Lee Enfield rimfire trainer

[Calfed]

I glommed a SMLE .22 training rifle a few years back and really never shot it. This weekend my youngest son was visiting, so we hit the range and fired a few of the safe queens, including the trainer.

@50 yards with plain old Aguilla ammo. Trigger is pretty bad on the SMLE, so it was a challenge

 

[P5 Guy]

That's a nice trainer!

 

[Model12Win]

BEAUT!!!

 

[Calfed]

Thanks, guys

My first shot was kind of funny. I heard the striker go forward, but the report was so quiet and there being almost no recoil, I thought it had misfired. I turned and looked at my son, who was spotting, and he nodded and said "9 ring". LOL.

We also shot a .22 MAS 45 safe queen and it was pretty accurate too.

 

[Jim Watson]

Are these rebarrelled or Parkerifled?

 

[Calfed]

Not sure what "Parkerifled" is.

 

[Jim Watson]

Parkerifling is a lining procedure and products developed by A.G. Parker in England sometime before 1910.
http://www.rifleman.org.uk/A.G._and_A.J.Parker_and_ Parker-Hale.html

 

[Calfed]

Ahh, thanks, Jim. this is a re barrel.

Here are some additional pics...

The magazine is a hollow body...I use it to catch the empties.

 

[armoredman]

So it's a single shot? Sorry, don't know enough about the rifle, very interesting.

 

[Calfed]

Yep, a single shot

 

[4V50 Gary]

You should check out Ian Skennerton's Lee Enfield Rifles.

 

[mikejonestkd]

My son and I have two No4 MK1 enfields and have been shooting with two other good friends that have several enfields too.
One showed up at the range yesterday with a 1914 trainer like the one shown in the OP. I was pleasantly surprised with its accuracy, and was busting clays on the 125 yard berm with it once we adjusted the sights.
Its a cool rifle, thanks for sharing pics.