Lee Enfields other than .303

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Re: Lee Enfields other than .303

#21 Post by DW58 »

Interesting - I've never heard of that one.
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Re: Lee Enfields other than .303

#22 Post by TGBMaverick »

Craig Whitsey Gunmakers created a 5.56 NATO bolt head to allow No 4 conversions to that calibre. Other bolthead calibres available are 9mm Para., and 45ACP - link below:

http://www.craigwhitseygunmakers.co.uk/ ... no__4.html
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Re: Lee Enfields other than .303

#23 Post by dromia »

I'm getting a loan of a 303 Pygmy reamer to build an Enfield in that calibre.
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Re: Lee Enfields other than .303

#24 Post by zanes »

TRX wrote: IWI (?) in Australia makes some in 7.62x39.
AIA, defunct for a fair few years now. I'm after one.
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Re: Lee Enfields other than .303

#25 Post by saddler »

zanes wrote:
TRX wrote: IWI (?) in Australia makes some in 7.62x39.
AIA, defunct for a fair few years now. I'm after one.
Makes more sense than .303 VerticallyChallenged I suppose!! tongueout

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#26 Post by Sandgroper »

saddler wrote:
zanes wrote:
TRX wrote: IWI (?) in Australia makes some in 7.62x39.
AIA, defunct for a fair few years now. I'm after one.
Makes more sense than .303 VerticallyChallenged I suppose!! tongueout

I think someone has been drinking the angels share as well as his own... :wave:
When has sense had anything to with it? kukkuk

The pygmy sounds like fun and I know someone who has a .303 barrel blank they no longer want...
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