When i was a teenager i served in the army reserve in Dublin, we used 303s at the time later FNs then styers, after a "shoot" was over we would use a brazer to boil large amounts of water then remove the bolt and through use of an off set funnel we wud pour gallons of boiling water through the barrel, this served to expand the metal and release any build up of carbon or whatever may have been in there, we then used small pieces of cloth on a pull through to finish the cleaning process. Just a tip for anyone interested.
The one I received was dirty as all hell but after a complete strip and clean the bore looks practically brand new and it cycles well. GREAT deal for $150
The very worst i bought had many missing parts and the bore was rusty and trashed. Witha repo jungle carbine flash hider i made a "tribute" to the Aussie early version of a jungle carbine. The ruined barrel was bored and lapped to fire .410 shells. Pretty simple to do as the bolt doesn't need mods, just a little chamber reaming and bore the barrel. I even made my own drill bit set ( long, med and short bits) from standard bits and steel round stock. Then made a hone from steel round stock slotted for emery cloth.
The one that I received had a bore similar to yours and was filthy but cleaned up well. No pitting on any metal and not wire wheeled. Several repaired cracks in wood but they were solid. It was missing the rear handguard and the firing pin screw and had a broken extractor spring and firing pin tip. 1915 dated BSA. Will run it out to the range soon and see if the bore smooths out a bit. Quite pleased with it.
Looks like you got a good deal. I bought one of these as well. I got Iraqi marked 1939 and the bore was just like yours so very happy with it with that gamble. Very gunky and grimy sure still in the process of cleaning it up I also got an 95 carbine that was pretty good shape and had a good bore
I picked up a complete stock set the week before these went on sale. So I jumped on it and asked for one with a trashed stock but great metal and I got what I asked for. it cleaned up nicely and is now one of my favorite enfields
Thats well worth $150, just the individual parts would bring double that. I have had a lot of experience with parts prices as years ago I purchased a large number of barreled receivers. I purchased enough parts to complete all those barreled receivers. Some of the best prices I found on good to new old stock small parts were from British sellers but the shipping was painfully slow.
Agreed, I was incredibly surprised at the condition of mine. I was blown away. I would consider it a high B grade, no missing parts except for the rear handguard.
Be aware that a lot of Mil surplus ammo for these is corrosive primed and even worse the primers are crimped in because the UK /Commonweath used the ammo in machine guns so they could not risk primer blow out. It is possible to decap crimped in primers but it's a bit of an art .
I picked up a dozen of these a while ago for a bargain price, all of them were in shooting condition, but needed cleaning. I ran a few rounds through each of them, and all were very accurate.
The lightening cutouts in the rear sight protector was part of the original design. It was in all the rifles manufactured until sometime in 1915 when it was dropped in order to simplify and speed up manufacture as a wartime expedient. They also dropped the magazine cutoff, the volley sight, windage adjustable rear sight, and the original round cocking piece. The "Mark III*" designation meant that the rifle had one or more of these changes. I restored a sporterized BSA 1915 Number 1 Mark III (no star) a number of years ago and had to search up some of these parts that had either been removed, or replaced. I managed to find the correct rear sight, and the rear sight protector. I had to settle for a repro volley sight, and a NOS forestock that had been inlet to accept it. Not perfect, but close. It did have the magazine cutoff, which when I saw it tipped me off that it might be an early one.
I got mine which came with everything but the bolt and safety… but im already in love with it… gonna re blue the metal and keep the wood the same except try and clean it up to get all the bad stuff off of it
I just bought a no. 1 Mk. 3 1918 SMLE. First gun. I am in love and simply amazed at how simple and smooth these guns are!!! (not from RTI just from a second hand seller)
Those lightening machined divots on the rear sight protectors are typical of all early productions No. 1s as were windage adjustable rear sights. That offset to the right ear was for the adjusting knob. The windage adjustable rear sights, magazine cutoffs were the first to be simplified/eliminated.
Got my 149.99 enfield no4 mk1. Dirty but no rust. Complete with mag. Great buy for me! A month got a 189.99 no3mk2, missing mag and rear handguard, like yours. 149.99 enfields are always a good investment. I think k the DPs should stay around 50 each....
So happy to see you happy😅 I have the same feeling when I get a new milsurp at a good price and after disassembly I see that I mad e a good deal. Greetings from the kingdom of Hungary 🇭🇺
I did the B grade minus the bolt. The first one I sent back. It just wasn’t a B grade (having picked up many B grade rifles already) shot out miss match and missing parts galore! Hell if I’m getting a rifle without a bolt at least have most everything else. That rifle took 5 weeks to get to me. The replacement is better (wish I had a way to show you once I clean it up) with most of the parts. Still needed to buy a magazine, safety, I picked up a magazine cut off, butt plate screws, trigger housing screw, and bolt release screw. For now I’m going to use the original front hand guard (it’s missing the two legs on the side) and I need to replace the back hand guard. It’s a good thing I’m handy and enjoy doing this. I won’t be buying another No1 Mk3 from them again and wouldn’t recommend anyone else buying one either. Let me know if you’d like to see the finished gun and how we could do this.
