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Royal Tiger No.1 Enfield (C-Grade) HOW BAD IS IT? 📦 Unboxing RTI Military Surplus Lee-Enfield Rifle

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It's hard for me to resist a project gun. Royal Tiger Imports recently had a discount on No.1 Mk.III Lee-Enfield Rifles in C-Grade condition. We all know RTI milsurp firearms are hit and miss but I decided to give the dice another roll in hopes something worth restoring. Man this SMLE is ROUGH! I may just have a shootable bore after cleaning though.
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@ralphjacobson8815 7 месяцев назад

About 30 years ago, I pulled a No.1 out of a suburban Cleveland trash can! As I took it out of the trash, the lady that lived there yelled that her ex husband was gone and so was that, and I was welcome to it. I still have it and it's in perfect condition (even had a sling with it).

@Jimmie2429 9 месяцев назад

That Enfield was rode hard and put away wet in an Ethiopian goat shed.

@peterreily1490 9 месяцев назад

Imagine the goats every day looking at it going “ohhh man, good thing they can’t afford the ammo”.

@davy1458 8 месяцев назад

Rode hard by the goat.

@steveburdette1478 8 месяцев назад

And we all know what they do to the goats after a little bit of drinking

@andrewgee241 8 месяцев назад

And the goat shed has a leaky roof!

@armorer94 8 месяцев назад

I have pictures. It's better than a goat shed. But just barely.

@Wicked505 9 месяцев назад

Nice thanks for taking one for the team

@christopherhubert1938 9 месяцев назад

That is a gnarly looking Enfield! I have to admit, I love watching your videos bringing these old boys back to life. Keep ‘em coming.

@behindenemylines3361 9 месяцев назад

Yup - That rifle has def see better days!

@Vinlandexpeditions 9 месяцев назад

That barrel is definitely salvageable. Just plug it with silicone plugs and fill it with evaporust. I’ve done this with many milsurp barrels that looked like that.

@joshedson8876 8 месяцев назад

Never considered this! How long do let it soak?

@BananaRaid 7 месяцев назад

Want to know more about this !

@samholdsworth420 7 месяцев назад

@@joshedson8876just try it and see. I would say overnight

@freddinkins6147 9 месяцев назад

For 2 hundo i think you did good in todays market. You know how to do good restores, ive seen all your videos on it. Should be a good shooter as long as that bolt head is fine! Keep up the good work bud!

@jeromegrunwald9564 7 месяцев назад

I just got one, for $179 at Sportsman's warehouse. And since im in California, I am still waiting on my 10 day wait. Unconstitutional!!

@curtseddon9245 9 месяцев назад

I’ve bought two C grade No 1 MkIII from them. The one with the shortened fore end has a pretty good bore and the other one not so much. Both really dirty and with rust. Steel wool took care of it fairly well. Still a decent buy and a fun project.

@theblindsniper9130 9 месяцев назад

Excited to see how you get around to restoring this old girl!

@jackbar8776 4 месяца назад

Honestly this is in better condition than the B grade I received. Happy for you!

@RUSTYSURPLUS 9 месяцев назад

Hey Ready now that's RUSTYSURPLUS right up our alley 😁Thanks for showing.

@marilynscull4585 9 месяцев назад

Awesome video RR

@highboy72 9 месяцев назад

unless you find something really awful under all the crud i think you can save it. like others have commented the origional rear sight with windage adjustment is a rare-ish item. i bought one a year or so ago for $40.00 and put it on my 1915, that rifle has its origional bulged volley sight stock, i have since sourced and installed the complete volley sight set up. really cool rifles.

@jasonbuck489 9 месяцев назад

All Royal Tiger Stuff looks like it was stored away in a Mud puddle!....

@traviscochran6280 9 месяцев назад

Not too bad for the price. Looks like it will clean up. I also agree that the bolt head looks dodgy. I would say it looks like you won the RTI lottery with this one. I get the many irons in the fire. I am falling behind on my project guns myself.

@jhernandez8830 9 месяцев назад

good review. have been considering a c grade no 1 from rti, this example has put a damper on that thought.

@browngreen933 9 месяцев назад

I bought a $15 U-Fix-Em from CAI years ago. It was missing the safety but otherwise was in great condition.

@user-rf3cn2ou3x 8 месяцев назад

I've got two of these, love the .303 , smallest of all the big bores, you can really feel it in the recoil.

@LostShipMate 7 месяцев назад

They had Enfield's in 7.62 Nato.

@chaffcutter58. 8 месяцев назад

Mate , thatvis a throw away. Ifts phucked , hi from Australia.

@dnhman 9 месяцев назад

Looking forward to see how you restore this.

