The Enfield That Never Was

[Mortblanc]

Made in my own shop with my own little hands.

16" barrel, muzzle brake, LER scope.

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[Scythe13]

Pretty!!!

Have you tried it out?

Would be good to get some info on how you made it too mate. That would be cool.

[Midnitemo]

Looks good, sort of jeff cooper scout rifle crossed with a no5 jungle carbine

[Midnitemo]

i always wanted a no5 but wouldn't pay £500 for a good one so i bought a mosin carbine for £100....fun to shoot and the built in pig sticker was interesting but by god it kicked like a mule on steroids...still like a no5 even now.

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CZ do a rifle of the shelf in a very similar style spec called a "527" for about £600 be good in the 7.62x39 calibre with a small fixed magnification scope on top + a few spare steel mags

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like this

[NorthernRaider]

Used a friends Enfield jungle carbine back in the 70s , kicked like a mule, noisy as hell and really did not like changable temperatures outdoors, point of aim was all over depending on how hot or cold it was,.

[Midnitemo]

yeah there not noted for there accuracy but i still like em...more as a curio than a shooter...the mosin carbine had all the same faults, deafeningly loud a muzzle flash more in keeping with a flamethrower and a really sadistic recoil incorporating a steel squared off butt plate!!!!....but i always had a queue of people wanting to fire it down the range(nobody ever came back for seconds though!)

[NorthernRaider]

Flamethrower thats very good , overall the carbine I always enjoyed the most was the Ruger Mini 14, used to go varmint hunting on the Cimmeron grasslands with it, good days indeed.

[Mortblanc]

We have Mosins too.

I do like the concept of the "scout rifle" and have several firearms that use parts of that philosophy. They usually differ from the Cooper Concept a some way bot follow that train of thought to one degree or another.

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The Mosins are generally more accurate than Enfields from the start. More forgiving, cheaper and easier to work with. My work with the Enfields has always rendered less than I desired or expected. Everything about their design detracts from the accuracy potential; two piece stock, barrel bands with pressure going every which way, bores damaged by long use with corrosive powders and primers.

The Enfield above is 3 years short of its 100th birthday, being from the middle of war time production. WW1 that is. The date stamp is 1917. I purchased it many years ago for $35 U.S. at a "boot sale". It will keep its shots on a dust bin lid @ 100m but just barely, as opposed to the Mosin, which will shoot inside a teacup at the same range.

As for explaining the build, that would take volumes. I did picture document the cutting and re-crowning of the MN barrel, which is easy enough if someone needs that information.

[Stevew]

i love enfields but not in plastic clothes!!! whats wrong with wood!! on a serious note a good enfield will out shoot a mosin but most enfiels are shot out! where as most mosins on the market have been in storage since ww2

[Steve]

We need to find some WW2 Italian rifles, they will be mint