need lee enfield help

[shaggy914]

im looking to buy a refurbished lee enfield mk 3 in .303

itll be my hunting rifle.

want a synthetic stock.
but the mark 3 has top wood(over the barrel) and i like that look.

anyone know of a synthetic stock manufacturer that makes that same military stock style?

also anyone have any experience with there?

i know they are supposed to do sub 6'' at 1100 yards under perfect conditions.

i know they are heavy as all hell and kick like a mule.

anyone know anything about making their own synthetic stocks?

advice on scopes and stuff?
ill need a scope and a sling.
no bipod prolly.

ill wanna have the trigger reworked to make it lighter and more accurate.
any other smithing advice or anyone know of a good smith?

[Stu Olson]

Maybe you are thinking of something other than a .303 British? Some of your comments just don't sound typical for that cartridge.

I have one that was "sportorized" many years ago....the full stock was cut down and shaped to resemble one typically found on a regular hunting rifle.

I would not consider the .303 British to be heavy nor does it kick like a mule, not even a small mule, albeit the factory stock does have a brass butt plate on it.

It is sub .30-06 quality....in my opinion. A .30-06 round should be able to shoot circles around it. I would never expect a .303 to ever shoot a 6" group at 1100 yards. At 300 yards, the typical 150 gr. .303 round has lost about 35~40% of its velocity. I couldn't tell you what it would drop to by the time it hits 1100 yards.

They are an OK cartridge, I guess, but I would never sink money into one given the plethora of other firearms/rifle offerings with a much better caliber choice. The cartridge has its roots in the late 1800s black powder era.

[SavageSun4x4]

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In the mid - late 50's The Brits unloaded their entire arsenal of bolt action rifles. You could pick them up for as little as $5 bucks and I even saw some still packed in cosmoline that could be had for $25. Tens of thousands were sold and there was every kind of kit you could imagine available to convert to sporters. Most of those today are being used a boat paddles in small fishing fleets.

That said they do make EXCELLENT deer rifles in very heavily wooded areas. AND YES you can expect a solid 6" zone...commonly referred to as the "beaten zone" The rifle is short and has a solid large wooden butt stock that can beat the bejesus out of a deer. Normally one good hard swing with it and the deer goes to his knees. Then pull out your favorite gun and shoot the deer in the head. ;)

[shaggy914]

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In the mid - late 50's The Brits unloaded their entire arsenal of bolt action rifles. You could pick them up for as little as $5 bucks and I even saw some still packed in cosmoline that could be had for $25. Tens of thousands were sold and there was every kind of kit you could imagine available to convert to sporters. Most of those today are being used a boat paddles in small fishing fleets.

That said they do make EXCELLENT deer rifles in very heavily wooded areas. AND YES you can expect a solid 6" zone...commonly referred to as the "beaten zone" The rifle is short and has a solid large wooden butt stock that can beat the bejesus out of a deer. Normally one good hard swing with it and the deer goes to his knees. Then pull out your favorite gun and shoot the deer in the head. ;)

LOL.

thanks for the help...kinda...

still thinking about it based on the ammo price and the availability of the guns.
$150 for a mk3.
i just want a good deer/javolina rifle that i can beat to hell and not worry about. i dont want a nice 30-06 or 308 or 270.
i want something i can rest on rocks and trees and not worry about the stock.

i know 303 is big for a javolina but im a descent shot and ill aim for the head.
got a rabbit at 25 yards running in the head and a hare at 50 yards through the lungs and heart.
both with a remington 597 .22lr using stinger ammo with a bushnell 3-9pwr while standing.

[Wayco]

I love my 7.5x55 Schmidt-Ruben K-31. It's a Swiss rifle that is readily available, I have seen them at Big 5, and online.
The stock is wood and usually beat, the trigger is a dream, and makes shooting it accurately very easy. Not a heavy rifle, and hunting rounds can be purchased from Hornady.
Don't know about 1100 yards though, most deer taken in the Southwest are shot at much shorter distances.

[SavageSun4x4]

1,100 yards, 3,300 feet, well over half-mile.

FEW folks can nail a 3' taget bulls eye at that range, VERY FEW.

In fact in the Army at one time paid and extra $5 per month if you could do it at 1000 yards and they did not pay out a lot of money in spite of nearly every soldier trying it. ;)

[knockonit]

You can pick up a enfield at Big Five, they have them all the time, sometimes on sale. or make the trip to Prescott and visit J & G Sales, they have or did have quite a selection.
You can sometimes find the enfield (isapore, india) model that is converted to 308 which is an expensive round .50/ea. on the average, but is a great round to hunt, is a flat shooter and will put down anything you'll hunt in Az. for
good luck
rj