@tfusilier44 9 месяцев назад

Nice rear sight with the additional windage adjustment. Looks rough but should clean up well.

@wasntmeXYZ 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely the worst people I’ve ever dealt with in my entire adult life @ RTI.

@Broadshore 9 месяцев назад

The Bolt is wrong for that 1918... Should have the Roundie and not the spade. Very cool grab Readiness! Can't wait to see her cleaned up and ready to rock.

@thecanadianlanboy8132 9 месяцев назад

The hairline crack in front of the trigger guard implies the draws are worn/lose. That rifle likely needs its draws patched (Look up Peter Laidler instructions on the subject) to ensure that crack doesn't worsen. ALSO - THat bolt head, although ugly, is li9kely serviceable provided it does not overturn more than 10 DEGREES. A handy way of checking headspace is to use a new/sized case, with a fired primer protruding ~20 thou, then carefully closing the bolt, and measuring how much the primer is protruding. The primer protrusion + the thickness of the rim should not exceed 0.074 inch, however Enfields are generally safe as long as the headspace isnt more than 0.080.

@saradolphin3242 8 месяцев назад

Boy As Always You Will Say WOW What A Deal!

@jamesyarborough9630 9 месяцев назад

I got extremely lucky with the only I got. The bore was fantastic and it only had 2 cracks on the side which got fixed easily. You can't even tell it was a c grade now and it shoots great.

@wirelessone2986 8 месяцев назад

How long ago did you buy it?It possible the longer you wait the junkier they get

@scottz63 6 месяцев назад

This one looks like a doable and fun project.

@funkervogt47 9 месяцев назад

I bought an RTI C-grade No 1. Mk III with a sporterized stock. The metal is much less rusty than yours, but the fact that I need to get a new stock and nosecap to make it "historical" negates the $10 I saved by not getting an original stocked Enfield like yours. I'm actually going to copy what you did and get a drill purpose Indian Enfield rifle to harvest the necessary parts.

@zachmacncheese 9 месяцев назад

I need to see this restoration

@11oldpatch 9 месяцев назад

That’s a good deal a fun project

@Andrew-sv6zq 7 месяцев назад

Since that rifle is over 105 years old, I would say that the condition is acceptable considering where it came from and storage of it.

@smithwesson7765 9 месяцев назад

Well over 100 years of hard use and the old SMLE is still shootable. The Brits built a heck of a rifle.

@DanzigDemento 9 месяцев назад

Battle of the Somme battlefield pickup. Doesn’t look they cleaned the mud off from WW1

@bradm1998 9 месяцев назад

Been saving my clams for my cmp 1911

@jamesmcclenin9804 5 месяцев назад

I love the Enfield No. 1 so I'd be willing to give restoration a shot.

@cmbart1 9 месяцев назад

If you aren't comfortable shooting live rounds through it, that rifle could still be used by a reenactor for blank fire assuming it isn't too pitted or nasty once it's cleaned.

@chrisweg8677 9 месяцев назад

I appreciate you making this video I saw that sale and 3 of my buddies were going to buy one of the rifles but upon more research I found that the grade could be very bad and almost not worth it so it's good to know what you got. If anybody else bought one let me know the parts you needed to complete the project

@tomhenry897 9 месяцев назад

Wall hangers not cheap,shooters

@KriegZombie 8 месяцев назад

Mine came complete, minus the hook used to lean rifles together and a cleaning rod. Very dirty, though.

@verysurvival 9 месяцев назад

I’d be worried about that rifle damaging the valuable bubble wrap.

@Meathead6258 7 месяцев назад

With the import marks they did the same thing with my ww1 carcano and it was almost where your is

@N0die 8 месяцев назад

Fascinating

@CaptainCock99 9 месяцев назад

Great vid; thinking about doing a C grade when I have $200 to throw around

@kenjones4564 9 месяцев назад

For $200 I think you can bring it, might take some work, but that's what makes the hobby more fun and interesting.

@nickreed6538 9 месяцев назад

Boil/steam, boil/steam, boil/steam 😂 I think it'll clean up well. Bore doesn't look too bad at all. I've had worse! Good luck 👍

@user-kn4rf2ly3q 9 месяцев назад

What a beauty, I have a bucket of rusty Brillo pads grade b I can let you have at a good price. No FFL required

@alexr7298 7 месяцев назад

Inspect the hell out of that thing. I sent two RTI rifles back because of various issues including: chipped locking lug recess, sheered off safety lug on the bolt body, cracked locking lug, and shims brazed-on to the locking lugs. The beat-up condition of that bolt head should give you some pause. I see both file and hammer marks.

@theblindsniper9130 9 месяцев назад

Honestly with the prices of the surplus, no matter the condition, I call them worth it. I do restores on things that are very bad.

