@@HistoryinFirearms I just took it out to the range yesterday; it was indeed a dream to shoot! I was surprised at the low recoil. The only thing was that it seemed a bit hard to put into battery, but I also noticed that after I did my basic field strip and cleaning after putting 30 rounds through it, I was, once again, having difficulty trying to get the bolt to lock back into place. I eventually discovered that the bolt has a separate piece that screws out (on the front, where the firing pin comes out). Once I made my "discovery", I screwed it back in to the last thread, and the bolt went back into the locked position just fine. Might have been a little loose as I was cycling it while at the range.
I got a nice refurbished one! Looking forward to many years of shooting pleasure! Thanks for the informative video!
Enjoy your piece of history! These are pleasant to shoot. Several other videos here on them if you haven't seen them already. 👍
@@HistoryinFirearms I just took it out to the range yesterday; it was indeed a dream to shoot! I was surprised at the low recoil. The only thing was that it seemed a bit hard to put into battery, but I also noticed that after I did my basic field strip and cleaning after putting 30 rounds through it, I was, once again, having difficulty trying to get the bolt to lock back into place. I eventually discovered that the bolt has a separate piece that screws out (on the front, where the firing pin comes out). Once I made my "discovery", I screwed it back in to the last thread, and the bolt went back into the locked position just fine. Might have been a little loose as I was cycling it while at the range.
@@HothenrikGlad you got it figured out!
Finally got my hands on one and it is an amazing gun!!
They are cool! Hope the video helps. More to come on the SMLE 👍
Thank you for making this video.
You're welcome! Hopefully it was helpful.
@@HistoryinFirearms It was. Looking forward to more.
Great! More to come!
Nice video,plus good quality.
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Thank you! Appreciate the support and kind words.
Isn’t that a magazine from a no4 rifle?
You are correct! That's what it had when I got it. I have since replaced it. Stripping is the same though.