My kyber pass Lee and 1939 Ishy wire wrapped SMLE Mk III*

[mosinmike17]

Also JYD or any admin feel free to update the title calling it a kyber pass. And if you'd like to use this thread for anyone in the enfield market as to what to avoid feel free to sticky with a warning.

[desdem12]

I might look up a poppy and see if that isn't what it is and not a mum. I would have no idea of the price of this but lets say there are few of them around and they are troop bringbacks. It has one hell of a history line and is one of a kind. You might give SOG a call and see what they might say as to trade or what have you if you are not comfortable with the price or rifle. It does have value of some kind I feel.

[desdem12]

British sporting rifles were not chambered in .303 cause that round was restricted. So they had a bunch of different chambers. I was looking around and some article mentioned that most kp rifles have the ER (Edward rex) on them which is what looks like this one has (is wrong) And not sure the commercial rifles would have the current (or past) rulers stamp. Should have british proofs if it was a commercial rifle.

[target]

Regardless if a rifle is currently seeing action against US soldiers I would still shoot it. Deciding not to shoot a gun based on where the model is currently seeing action against our forces would render nearly every gun in my collection unshootable. Mosins, Mausers, Lee Enfields, SKS, Garands, M1 Carbines, etc.

I probably wouldn't shoot that KP rifle unless I had some powderpuff loads though. Neat wall hanger that's for sure.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Regardless if a rifle is currently seeing action against US soldiers I would still shoot it. Deciding not to shoot a gun based on where the model is currently seeing action against our forces would render nearly every gun in my collection unshootable. Mosins, Mausers, Lee Enfields, SKS, Garands, M1 Carbines, etc.

I probably wouldn't shoot that KP rifle unless I had some powderpuff loads though. Neat wall hanger that's for sure.

The decision not to shoot this one has nothing to do with it's possible use against US forces, it likely had use against Soviet ones, not US, the issue is safety. These rifles are handmade using the most primitive of methods. The makers have skills, but these skills are better suited to black powder weapons rather than the pressures generated by modern smokeless powder cartridges. Nobody knows what sort of heat treatment this receiver had, and the Enfield receiver was never one of the strongest to begin with, it is a ticking time bomb that can let go at any time.