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  1. 20-Oct-2009 #1
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    got my hands on a piece of history...

    i've wanted one of these forever and now i have one.



    that is a british enfield rifle. epic score and one of the coolest things anyone has ever given me. i'm tempted to write the MODs in canada and the UK to see if i can find out where this thing was used and who it was issued to. that'd be cool as fook to know. date of manufacture for this one: 1943.

    sorry the pic is dark, i'll try and take a better one later.
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    That's awesome!! And you say it was given to you !?!

    Lucky bastard. If you ever get some info. on it's origins I'd love to know.


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    Quote Originally Posted by darth los View Post
    That's awesome!! And you say it was given to you !?!

    Lucky bastard. If you ever get some info. on it's origins I'd love to know.


    yeah, my dad gave it to me. i've been wanting that rifle since i was a kid and now it's all mine.
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  4. 20-Oct-2009 #4
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    as you take it in and they run ballistic tests on
    it and find it has been used in a string of prostitute
    murders dating way back to the late 70s.

    Now its your turn, lock and load and go hooker hunting.

    Make dad proud, and one day u can pass it on to
    your son.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kortick View Post
    as you take it in and they run ballistic tests on
    it and find it has been used in a string of prostitute
    murders dating way back to the late 70s.

    Now its your turn, lock and load and go hooker hunting.

    Make dad proud, and one day u can pass it on to
    your son.
    mike found out that day why his family had to leave london and why "the ripper" wasnt really there surnames

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    Quote Originally Posted by hellsing View Post
    mike found out that day why his family had to leave london and why "the ripper" wasnt really there surnames
    oh, you crazy kids never cease to make me laugh.
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    bolt action?
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    scary stuff....!
    Innocent victims of merciless crimes, fall prey to some madman's impulsive designs.

    Step after step we try controlling our fate. When we finally start living, it's become too late.
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    If you ever come over to the UK you should check out the royal armouries, all kinds of interesting historical weapons in there including the enfield & a whole load of medieval stuff you probably dont see many examples of on that side of the pond!
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  10. 30-Oct-2009 #10
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    Looks like a British No.4 Enfield
    http://www.surplusrifle.com/no4/index.asp

    I'd recommend using only new production factory ammunition. Most of the .303 surplus has corrosive primers. It's a pain to clean the bore properly for newbies. If not done correctly your bore will severely rust.

    http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...sive/index.asp


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    Very nice rifle. The bolt action is one of the fastest made, and with practice, you can fire 30+ aimed shots a minute, I've read. Check out "Mad Minute" on Youtube, and recall that British soldiers went into WW1 being able to do that. Riflemen stopped the German advance at Mons with that skill.

    I've been thinking of getting one of the Indian made ones chambered for 7.62mm that they made while transitioning from the Enfield to the FN FAL since .303 isn't as common as I'd like.
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  12. 31-Oct-2009 #12
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    The smoothest (unmodified) bolt-action rifle known to man!

    Yes, I'm green with envy.



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  13. 31-Oct-2009 #13
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    Guns are evil Mike, give it to me so you can be rid of that filth. I've always wanted to be "bad".


    Seriously though, that is a nice gun, and I've always wanted one myself- mainly for collecting purposes, as I am a wussy that hardly has any experience with real guns.
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  14. 31-Oct-2009 #14
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    Very Nice! I have a Mosin Nagant M44 and have been interested in picking up more weapons from that era.
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