I know there are some Enfield fans here. I've never owned one, but like so many other guns, it is on my "should check these out" list.
Anyway, at the Del Mar Gunshow this weekend a guy was trying to sell me an "unfired Enfield", which seemed pretty dubious to me, for $175. To my way of thinking, that would be like finding a VW Bug with zero miles for $300. The gun was in excellent condition, had a "blonde" stock, which I always thought was an aftermarket stock, and the magazine catch was tight as heck. Everything looked "new" as far as I could tell.
Do "unfired Enfields" exist? Did I just miss out on the deal of a lifetime? I didn't buy it because I had other things on my shopping list and had promised the wife to finish the AR before buying any new guns.
Also, I was once told the .303 British is almost identical to the 30-06, ballistically speaking. True?
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"Put a rifle in the hands of a Subject, and he immediately becomes a Citizen." -- Jeff Cooper
Anyway, at the Del Mar Gunshow this weekend a guy was trying to sell me an "unfired Enfield", which seemed pretty dubious to me, for $175. To my way of thinking, that would be like finding a VW Bug with zero miles for $300. The gun was in excellent condition, had a "blonde" stock, which I always thought was an aftermarket stock, and the magazine catch was tight as heck. Everything looked "new" as far as I could tell.
Do "unfired Enfields" exist? Did I just miss out on the deal of a lifetime? I didn't buy it because I had other things on my shopping list and had promised the wife to finish the AR before buying any new guns.
Also, I was once told the .303 British is almost identical to the 30-06, ballistically speaking. True?
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"Put a rifle in the hands of a Subject, and he immediately becomes a Citizen." -- Jeff Cooper