That Mark 4 T is in absolutely perfect condition, the best I've ever seen and even with it's original case - really beautiful. Keep it somewhere safe, it's worth a fortune !
No. 4, not Mark IV. The numbering system of British Lee Metford and Lee Enfield Rifles is very complicated. The Rifle No. 1 was the Mark III * SMLE, Rifle No. 2 was (I think) the Enfield P.14, No. 3 was a trials rifle, No. 4 was adopted in 1941/2 by the UK, Canada and a number of other Commonwealth and Empire forces, but Australia and India continued with the SMLE. Rifle No. 5 was the “Jungle Carbine”. No.8 was a .22 training rifle issued to Cadet units (I used them at school in the ‘80’s), they were recently replaced (in the last 10 years).
@@keithorbell8946 Sorry, am happy to admit that I stand corrected. I can only offer the excuse that I've seen the Roman Numerals used elsewhere. FYI I also shot the No. 8 mark 1 in the cadets. We had a very good instructor and, in common with other Lee Enfields, astonishingly accurate over 25 yards when properly set up. I would so love to own one.
@@noelmajers6369 Apologies if I was a bit patronising. Either the British Muzzle Loaders or Forgotten Weapons channel have done a couple of videos where they talk about the numbering systems for the Lee-series rifles, very complicated! When I was in the CCF we still used No. 4’s as well as No. 8’s. First time I shot a No. 4 was at Bassingbourne Camp near Royston in Hertfordshire, on a dreary February Wednesday. When we finished shooting and formed up to March to our next exercise we could see palm trees and American Army vehicles. It was one of the sets for Full Metal Jacket!
@@keithorbell8946 don't worry about appearing to seem patronising - I'd rather get these things right and I've noticed I've been a bit sloppy about the numbering, so thanks for that !
Hey, pretty good shooting, both you and the rifle... great to see a "real world" test of this rifle, "out of the box"... I wonder how these would shoot with the barrel floated, and/or some other "modern" tuning, but, there's something about shooting a historical rifle, seeing, here, that head shots at 300-400 yards, with good ammunition, and not "cold bore". Those last 4 shots were looking damned fine! Thanks!!
What do you think of Eric Virginia's reloading advice and equipment? There are several of the 1000 yard folk who seem to have very detailed, and even practical, reloading guidance... in following quite a few channels, it's absolutely clear that ammo really is key to getting the best out of a good rifle.
The No.4 T was still in use in the ‘60’s in the Indonesian Confrontation and Aden. The L42 7.62 Lee Enfield sniper rifle was adopted in the ‘70’s and served to the early ‘90’s when it was replaced by the Accuracy International L96.
How on earth would you fit a scope on a Bren, there’s a 30-round magazine in the way? EDIT: I’ve just seen the Gun Jesus on Forgotten Weapons refer to this, he referred to the ‘scope originally being intended for the Bren, so it must be true. But still, how on earth would you fit a scope to the Bren?
@@paulstuhrenberg9165 hi, since I saw this video I’ve seen a video by Gun Jesus himself, Ian MacCollum of Forgotten Weapons with the actual kit to fit the scope to a Bren (Mk.s 1 and 2 only I think), so I very much stand corrected, and properly put in my place! 😉👍
NO! That sling is the specific sniper sling and has a specific purpose...... It is designed to, one, wrap around the arm... I know how to use it to stabilise the rifle in your aim position, your task now is to find out how to actually use the sling properly, it looks like the sling is original too...
@@paulstuhrenberg9165 Yeah that's correct...the Brits chose it and it features in the WW2 sniper rifle manual. You can wrap your arm through the strap loop and in either standing or sitting position this helps stabilise the butt into the shoulder and binds the man to the rifle
Rifles found to be the most accurate from each batch from the factory were selected to be shipped to Holland&Holland gunsmiths for conversion into telescoped ( T ) rifles. They were then appropriately stamped up, placed in a wooden transit chest and issued to snipers.
Mate, have a look at your shooting style on a replay - there is too much head movement. Get settled into the same position for each shot and avoid parallax error.
