That is pretty much what I'm waiting on. Might be the only good Trump does, if he does it.
Has trump actually even done a single pro-gun thing yet?
As far as i know, all hes done gun-wise is make it even harder to import stuff.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52006438]I don't understand why I can't just register the fucking gun as a machine gun and build it with the full auto bolt. What the hell kind of crimes am I going to commit with a 90 year old welderup machine gun? It's a novelty item. By the time you've built your Sten legally there's almost no original British steel left in it. If nothing else let me register it as an AOW and run it open bolt with a welded fire selector to keep it from going full auto.[/QUOTE]
Blame Ronald Reagan. Machine funs have no valid sporting purpose according to our anticommie demigod.
[editline]24th March 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=Birdman101;52006951]Has trump actually even done a single pro-gun thing yet?
As far as i know, all hes done gun-wise is make it even harder to import stuff.[/QUOTE]
What import legislation has he made?
[video=youtube;8d-AQsHY1_c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d-AQsHY1_c[/video]
Interesting gun. It's an unlisted video so it's a bit exclusive. Found it just by looking at the James D. Julia current auction.
There's like 10 other unlisted videos as well, all under 10 views.
It's like christmas! Binge watching ahoy.
[video=youtube;eV-ZWruuizY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV-ZWruuizY[/video]
[video=youtube;wgk2hkZeZrI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgk2hkZeZrI[/video]
[video=youtube;3k8iu0yOAN8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8iu0yOAN8[/video]
[video=youtube;VL2u-QbE5gY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL2u-QbE5gY[/video]
[video=youtube;TiyDBErpLio]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiyDBErpLio[/video]
[video=youtube;7S2-ItCQC6o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2-ItCQC6o[/video]
[video=youtube;U682yOpNafg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U682yOpNafg[/video]
[video=youtube;J50N5lQoAFw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J50N5lQoAFw[/video]
Plus quite a few more.
How come it's unlisted? He obviously put work into the video. Does he upload them and then wait a while to set them to public or something?
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52007309]How come it's unlisted? He obviously put work into the video. Does he upload them and then wait a while to set them to public or something?[/QUOTE]
Upload them all at once to James Julia for auction purposes with very limited exposure, and then slowly trickle them out to thirsty people like us.
He gets to doubledip. He gets to do pieces to hype auction items, then he can put out a steady pace of original material without having to kill himself keeping up with the demand for videos (while finding new stuff to do videos on.)
After all, I have to imagine there's quite a bit of "production time" in finding rare weapons, researching them, then talking about them. Mostly the finding.
Anyone on here know a lot about Lee Enfields?
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;52008433]Anyone on here know a lot about Lee Enfields?[/QUOTE]
What's your specific concern? I had a really nice SMLE (stolen >:() and currently own a totally knackered No4, which basically makes me an expert.
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;52007070]
What import legislation has he made?[/QUOTE]
None. Presidents don't make or pass legislation.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52008519]What's your specific concern? I had a really nice SMLE (stolen >:() and currently own a totally knackered No4, which basically makes me an expert.[/QUOTE]
I already mentioned this in Discord, but I'm looking at a Long Branch No.4 MkI. What should I inspect before purchasing?
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;52008658]I already mentioned this in Discord, but I'm looking at a Long Branch No.4 MkI. What should I inspect before purchasing?[/QUOTE]
Be sure there's a mag in the gun :v:.
You might want to inspect the sights since they used a few different rear sights. One is a simple 2 position flip aperture and the others are ladder sights. The ladder sights are wither milled or stamped. All these sights would be correct for a No.4 Enfield.
[QUOTE=mastoner20;52008621]None. Presidents don't make or pass legislation.[/QUOTE]
Unless you make an executive order to amend an existing piece of legislation.
I own two, making more of an expert than Grenadiac.
Look for matching serial numbers. Commonwealth armorers often swapped parts around and force matched serials but at least if the serials match you know the gun was dialed in by an armorer instead of just swapped around willy nilly by bubba in 1968.
Barrel crown condition is a good indicator of whether or not the gun has been abused, a worn crown also seriously affects accuracy in Enfields. Re-crowning is not difficult or expensive but it can be a canary for a badly beat gun that may have other problems.
Other than that it's the usual. Inspect rifling, check the stock for cracks. They are soft shooting rifles but will open up cracks relatively fast from what I've heard. Headspace problems with Enfields are not common, if it closes and locks tight on a round it's safe to fire so don't worry about that.
If the gun looks and feels good it's probably fine. Enfields are tough and faithful rifles. Remember they are cock on close so don't let that trick you into feeling like something feels off about the rifle. A well fit bolt should practically open itself if you bump the bolt handle up while it's cocked over an empty chamber. My SMLE would open itself fully from the closed position if the chamber was empty.
If the one you're looking at is a Mk1* it will be of cheaper construction than other Enfields, expect some stamped parts and other cost cutting measures. It will perform the same, so don't let that put you off either, but I wouldn't pay as much for one as a regular Mk1.
These guns are not tack drivers, don't expect better than 3 MOA. My SMLE did 2ish but it was also an Austrian federal police sniper rifle at some point in its life so I imagine it was hand selected for precision. They are capable of close to 1 MOA with some mods and high end ammunition but you aren't buying an Enfield to shoot flies off of cows so that kind of investment doesn't really make sense -- though personally I think my SMLE was one of the most comfortable rifles I've ever used, certainly the one I've performed best with on ironsights, and I guess if I was building a competition rifle on an unlimited budget I could see myself starting with one.
Here's the rifle, if you can tell anything from the single photo:
[url]http://www.smokengun.org/product/enfield-long-branch-no4-mk1-303-british-rifle-used/[/url]
I feel like a bad person for buying my K31 like, almost a year ago, and I still haven't shot it yet.
