When I typed "Lee Enfield" into the UA-cam search window, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a comprehensive and well done trio of videos. Thanks very much. Excellent job!
Outstanding video!I have a Enfield 1916,Lithgow 1922,and a Lithgow 1943.I love shooting my rifles and very accurate at 350 yards plus.Dont forget the Vernier elevation adjustment,the pineapple looking thing on the rear sight for fine adjustment on longer ranges.Another thing is if you want to impact low.Put the front sight at the bottom of the U notch.it always works.I found that in an old German Infantry manual for the K98K.Believe me it works.I use it for my 1895 Mauser.
Thanks for the very informative series. I'm going out tomorrow to have a few shots from my 1915 Lithgow I bought in the 80's that has been spoterised unfortunately I assume back in the 60's by a professional kangaroo shooter, but it's still a fun rifle to shoot. Also this it the first video on the SMLE I've seen by an American where the town name Lithgow has been pronounced correctly, well done 👍 (pronounced lith-go here for those wondering)
All the three vids are very well done, thanks a lot for posting. Tomorrow (I swear that I'm not joking) I will buy a Nr1 Mk III, the one with the cut off, made by BSA on 1912, which comes from the Italian Navy arsenals. Several thousands Mk1 and Mk4 were given to Italy during the '60ties and 6 yaers ago they were sold to the civilian collectors... A real lucky shot!
The Lee Enfields made after 1903 and before 1915 had adjustable sights like a windage knob which made it an outstanding rifle.The British Army's School of Musketry of the Infantry did learn from the Boer War.The Americans also learned that the Mauser action was the way to go using the 1898 Krag's adjustable sights modified around 1900 from the Spanish.Thus the Springfield 1903 battle tested in the Phillipines under combat conditions.I still love the SMLE.
Excellent series of videos, well done ! I'm only on this planet due to my grandfather prowess with the trusty SMLE ! James Paris Lee was born in Hawick a town in the Scottish Borders.
Thank you for the great series of videos. I have an SMLE (Ishapore made) with alll matching serial number and I love it. That and my Swedish Mauser are my favourite rifles. I re-load for all of my rifles except my .22lr Ruger.
I really enjoyed your video. I live in Canada and have collected the Lee Enfield rifles for many years. It would have been nice to see coverage of the No1 Mark V (Jungle Carbine) but you did a good job with the history. I did, however, want to take issue with one of your comments about the rear locking action. I have seen this comment printed many times in gun magazines, but most of them were written by Americans who have little experience with this weapon. (no offense meant) The origin of this belief comes from people who have reloaded the .303 British round and have had the head of the brass come apart after a few reloads. They assumed that it was because the lug locked at the rear making the action 'springy'. What is actually happening is that this weapon was designed with war in the trenches of the first world war. The rifle was designed to be able to use dirty or corroded ammunition into a weapon that had been poorly cleaned and might even have had dirt in the chamber due to using ammo in a real-world situation in the muddy trenches of Belgium. The solution for this was to bore the chamber slightly over-sized. This allowed the chambering of dirty ammo in a war situation. Because this round head-spaces on the rim, rather than the shoulder, the brass would stretch near the bottom of the cartridge as the pressure expanded the brass casing to fill the over-sized chamber and, after a few reloads, the brass would be so weakened and stretched that the extractor would tear the end of the cartridge off. Hence the myth of the 'springy' action. I know this is true because I own about 20 of these weapons and every one has an over-sized chamber. I hope this information was helpful. Please keep up the good work! Tim Philp
I am sorry for my broken English, I am from Russia and I want to take a rifle le enfild! I watched your video and I liked it, keep up the good work and all the best! With love from Russia
Three great vids. Thank you. Glad you mentioned the Lee Metford a design going back to the 1880s. The Lee Enfield was in service up to the mid 1980s as (7.62mm) a sniper rifle - Lee's action thus doing service for 100 years. It is still in use, turning up in Afghanistan to this day. The SMLE is affectionately known as the 'Smellie'. Just a little extra info. :)
Welp, asked in your first video why they didn't just use pre-loaded clips...and here's my answer. Guess I should have finished first. Great videos BTW. Lee Enfields are the most beautiful rifles IMO.
