I've an Ishapore L2A in layaway. It's been dropped, more or less untouched, into a synthetic sporter stock. Trying to decide whether I am going to re-stock it (I don't like what it's got) in a wood sporter from Boyds, or find a MkIII stock to put it back like it was.
I've an Ishapore L2A in layaway. It's been dropped, more or less untouched, into a synthetic sporter stock. Trying to decide whether I am going to re-stock it (I don't like what it's got) in a wood sporter from Boyds, or find a MkIII stock to put it back like it was.
I'm open to suggestions.
If it were me then I would have to put it into the original Military stock and hardware. Just my opinion. I see enough chopped up ones at gunshops and shows. Since it hasn,t been cut then I would put it back original
I've an Ishapore L2A in layaway. It's been dropped, more or less untouched, into a synthetic sporter stock. Trying to decide whether I am going to re-stock it (I don't like what it's got) in a wood sporter from Boyds, or find a MkIII stock to put it back like it was.
I'm open to suggestions.
I had several of the 2A and 2A1 Ishapores. Some of them were good shooters, but some not so good. I bought one in the ATI synthetic stock,and it was the worst. It shot real consistent basketball size groups at 50 yards, and I think that was almost entirely due to the long unsupported barrel in that ATI stock. If I had another one like that I'd either get it out of that stock or shorten the barrel.
Ah, the Lee-Enfield, simple, rugged, beautifully contoured, Victorian excellence in craftsmanship and manufacturing personified. Powerful, quick to operate, magazine holds ten powerful .303 cartridges instead of the five of all of it's contemporaries. I wish with all my heart and soul that I could find another one in relatively decent shootable condition. At one time I owned five of them, FIVE OF THEM! I rue the day that I thought I could do better, and traded them off.
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I had several of the 2A and 2A1 Ishapores. Some of them were good shooters, but some not so good. I bought one in the ATI synthetic stock,and it was the worst. It shot real consistent basketball size groups at 50 yards, and I think that was almost entirely due to the long unsupported barrel in that ATI stock. If I had another one like that I'd either get it out of that stock or shorten the barrel.
I had three No.1 Mk.III's from Lithgow, a No.1. Mk.III from England and a No. 4 Mk. 1 from Canada. The Lithgow guns and the English gun were minute of pie plate at 100 yards which is typical for them (The British had a thing for mass aimed musketry and it bled over into their WW1 equipment), the Canadian gun however, was much more accurate, even with that silly little tip up aperature sight, it could shoot rings around the Mk.III's.
The Enfield Rifle is what got me into collecting SO many years ago.... my first was a No.4Mk1/2 I bought it in St. Joseph, Missouri when I was in school for 65 bucks.... I have since collected many more Enfield Rifles. Here is my Indian Ishapore in .303 made in 1986... This is my Ishapore in 7.62... The No.4Mk1 The No.4Mk1/2
I've also got a nice Pattern 14 but have to get a picture of it as well as an Aussy No.1MkIII in .22LR needs a pic...
I've an Ishapore L2A in layaway. It's been dropped, more or less untouched, into a synthetic sporter stock. Trying to decide whether I am going to re-stock it (I don't like what it's got) in a wood sporter from Boyds, or find a MkIII stock to put it back like it was.
RNC one thing that the original forends have that you lose with the ATI synthetic stock or with a Boyd's or other brand sporter stock is the forend support and spring that stabilized the barrel by supplying slight upward pressure near the muzzle. Without that forend and little part you wind up with a long thin barrel without the stabilization that the armorers originally knew that it required for decent accuracy.
Those three links above may be able to fix you up with some parts to get it back to a somewhat original configuration. If not it would probably benefit from having a significantly shorter barrel and proper bedding in a sporter stock.
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