7.5 Swiss was fairly cheap before I got it, then it went up reeeeeeeaaaaal high again. Haven't been able to find any GP11 surplus anywhere online or in shops.
I need to buy a few boxes and take it for a spin, it allegedly shoots too well not to. :v:
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;52008848]Here's the rifle, if you can tell anything from the single photo:
[url]http://www.smokengun.org/product/enfield-long-branch-no4-mk1-303-british-rifle-used/[/url][/QUOTE]
I can tell I'd offer about $300 for it just from what I can see. Active rust on the receiver doesn't bode well for the rifling. I dig the great globs of camo paint? on the stock. Definitely looks its age. No telling what kinds of prices are the norm for Enfields in your area though. I only paid $200 for mine and it was real nice except a busted handguard but I left that alone because it didn't seem to affect the accuracy and gave it character.
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;52008722]Unless you make an executive order to amend [b]the execution of[/b] an existing piece of legislation.[/QUOTE]
Fixed that for you.
[QUOTE=mastoner20;52008912]Fixed that for you.[/QUOTE]
If you live in a fantasy land yea. EO's rules aren't exactly followed
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52008877]I can tell I'd offer about $300 for it just from what I can see. Active rust on the receiver doesn't bode well for the rifling. I dig the great globs of camo paint? on the stock. Definitely looks its age. No telling what kinds of prices are the norm for Enfields in your area though. I only paid $200 for mine and it was real nice except a busted handguard but I left that alone because it didn't seem to affect the accuracy and gave it character.[/QUOTE]
I didn't notice any rust on it in the shop, it's just got really noticeable tool marks.
Tool marks are pretty common on WW2 era Enfields, all the No4s I've seen have them. The SMLEs seem to have better fit and finish in that regard.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52008972]Tool marks are pretty common on WW2 era Enfields, all the No4s I've seen have them. The SMLEs seem to have better fit and finish in that regard.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I was kinda turned off by that when I first saw it and the state of the furniture, but if I wanted something pretty, I'd have to either pay a fuckton of money, or look for something made this millennium.
I understand that a bunch of the No.4s with the provisional sights had them switched out with the more complex ones post-war. If this one has the provisional rear-sight, I might look for a gunsmith to make the change for me.
Honestly just find a nice WW1 era SMLE if the niggling details of the No4 bother you :v:
They aren't that expensive, mine was a 1918 Lithgow and I paid $200 for it. Found a nearly matching bigass bayonet for $75. Lithgow SMLEs are the king of Enfields as far as build quality.
With the iconic nose cap you can't really go wrong. [I]Some people, even in this very thread[/I] may tell you they're ugly, but those people are wrong.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52009018]Honestly just find a nice WW1 era SMLE if the niggling details of the No4 bother you :v:
They aren't that expensive, mine was a 1918 Lithgow and I paid $200 for it. Found a nearly matching bigass bayonet for $75. Lithgow SMLEs are the king of Enfields as far as build quality.[/QUOTE]
Tangent notch sights that have been mounted forward of the action were invented by Satan to torment people like me :v:
Even with that sight radius I was getting 2 MOA with mine. YMMV but I didn't have any trouble adapting.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/kbkzG7v.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/Oe7V5OF.jpg[/t]
(The previous owner put it back together and forgot the ears for the sight but I put them on after taking the picture)
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52009030]Even with that sight radius I was getting 2 MOA with mine. YMMV but I didn't have any trouble adapting.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you're probably right. I'll look for something else.
How about this:
[url]http://www.gunbroker.com/item/632518230[/url]
That one is a bit of a dog. Lots of mismatched parts. This is a relatively recent import, probably assembled from depleting stocks of parts. These parts were force matched by the importer. I think you could find something better.
This one has similar provenance but is in much nicer shape: [url]http://www.gunbroker.com/item/632509290[/url]
He says he can't find import marks but I bet it's also a JJCO import. It is also pretty mismatched, but the barrel is virgin.
Here is another one. [url]http://www.gunbroker.com/item/629212769[/url]
This one is quite a bit more expensive than the others and still climbing, but it is an all-together rifle, as it left the factory in 1923. It has the pretty brass disc on the stock and some neat markings from its service history.
([url=http://i.imgur.com/HLVbsTq.jpg]Not as neat as mine...[/url] though I would have loved to have the disc)
If you're thinking about buying a JJCO import, google "JJCO SMLE" and see if that changes your mind. They were basically like Century -- a lot of their guns are parts bin guns built out of what were intended to be replacement parts, not properly fitted, and sold as "unissued" rifles. They also sold a lot of authentic rifles, too, but you should do some research and learn how to tell the difference.
This is a little more effort than just buying a surplus'd No4 but the difference in quality is worth the effort in my opinion and I think you will agree if you find a good one.
Does anyone know of a place that has a TNW semi-auto PPSh-41 for sale? It has to be TNW, as they're the only ones with a legal entry in the Canadian firearms system. The gun was declared legal here, but TNW stopped making it before any could be imported, but if I found one in the US I could bring it in through an importer since it's already in the system. If anyone does find one, I'd very seriously consider selling my Howa to finance buying it, depending on the price.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;52009229]Does anyone know of a place that has a TNW semi-auto PPSh-41 for sale? It has to be TNW, as they're the only ones with a legal entry in the Canadian firearms system. The gun was declared legal here, but TNW stopped making it before any could be imported, but if I found one in the US I could bring it in through an importer since it's already in the system. If anyone does find one, I'd very seriously consider selling my Howa to finance buying it, depending on the price.[/QUOTE]That's janked up as hell to get a specific gun. Try looking through gun broker.
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