I have a Chilean 1895.the same ones used by the Boers in S.Africa.The battle sight is 400 meters like the Spanish 1893.To shoot at 200 or less,put the front sight a third down the V notch for 200,the tip at the bottom for 100 or less.Its will save you bullets when you shoot if you have your windage correct.The Germans and the Spanish soldiers were taught this.The Boers learned this because they were Marksmen better than the British Infantry.
Hi, I'm 12 and I asked my parents for a Enfield No.1 MKIII that I saw at our local store. It didn't have a Mannlicher stock, other than that everything was original. Good condition, around what most Mosin Nagants are. It was 200 bucks. Was this a good buy?
Completely depends on where you live, overall condition, if it has volley sights, the mag cutoff, etc. I've seen them go for $200-600 depending on various factors.
Thanks for the video series! I just recently bought a lee enfield at a gun show, my first actual firearm. Your first video saved me some headaches, as I had no idea about the half cock mechanism hah.
have you asked Richard Le Brocq up at the Modern Military Range,as he is now an RFD and can get hold of most things that Newtons dont stock or over charge for.
Wondering if you could help me out. I got a MK III NO. I made in 1918 the year the war ended. Do you think it's likely the rifle was used during the war? It has the military excepting markings on it. I'm trying for the same collection you have and I want all of them to be war relics. Great videos!
Hi Mate Lithgow is now a musem and no weapons are produced there. I went awhile ago and it was the day it was closed but will try again I live 1000 kms away. A really good vid and you did well as you said it has a huge history. Not said anything about the rapid fire 25 per min is suppose to be the best Thanks Sars
I'm fairly certain that ADI/Thales Australia still operates the Lithgow factory where it makes the F88 Austeyr, F89 Minimi and several other of the Australian Army's small arms. They are currently developing a new rifle for the army known as the EF88/F90.
I just have the ammo that I bought super cheap. I'm looking for an affordable and shootable Lebel. They are historically very important rifles. I'd be happy even with an R35
No offence to your knowledge but i just want to say it is named the Enfield not after the enfield arsnel. But after the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield.
I just bought one of these except it is a no.4 mk.1. Mine is a longbranch 1943. I only paid $100 because, the guy bought it in 1989 from the NRA and wanted only what he paid for it.
When I typed "Lee Enfield" into the UA-cam search window, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a comprehensive and well done trio of videos. Thanks very much. Excellent job!
Absolutely fabulous series.
Enjoyed every minute.
Outstanding video!I have a Enfield 1916,Lithgow 1922,and a Lithgow 1943.I love shooting my rifles and very accurate at 350 yards plus.Dont forget the Vernier elevation adjustment,the pineapple looking thing on the rear sight for fine adjustment on longer ranges.Another thing is if you want to impact low.Put the front sight at the bottom of the U notch.it always works.I found that in an old German Infantry manual for the K98K.Believe me it works.I use it for my 1895 Mauser.
Excellent wee series, much enjoyed these three vids-thanks for making them.
Good job. Not too long at all. Really enjoyed the music/photo montage at the beginning of each part.
I really like this series of videos. Very well done.
Very educational, consistent with most of the info I've learned so far... Keep it up!
Great videos. Looking to buy my first Enfield so your videos were a great overview. Much appreciated!
+Stevyn Dembo That's why I made them! I'm glad you found my videos useful, best of luck in your search!
Same, there are a few First World War models I have my eye on, complete with battlefield graffiti (presumably from the person they were assigned to).
Great information on the history of the Lee Enfield SMLE Rifle top stuff once again so glad I watched these!😀🔫💂🤠🇬🇧
Thanks for the very informative series. I'm going out tomorrow to have a few shots from my 1915 Lithgow I bought in the 80's that has been spoterised unfortunately I assume back in the 60's by a professional kangaroo shooter, but it's still a fun rifle to shoot. Also this it the first video on the SMLE I've seen by an American where the town name Lithgow has been pronounced correctly, well done 👍 (pronounced lith-go here for those wondering)
All the three vids are very well done, thanks a lot for posting. Tomorrow (I swear that I'm not joking) I will buy a Nr1 Mk III, the one with the cut off, made by BSA on 1912, which comes from the Italian Navy arsenals. Several thousands Mk1 and Mk4 were given to Italy during the '60ties and 6 yaers ago they were sold to the civilian collectors... A real lucky shot!