I ordered an m95 cutdown for 139, M95 rifle warehouse clear out, as well a Vetterli 70/87 which I received last week it’s in pretty good condition only missing the barrel band sling swivel
Yes, I agree. These rifles are certainly worth the $150 dollars in parts alone. I'm not personally going to purchase one as I already own five Lee-Enfields but again the parts alone are noteworthy from these rifles.
Got one iraqi enfield from that cache and the appearance of it was that the barrel indicates it's stock was cut down but after it got imported in the forestock and upper handguard was replaced. Was out around 600 for it and the barrel was a sewer pipe with little to no rifling left.
I took a shot at one of those, opting for the smelly mk3*. It's actually one of my best guns from them, at least of the Ethiopia cache. Solid, but dirty stock, all parts were stuck with thick rust/dirt buildup, 1918 R999, which is cool. Couple repairs on handguards, and mag took some work to use, but bore like a new penny. Took it out today, running Hornady 150gr SP, and it kept 20 under a palm size group at 30yds. That's all the distance I got at home here. Expecting a wall hanger, or just a representative piece, I was very surprised with it.
Bought two Enfield No. 4 Mrk 1 on a warehouse clearance sale for 150 ea. with one "Long Branch" 1944 and the other actually a No. 4 Mrk 2 with a date of 1944 but no origin. The Long Branch has a good bore. The Mrk 2 has a poor bore. I figured I could put together one gun, if many parts were missing, but the only thing I found missing were a bolt screw and a sling loop screw. They came with mags. but one may not be useful. The follower was broken and it does not insert in my SMLE. The one useful mag cleaned up well and I reblued it. Overall I have 208 in each rifle. I might be able to do a sympathetic restoration on both.
I got a No4 for $150 from the same RTI sale. I was surprised by how nice it looks overall. It’s just absolutely covered in dirt. I am having the same issue with not being able to remove the stock that he is having in the video.
I got 2 of the No 4 MK 1s under the warehouse special and one was badly rusted and pitted other was in better shape. they both had all the parts and the bores are not bad.
I’m sold and ordering one today. I bought a C grade sporter a while back and used a DP rifle to finish the build for a parts correct gun. Turned out nice. I’m going to buy one missing a bolt (I have an extra one laying around), Also just picked up a B grade 1870 Vetterli Vitali . That one has a cracked stock, but complete. I’m hoping for a shooter. I picked up a cartridge conversion using 44 special cowboy loads. I’ll let ya know how it goes.
Mine looks a lot like the one in the video, but my wood may be in a little better shape. I also can't get the forearm off. Overall it's in fair shape and should be able to be restored. Bore is gunked up, hopefully it will bear a decent bore after cleaning.
I bought both a No1 Mk3 and a No4 Mk1 since I don't own any enfields and my No1 Mk3 has horrendous bore. Absolutely no rifling but the rest of the gun is in almost perfect condition for an RTI gun and my No4 Mk1 has an amazing bore but missing a good chunk of pieces and doesn't cock but I already ordered everything to fix it.
I've bought a couple guns from RTI. It's been alright, but more disappointing due to the prices compared to what I got. However the clean up on them were extremely nice and I was happy about that.
@sbrends47 it is a ton of fun. However it does get annoying when you have missing or broken parts. My poor m95 carbine rear sight was messed up and kept falling down.
I have bought an m1 garand 1943 and a Carano carbine. Both were às described and i was happy. I also was made aware of the clearance sale and had to roll the dice on a b grade carcano carbine for 130$ i had just had to i hope it is servicable. I am a fan of rti i could never have got my m1 like i did from someone else especially a ww2 and it put millsurp in my price range. I hope i get a good one.
Be aware that a lot of Mil surplus ammo for these is corrosive primed and even worse the primers are crimped in because the UK /Commonweath used the same ammo in machine guns so they could not risk primer blow out. It is possible to decap crimped in primers but it's a bit of an art (if the crimp is not relieved then a punch will go right through the primer and not take it out) . If you can't deprime fired cases , all the ammunition is obviously single use. THe Mil surplus ammo for these typically sold at 30% of factory ammo for the above reasons in Nz and Oz. These guns are used for shooting Boar and wild deer. They aren't particularly accurate but they still do the job on Thar and Deer. Some of the Greek 1950s 303 British ammo sold here a few years back (therefore perhaps 60+ years old ) by a large AKLD gunshop was marketed as - "well about 9 out of ten of these will fire but they are extremely good value for money !! " At this price you can't expect them all to work......
