need some help

michaelkolbe · 11-25-2007, 01:55 PM

i got a brit.303.it has got no.4 mk2(f)---5/50
what does that mean and how old is it
s#pf208337

Oxford · 11-25-2007, 02:46 PM

Here's some informative reading which should help with your questions. Good luck.

Part Three - The Rifles

littlejoe872 · 11-25-2007, 05:07 PM

Your rifle is an Enfield, No. 4 Mk II built in May of 1950 at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Fazakerley.

michaelkolbe · 11-25-2007, 05:27 PM

tks for the info guys

nathangdad · 11-25-2007, 05:39 PM

If you do not know how to do this, have a gunsmith run a swage through the barrel to get a measure of the bore diameter. In the rush to manufacture rifles both during the war and sometimes after the war, bore diameters were acceptable to .311. This lead to phenominally
inacurrate rifles even though the .303 was a good cartridge.

irish murphy · 11-25-2007, 07:20 PM

All mine shoot very well with jacketed ammo .312 projectiles.

Nathan123 · 12-06-2007, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathangdad

If you do not know how to do this, have a gunsmith run a swage through the barrel to get a measure of the bore diameter. In the rush to manufacture rifles both during the war and sometimes after the war, bore diameters were acceptable to .311. This lead to phenominally
inacurrate rifles even though the .303 was a good cartridge.

Every last one i have ever owned or fired that belonged to someone else all without exeption never suffered from accuracy problems, infact they all shot very well.

irish murphy · 12-06-2007, 01:47 AM

The only thing wrong with SMLE no1 and no4 is the action isnt very strong and holds it back a bit.The no3 is much stronger and the full potential of the 303 can be used.

billy · 12-06-2007, 06:15 AM

well then it's all settled.
now i need a no.3!

11-25-2007, 01:55 PM	#1
michaelkolbe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5	need some help i got a brit.303.it has got no.4 mk2(f)---5/50 what does that mean and how old is it s#pf208337

11-25-2007, 02:46 PM	#2
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,073 Blog Entries: 4	Here's some informative reading which should help with your questions. Good luck. Part Three - The Rifles __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

11-25-2007, 05:39 PM	#5
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,823	.303 should be swaged If you do not know how to do this, have a gunsmith run a swage through the barrel to get a measure of the bore diameter. In the rush to manufacture rifles both during the war and sometimes after the war, bore diameters were acceptable to .311. This lead to phenominally inacurrate rifles even though the .303 was a good cartridge.

12-06-2007, 06:15 AM	#9
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 13,878 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	well then it's all settled. now i need a no.3! __________________

11-25-2007, 05:07 PM	#3
littlejoe872 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rockland County, NY Posts: 360 Images: 20	Your rifle is an Enfield, No. 4 Mk II built in May of 1950 at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Fazakerley.

11-25-2007, 05:27 PM	#4
michaelkolbe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5	tks for the info guys

11-25-2007, 07:20 PM	#6
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	All mine shoot very well with jacketed ammo .312 projectiles.

12-06-2007, 01:47 AM	#8
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	The only thing wrong with SMLE no1 and no4 is the action isnt very strong and holds it back a bit.The no3 is much stronger and the full potential of the 303 can be used.