Excellent series of videos, thanks.
Hahaha nice 556 Nato refrences and great vid, very profesional presentation. I;m hoping to add one to my collection in the future. Cheers!
The Lee Enfields made after 1903 and before 1915 had adjustable sights like a windage knob which made it an outstanding rifle.The British Army's School of Musketry of the Infantry did learn from the Boer War.The Americans also learned that the Mauser action was the way to go using the 1898 Krag's adjustable sights modified around 1900 from the Spanish.Thus the Springfield 1903 battle tested in the Phillipines under combat conditions.I still love the SMLE.
Excellent series of videos, well done ! I'm only on this planet due to my grandfather prowess with the trusty SMLE ! James Paris Lee was born in Hawick a town in the Scottish Borders.
Thank you for the great series of videos. I have an SMLE (Ishapore made) with alll matching serial number and I love it. That and my Swedish Mauser are my favourite rifles.
I re-load for all of my rifles except my .22lr Ruger.
A very thorough examination of the enfield rifle.
Great video series. I just got a MKIII, regrettably someone sporterized it, but your series was very useful in learning the rifle.
Good job, informative and well-paced videos.
Great, I really appreciate these reviews subbed for sure!
I really enjoyed your video. I live in Canada and have collected the Lee Enfield rifles for many years. It would have been nice to see coverage of the No1 Mark V (Jungle Carbine) but you did a good job with the history.
I did, however, want to take issue with one of your comments about the rear locking action. I have seen this comment printed many times in gun magazines, but most of them were written by Americans who have little experience with this weapon. (no offense meant) The origin of this belief comes from people who have reloaded the .303 British round and have had the head of the brass come apart after a few reloads. They assumed that it was because the lug locked at the rear making the action 'springy'. What is actually happening is that this weapon was designed with war in the trenches of the first world war. The rifle was designed to be able to use dirty or corroded ammunition into a weapon that had been poorly cleaned and might even have had dirt in the chamber due to using ammo in a real-world situation in the muddy trenches of Belgium.
The solution for this was to bore the chamber slightly over-sized. This allowed the chambering of dirty ammo in a war situation. Because this round head-spaces on the rim, rather than the shoulder, the brass would stretch near the bottom of the cartridge as the pressure expanded the brass casing to fill the over-sized chamber and, after a few reloads, the brass would be so weakened and stretched that the extractor would tear the end of the cartridge off. Hence the myth of the 'springy' action. I know this is true because I own about 20 of these weapons and every one has an over-sized chamber.
I hope this information was helpful.
Please keep up the good work!
Tim Philp
Good explanation Tim.
Thanks Richard.
Your welcome.
Thanks for the information I now know I have a 1940 No 1 Mk III Lee Enfield with most of the options that were excluded for the speed of production.
I am sorry for my broken English, I am from Russia and I want to take a rifle le enfild! I watched your video and I liked it, keep up the good work and all the best!
With love from Russia
Spasiba! This summer was supposed to be a filming time for me but I'm very busy studying :(
Vey informative series. Thanks
I have same Rifle made in 1918.
Excellent shooter 🤝👍😎
Three great vids. Thank you. Glad you mentioned the Lee Metford a design going back to the 1880s. The Lee Enfield was in service up to the mid 1980s as (7.62mm) a sniper rifle - Lee's action thus doing service for 100 years. It is still in use, turning up in Afghanistan to this day. The SMLE is affectionately known as the 'Smellie'. Just a little extra info. :)
Lee Enfield is still being uses by Kolkata(Calcutta)Police, India till date.
Welp, asked in your first video why they didn't just use pre-loaded clips...and here's my answer. Guess I should have finished first. Great videos BTW. Lee Enfields are the most beautiful rifles IMO.
thanks for the great video mate, finaly a good video series about the gun (atleast for me because my english is not that good)
Top videos mate, all very informative and interesting :)
I have a Chilean 1895.the same ones used by the Boers in S.Africa.The battle sight is 400 meters like the Spanish 1893.To shoot at 200 or less,put the front sight a third down the V notch for 200,the tip at the bottom for 100 or less.Its will save you bullets when you shoot if you have your windage correct.The Germans and the Spanish soldiers were taught this.The Boers learned this because they were Marksmen better than the British Infantry.
