Vintage British 303 No1 MK3 Lee Enfield based SBR Live Fire ANH Jawa Ion Blaster
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Thank you!
Vagabond Elf
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The display is great, but I'm a little heartsick at the idea of cutting up a working No. 3 rifle. Please tell me the stock was all wrecked or something!
On a serious note, wouldn't cutting down the rifle like that make it massively illegal in most countries?
On a serious note, wouldn't cutting down the rifle like that make it massively illegal in most countries?
No, it was not damaged but it now exists in a better form in my opinion.
I am not familiar with the laws in other countries but here where I live to legally complete this build I had to acquire a federal short barrel license to complete the build.
Vaderman
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Excellent build! I am having so much trouble finding the receiver part where the bolt slides in.
I am hoping to find a cast of one. I realize that it is the critical part for a real gun and I don’t want a live fire version, as cool as that is. Okay, yes, I want, but not while the kids are still in the house!
On a side note, that butt stock piece can be purchased easily and inexpensively both repro and new old stock. So, no worries about cutting a few down for our entertainment!
I am hoping to find a cast of one. I realize that it is the critical part for a real gun and I don’t want a live fire version, as cool as that is. Okay, yes, I want, but not while the kids are still in the house!
On a side note, that butt stock piece can be purchased easily and inexpensively both repro and new old stock. So, no worries about cutting a few down for our entertainment!
Thank you!
If you change your mind about a Live Fire... there is a good one for sale now on GunBroker:Lee-Enfield No1 MK3 Rifle w/Bayonet .303 British - Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com : 951103427
Nice, I don't think I would want to actually shoot something like this beyond a sled setup with a pull cord. If you have ever shot a No1 MK.III, the have a real punch in the recoil area for a heavy battle rifle. Kick much worse than a M1, 1903, M1917, or any US Battle rifle of the same era.
Great display, I have thought about making one of these. You used to be able to find sporterized versions in pawn shop and even flea markets for less than $100. The hard part is the cup grenade launcher.
Great display, I have thought about making one of these. You used to be able to find sporterized versions in pawn shop and even flea markets for less than $100. The hard part is the cup grenade launcher.
Vaderman
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Well, I am in California, which they excluded from the sale.
This rifle I want to display with a Jawa or two and droids. I am hoping I will find a casting of that piece. I have the grenade launcher and a butt stock to cut down, a bolt and a clip. So 30-40%? I built one years ago, but using mostly resin cast parts. No memory of who I got the parts from and it seems to have buried itself in a box of parts somewhere or walked off a convention display. I had also replaced parts with real parts, though they were easier to get and less expensive back then.
This rifle I want to display with a Jawa or two and droids. I am hoping I will find a casting of that piece. I have the grenade launcher and a butt stock to cut down, a bolt and a clip. So 30-40%? I built one years ago, but using mostly resin cast parts. No memory of who I got the parts from and it seems to have buried itself in a box of parts somewhere or walked off a convention display. I had also replaced parts with real parts, though they were easier to get and less expensive back then.
I have shot both versions many times... with the barrel being shorter... it takes a lot of the kick out of it.
cypher306
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yeah it kinda just floats when you turn it into a hand gun lmfaoI have shot both versions many times... with the barrel being shorter... it takes a lot of the kick out of it.
cypher306
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ive one handed it lots and it does nothing for kick it cancels itself out with the weight, its gotta be one of the weirdest feelings, comparable to driving 200kmh on a grid road and taking the turn to quickly and sliding across the gap of the air of the grass in the ditch so smoothly that it felt like pillows of air for a moment and you just continue on down that dirt road like did that just happen....yeah something red neck like that
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Um.. the member you’re trying to strike up a conversation with has passed away, that’s what the banner “gone but not forgotten”means.
I kinda want to do this after the DL-44 now…
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