Replacing a #4 Enfield

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(17 January 2018, 23:42)Midnitemo Wrote: I am currently waiting for something like this to become available in the UK in .223 , the Ruger Gunsite Scout never made it to these shores as a .223

You might try the offerings from CZ. Their 527 series is available in .223 and I have heard they are an excellent item. They are probably available in the UK. The Ruger offerings are usually over priced and not as finely finished anyway.

I am real big on bolt action utility rifles myself and do not hesitate to modify them to meet my needs. My .223 bolt gun is a Savage Axis for which I modified a magazine to 10 round capacity. It is lightweight, handy and extremely accurate shooting military surplus ammo into just over an inch and well made hand-loads into 3/4".

For general use the 10 round magazine is not a real benefit. Even for a military combat rifle the 10 round capacity is not a necessity. None of the other combat rifles of the late 19th early 20th centuries were blessed with them.

What I do consider a real benefit is being able to load from the top rather than remove the magazine or change mags. The Enfield has both features.