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Since I retired last year, I have had the opportunity to go to the Base Firing Range with a couple friends 2-3 times a month. Over the last couple weeks I have met an old gentleman that has amongst other weapons a Korean War era Lee Enfield rifle (.303 caliber ). He has been very generous in introducing me to it, and letting me shoot about 40 -50 rounds through it. I was amazed that the first time I fired a 10 round string with it at 75 yards, I not only was able to keep all shots inside a paper plate target, but learned to cycle the action quite smartly. I have fired it several times since then and I am quite impressed with it. He apparently has had it “forever” and has no intentions of parting with it. I have talked to him a lot about it over coffee, did some reading on the subject and am leaning towards buying one. It seems rugged, fairly simple to work on, and as a “stock” weapon can certainly out shoot my abilities or forseen needs. From my readings and questions, the caliber is more than adequate (not perfect, but good enough), and ammunition seems to be readily available. The size and weight are not an issue since I am not “a bug out” guy . Although I have a military / LEO background, I am not a big fan of the “black rifles”. This is not meant to be a debate on if it is the best, since I have already decided (absent any verifiable negatives) this is will fill a gap in the armory.
My question to the forum is, have any of you had any “extensive” experience with this family of rifles, and are there any quirks that you can share?
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