in at the range tomorrow.

Thanks, Bushwacker, for the inspiration and Lukeya for chivvying me on...

Cheers,

LSP





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4 comments:

  1. G. TingeySeptember 26, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    Beautiful piece of handywork ... & I don't like guns - except for game-shooting - which would mean a shotgun in my case .....

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  2. LSPSeptember 27, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    Thanks GT -- I enjoyed working on it; now onto the next one.

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  3. lukeyaOctober 20, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    lovely lovely job Padre, a craft product definitely' the other one must have a pistol grip though....:-)

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  4. LSPOctober 20, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Nothing like a good craft project to get the creative energy flowing -- not quite sure what to do with the next one...

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