Woodwork finishing
Just a little guide to wood finishing, lots of theories going on about this but hopefully this will be a simple and easy refinishing method of bringing back your stock and markings for those who are looking at doing a […]
The shooting optician, Jim Sweet
Courier Mail 19th August 1948 Jim Sweet, Gosford optometrist, led the King’s field after the first two stages at the Enoggera rifle range yesterday. Sweet has changed the lenses in the peep sights of 30 of his opponents’ rifles since […]
All-round Champion Harry ‘Motty’ Motton
Riflemen Harry Motton and C.J. O’Neill , New South Wales, ca. 1930 By Marker 31st October 1936 The Australasian RIFLE SHOOTING During my recent visit to Anzac range (Liverpool, N.S.W.) for the King’s Prize, which was so ably won by […]
Lithgow No1MkIII* HT rifle box
The Lithgow Snipers were boxed in pairs and sent to store from the factory. If issued, the rifles were delivered in the boxes, then issued out of it. The boxes were returned. They were for storage only. Not as part […]
The SMLE Magazine
The SMLE had 4 types of mags: Type 1 had a link loop at the front to attach it to the rifle just as the earlier Long Lees, none of the parts were numbered. Type 2 was made deeper at […]
The Lee Enfield Model Line
The history and development of these rifles since the late 1880’s. When governments around the world began to embrace magazine feed rifles for their military use, Great Britain and the expanses of the British Commonwealth had to get into step. […]
Central Aperture Sight by SAF Lithgow
The Central aperture sight has been a staple of the Australian target scene since the 1930’s. Whilst Parker Hale owned the British scene, Central, owned by the Dunn family of Victoria produced many target shooting tools for the Australian target […]
Look after your screws
As parts become more scarce and more expensive, the simple screw deserves a few thoughtful moments. All of us have experienced a nice Lee Enfield with screwheads that are mangled, mis-shapen and somewhat buggered. Because of the many different factories […]
Lee Enfield 2-stage trigger
Fig.1 The action is cocked, trigger pressure is taken up, the bottom trigger nib is on the sear and as it is pulled, the sear comes lower down the face of the bent. Fig. 2 The sear is on the [...]
Crack Repair
Thanks to Brad Hedges here is instruction to causation and repair of cracks in fore-end woodwork. Cause: The crack was caused by the draws at the rear of the fore-end compressing or failing, allowing the fore-end to move forwards and […]