@YpsyGypsy 9 месяцев назад

Cool just subbed can't wait to see your work

@theblindsniper9130 9 месяцев назад

@@YpsyGypsy hell yeah!

@jarodcrazyindian 5 месяцев назад

You have a good channel 👍🏽

@jamiefowler6524 8 месяцев назад

I think I will pass. I have been researching their weapons, always wanted an Enfield jungle and M1 carbine, however, I can't take the chance of getting crap.

@PumpkinKingXXIII 9 месяцев назад

Yea, if I still had access to a shop and space to work on it I would buy one like that

@kdoggoutdoors 9 месяцев назад

Id call that a parts gun. Thank you for your reviews , have stopped me from buying from royal tiger.

@haroldhenderson2824 9 месяцев назад

Which part? I would take the nose piece, but NOT for $200!

@kdoggoutdoors 9 месяцев назад

@@haroldhenderson2824 all parts salvable. I wouldnt pay $200 for it but id use that gun for parts.

@assult78 6 месяцев назад

I guess it truly is a dice roll bc my no1 c grade was amazing condition with very tight tolerances. With a beautiful bore and it shoots true. My c grade lebel was the complete opposite

@TomP-nw4wu 9 месяцев назад

Every collection will have a few beaters for sure.

@V8SKULLS 9 месяцев назад

So very sad that RTI is stealing peoples hard earned money

@oubliette862 9 месяцев назад

I used to have that lord of the ring poster when I was a kid, don't know what ever happened to it, kinda sucks.

@josephhauad8673 9 месяцев назад

Wow what a rust bucket neglected guns for70 years thanks for the video Good Luck...

@pcojedi 8 месяцев назад

I envy that you have a rifle with the royal crest

@dhooter 8 месяцев назад

Wonder where it was stored? Some dank weapon magazine in Liverpool lol.

@tomc6255 9 месяцев назад

I bought a C grade enfield. It is cracked underneath tailing up from the magazine and it is chipped on the tang. I am missing one part and it is the same pin you were talking about with Indian rifles. Mine is a 1943 Ishapore. The bore is shiny though.

@thegreatchickenoverlord5976 8 месяцев назад

I actually went through all the no1 mkIII enfields sold this month on gunbroker Came up with an average price of $546 and a standard deviation of $165 So a good condition rifle is on the low end, roughly $380. So these c grades really are a good deal generally

@shawnoandrew 9 месяцев назад

I got one bout 4 months ago. Not bad but time you pay shipping, I paid 275.00. Bore not the best and I've not cleaned on it. Wood gone same as yours. Nothing else missing.

@SmittyMRE 9 месяцев назад

Looks like someone made that bolt head with a file, haha.

@haroldhenderson2824 9 месяцев назад

I own a No.1, Mk III* which was built in 1917. You seem to have a Frankenrifle! A No.3 barrel, with a #4 cocking piece, with what looks like a Mauser bolt handle. A real "clobber together" mess of a rifle, for hanging on a wall.

@ChodaStanks 3 месяца назад

As long as the bore and receiver are shootable the rest can be fixed or replaced

@moemaster1966 8 месяцев назад

I bet Numeric will have anything you’d need to put that back into better condition

@jacobmarsa4168 9 месяцев назад

Can you get one of the c-grade No4s from RTI. love the videos👍

@kylekohler5228 9 месяцев назад

Check out Mike B's vids on it. It was from three years ago. He bought five rifles, only one was shootable. Two had chipped bolt rails, because the Ethiopians used the wrong bolt for the rifles.

@jacobmarsa4168 9 месяцев назад

@@kylekohler5228 Yea, I’ve seen his videos they were good but this new batch is likely going to have different quality Than those so id like to see what they are offering now.

@marknovak8255 9 месяцев назад

Send it to me. When we're done, do a follow-up video. Just sayin

@rogiervis2306 8 месяцев назад

This is basically a €50,- rifle for decoration on the wall

@johnmccrea8106 9 месяцев назад

You can clean that gun up!!! Iteillcome out a decient rifle!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@itsthe5-096 8 месяцев назад

You should check out the bodeo revolvers RTI is selling.

@gwen6518 9 месяцев назад

The bolt head looks like a home built Kyaber Pass type. Not in spec. I would look for a replacement.

@micmacpole 9 месяцев назад

Sure glad I didn't order one of those from RTI.

@MrCleatus11 8 месяцев назад

In England that gun would not have even passed proof inspection let alone the proof house actually putting it through proof.

@johnmcnamara4880 9 месяцев назад

would that and a drill rifle add up to 1 decent shooter? i bought a nice sporterized enfield at the local swap meet and swapped the parts off a drill rifle to make it look correct. And ive got a nice sporter wall hanger with a bolt welded thru the chamber.