The guards should carrie a Lee-Enfield. Such a iconic rifle to not use it.
Hi, I'm 12 and I asked my parents for a Enfield No.1 MKIII that I saw at our local store. It didn't have a Mannlicher stock, other than that everything was original. Good condition, around what most Mosin Nagants are. It was 200 bucks. Was this a good buy?
Thank you so much! I'm extremely happy to find my videos well liked :)
Great series, an education.
Andrew Yacos Thanks for the kind words, I’m glad you found it educational!
Learned a lot! Awesome vid!
Completely depends on where you live, overall condition, if it has volley sights, the mag cutoff, etc. I've seen them go for $200-600 depending on various factors.
Excellent work my friend. This helped a lot with the one I'm working on.
Very nicely done! Thank you.
Thanks for the video series! I just recently bought a lee enfield at a gun show, my first actual firearm. Your first video saved me some headaches, as I had no idea about the half cock mechanism hah.
have you asked Richard Le Brocq up at the Modern Military Range,as he is now an RFD and can get hold of most things that Newtons dont stock or over charge for.
Very informative! Thanks!
i like your 3 part series vids. u should do a 3 part on the m1 garand
Extremely interesting. Thank you!
I'm glad you found it interesting! :)
Great Videos, Thank you
What about the 1908s made by BSA company? What ammo would be safe to fire in it? I dont want to break it.
do you know where you can get some cheap .303 in the UK (well Channel Islands to be precise)?
all we have is the serbian stuff at almost a £ a round
Real friendly explanation. ....thanks.
Well done series
Prepper Madness z
Thanks! I appreciate your support :)
Great series : D
yes thats where we usually get them from, but it is stil quite expensive I think its about 70p a round
Great videos
Wondering if you could help me out.
I got a MK III NO. I made in 1918 the year the war ended.
Do you think it's likely the rifle was used during the war?
It has the military excepting markings on it.
I'm trying for the same collection you have and I want all of them to be war relics.
Great videos!
You should get an L1A1 SLR, you ever considered it?
No idea, depends on the size of the case I would guess.
Hi Mate
Lithgow is now a musem and no weapons are produced there.
I went awhile ago and it was the day it was closed but will try again
I live 1000 kms away.
A really good vid and you did well as you said it has a huge history.
Not said anything about the rapid fire
25 per min is suppose to be the best
Thanks
Sars
I'm fairly certain that ADI/Thales Australia still operates the Lithgow factory where it makes the F88 Austeyr, F89 Minimi and several other of the Australian Army's small arms. They are currently developing a new rifle for the army known as the EF88/F90.
Going for a visit soon so will let ya know
can you make a video of your visit there!
How much does a case of .303 go for these days?
Expertly done!
awesome stuff
इस राईफल का रेज कितना मिटर दूर जाती है काटरेज मिल जाते है
Subbed. :)
+demos113 Thanks :)
I just have the ammo that I bought super cheap. I'm looking for an affordable and shootable Lebel. They are historically very important rifles. I'd be happy even with an R35
It is still in practice by Police in India.
Always thought it a great looking rifle
how much was your Enfield?
Yeah man!! Part III!
No offence to your knowledge but i just want to say it is named the Enfield not after the enfield arsnel. But after the Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield.
im ordering a SMLE in honor of the first world war centenarary
I just bought one of these except it is a no.4 mk.1. Mine is a longbranch 1943. I only paid $100 because, the guy bought it in 1989 from the NRA and wanted only what he paid for it.
Does anyone have suggestions on where to find a military stock for a no 4 mki?
Thanks!
@something01992 oh ok. Thanks for the tip :)
How much do these usually cost?
cowboysfan1ism any where from the mid 300's to the early 500's is a general price range
Thank you! :)
Thank you :)
I"m deaf. Please please caption. Entire segment of population that could benefit from your vids are missing out. Thanks
It wasn't the fn fal it was slr
hey u tube knock it off with the ads, im trying to listen to the vid you dummys
i have ammo from 1942 for this gun
the only one you shoot with the ammo is yourself, get yourself some up to date rounds.
m98 copy
m98 is a copy of the lee enfield no1