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Charger Loading Long Lee Enfield
1906 SMLE Mk1***
1916 SMLE Mk111
1943 Lithgow SMLE "Heavy" barrel Range Rifle
1918 SMLE .22"
1943 No4(T)..."lookalike" with Italian made No32 scope

Just looked through your collection, impressive doesn't quite cover it! No.4T is without doubt the best looking IMO though!

Great collection there. Did you fit the 'scope yourself on the bottom one?

No, I bought it as is....I have not yet had time to set it up but I do have a copy of the original No32 adjusting tool. I might be able to get it set up this week, weather permitting..

For my No32 Mk1 I all but threw my adjusting tool away and these days it sits on a shelf, you need three hands to use the thing. What I did instead was got a piece of round bar 1/4" in diameter and filed a slot in the end that will fit over the centre adjuster.

To adjust the drums I slacken off the outer lock ring, a pair of pointed pliers will suffice if you are careful, then tighten it back until I can just feel resistance, then hold the inner screw in place and turn the drum whilst making sure the inner does not move. Then still holding the inner I nip the outer ring up, it just needs to be tight enough to stop things moving, just over finger tight at the most, resist the temptation to really crank it up tight.

Shout if you want to see a picture of the operation.

I did make a lovely aluminium tool like a peg spanner with a hole in it for slackening the outer ring off and then lost it somewhere, this has reminded me to make another

What happens if the inner screw is moved ??

My old Enfield, all gone now.

Your point of impact is moved relative to the outer drum.

What I do is get the rifle to zero at say 200 yards ignoring the outer drum numbers, once it is on zero the outer drum may read between 2-3 so I hold the inner screw in place, slacken the locking ring off, then hold the middle in place and twist the elevation drum to the number two, then still holding the inner in place I tighten the locking ring.

It is a bit of a faff first time but doable and after that very easy. These days my lock ring is tight enough to keep the drum to inner screw in place but of needed can adjust it at the range by using my tool and then turning the outer drum, no need to lock/unlock the locking ring. I do this when adjusting windage or changing from factory to home loaded ammunition.

Hi all,

Very nice Enfields, I will have to join in the "you show me yours I'll show you mine" Enfield competition! :lol:

Cheers, John.