@xanderburns1332 8 месяцев назад

Is there an update on this rifle?

@666toysoldier 9 месяцев назад

In 1969, I could have purchased a nice Enfield at the local hardware store for $15. Being a lefty, I didn't.

@joetheclown1 8 месяцев назад

Can you put the dp furniture on these

@gregsg2351 8 месяцев назад

I like it but I might be bias a bit, haha

@KriegZombie 8 месяцев назад

My C grade SMLE was in way better condition than yours. It was dirty and had dead bugs under the hood, but the thing is worth way more than $200 clean. Great barrel and all. To anyone reading this comment I have two questions for the community: At some point the furniture was repaired with bras pins in several places. Does this indicate anything about it's history? It's a nice touch. Secondly, is there anything I can do about my safety disengaging if the bolt handle gets torqued? That seems abnormal to me.

@erronae 9 месяцев назад

Yikes, it looks worse than the one my grandpa had in his shed that hadn't been opened in 20+ years... in Northern Alberta (Canada).

@tlwisner 8 месяцев назад

A nice buy at $200

@RangerRickNRA 9 месяцев назад

I love your milsurp videos, but that Enfield is a $200 doorstop.

@mohawkdriver4155 7 месяцев назад

Have you used an ultrasonic cleaner on any of your restores?

@ReadinessReviews 7 месяцев назад

I don't have one of the big ones but I use my smaller one for small parts often.

@barryallender8694 9 месяцев назад

C-Grade that's a stretch isn't it? I would probably buy a surplus stock and do away with the other. It's obvious that weapon was never cleaned or serviced by an armorer.

@HectorGonzalez-fz6ws 7 месяцев назад

That thing is a loss rust in the bore rust on the outside for 200.00 no way .

@bryanlongnecker1454 8 месяцев назад

I bought one similar and couldn't hit anything with it.

@MrAvant123 8 месяцев назад

The barrels are usually so worn they have become shotguns !

@Swishersweetcigarilo 9 месяцев назад

I always laugh when i see so many packing peanuts when these rifles have been yeeted into giant heeps ontop of eachother time after time through their life. These rifles chuckle at ups shipping/handling.

@kevincowan4887 4 дня назад

Put it in Diesel for about a week

@Former0311 8 месяцев назад

Looks like a $25 rifle. 😉

@mattyallen3396 8 месяцев назад

Is this all your channel is?

@rider4440 9 месяцев назад

I know you likely wont see/respond to this but would these be a good project gun for someone trying to get into collecting and restoration?

@jarodcrazyindian 5 месяцев назад

Most definitely. You can learn a lot and not be too worried if you make mistakes. You'll be wanting another project and your collection and knowledge will compound. Do it.

@chopper7352 9 месяцев назад

Hi RR. The Bolt Head is very questionable looking & I would definitely swap it out The brass screw at the back of the bolt is 100% non standard. On a positive note, the Rear Sight is the original type with the "Windage" adjustment which is a great score. Overall I see some good "Restoration" potential for this tired old girl, at least too the level of a good display piece. All depends on how the barrel cleans up. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@davy1458 8 месяцев назад

Where did you buy this....I would like to get one from the same place

@bjolly8924 8 месяцев назад

Royal Tiger Imports

@davy1458 8 месяцев назад

@@bjolly8924 I checked...all they had is junk.....I'm looking for a .303 that was a veteran of ww1.....not a casualty.....all the guns I saw on their website look like the germans won the war! I was afraid I was gonna get trench foot just looking at them.

@street_wise_gamgee 8 месяцев назад

i have 1 of these in beautiful shape paid 100 for it what are they usually worth?

@ReadinessReviews 8 месяцев назад

5x that

@Czar59 3 месяца назад

Oh man i have a yugo m48 that , unfortunately, served in Ethiopia. Basically same condition. Filthy, rusty, black pitted bore but hey it shoots. I refinahed and reblued it but its still not great. I will never buy a rifle that was tortured in ethiopa again though

@ReadinessReviews 3 месяца назад

I've always stayed away from their 8mm Mauser rifles because I've literally never seen one with a good bore.

@LarryDeSilva64 9 месяцев назад

Well at least you didn't get one with two bullets stuck in the bore of a b Grade Enfield No.4 Mark1 like I did. It took 5 weeks before RTI replaced it the second one I got did not even chamber a round. I had to use a barrel hone to get it to chamber and the bore was not in the best shape. I am done buying any rifles from RTI coming from Ethiopia.

@tomhenry897 9 месяцев назад

Genuis These are wall hangers not cheap shooters