I grabbed one of the East German b-grade Walther clones. Haven't picked it up yet. The nice thing was including new parts if needed. The only thing that would have been better is if they included the original grips instead of replacement ones that say Walther. Honestly cannot justify giving them an extra $150 for the original grips that should have been left on.
The 1916 Enfield you got has some earlier pattern milled rear sight protectors with is nice to have. I ordered two Enfields from RTI as well and should bave a video out for it in about a week or two. I got quite the nice surprise on one of them.
You can shorten or counterbirebthe muzzle, if it's fired alot of cordite and the lead is trashed you can remove the barrel and cut in then you have some options as in ream it for .303 but 7.62x54r works fine just need to fiddle with the mag a little, cheaper brass and factory ammo. Can also rechamber in 7.62x39 if the barrel is trashed new barrel or ream it out for .410 some people have reamed it out for rimmed cartridges that are 9mm or bigger but it can be expensive. No idea why they took a wheel to it, with the wood on and not refinishing it..... I would never take a wheel to any gun unless it was just in one really bad area.
I got one that was missing the upper forestock, filled with the same crud as yours, and the stock was rotted out, i'm fighting to get the buttplate off and a couple screws out
I got one of the No.4 Mk.1 from the same sale and got a really nice but very dirty rifle that avoided the wire wheel. Rear sight is frozen is the only thing wrong with it. Wish I would of gotten another one
I got one that's in pretty rough condition from the sale. Bolt does not cock when closed. What parts might be missing or broken that might cause this behavior. I'm new to the Enfield platform haha.
I missed out on this clearance sale but bought the Enfield no4 clearance. It is sitting at an FFL atm and a blackpowder vetterli and M1917 Enfield will be arriving too. The Mannlicher rifles, carbines and cutdown warehouse clearance sales are questionable for the prices (especially since I had bought a bunch of them previously and no need for anymore). Maybe if they were $100, that would be a bargain for the Mannlichers.
@craighansen7594 I have been considering that myself. The return on a small investment could afford me the money for two more. I just have to make sure they are good shooters, though. I don't want to sell something with a shot out or otherwise wrecked bore. Lol
This doesn’t pertain to the video, but I picked up a c grade hakim from rti. I restored it as best as I am able, but it appears that it isn’t chambered in 8mm Mauser. At the same time, while it didn’t come with a mag and the mag well was broken, I was able to fit a reproduction magazine in. I’m wondering if you might have any idea what it may be chambered in or how to tell. I wonder if someone happened to fit a Rasheed barrel onto a Hakim and it is in 7.62x39 or perhaps it’s chambered like the Ljungman. 7.62x39 MAY fit, but it would be very tight and I haven’t tried to force anything. It’s possible I haven’t cleaned it well enough and there could be buildup preventing a 7.62 from chambering. Honestly I’m quite confused be the whole thing.
Dang I bet I can drag out several junkers from under my bench that are there for parts as good as that one. The individual parts add up to more than $150 if in good condition. I need to go see what ive got that I haven't laid eyes on in 10 ..15 years.
When I bought a b grade Enfield it had two bullets wedged in the barrel that would not come out. I told RTI about it sent a photo taken by my endoscope. They sent me a replacement a month later. That enfield they sent me would not chamber a round. I had to buy a bore hone to get it good enough to accept a cartridge. That's the last time I ever bought anything from RTI
Sad that wall-hangers is all you guys can get now days. Missed out on Inter-Ordnance (now RTI) unissued Enfields, still in the factory mummy wrap, 20 years ago. They were a whopping $150.
What is needed in the Military Surplus collecting world today is a Time Machine...where you can go back in time to about 25 + years ago where you could get the real good deals on excellent quality surplus...
I ordered an m95 … individual listing about a week before these blowout sales started….. it’s now week 4 and the rifle still hasn’t shipped…. Got one pissy email response from kiley And then nothing at all on the second email …..
Guys looking for .303 variant rifles should really look at the South African market. There are even Lee-Metfords at give-away prices, people practically don't want them.
When i was a teenager i served in the army reserve in Dublin, we used 303s at the time later FNs then styers, after a "shoot" was over we would use a brazer to boil large amounts of water then remove the bolt and through use of an off set funnel we wud pour gallons of boiling water through the barrel, this served to expand the metal and release any build up of carbon or whatever may have been in there, we then used small pieces of cloth on a pull through to finish the cleaning process. Just a tip for anyone interested.
The one I received was dirty as all hell but after a complete strip and clean the bore looks practically brand new and it cycles well. GREAT deal for $150
Thats a win for $150. A WWI dated one even. It looks like it will clean up nicly too. I can't wait for the restoration and shooting videos.
The very worst i bought had many missing parts and the bore was rusty and trashed. Witha repo jungle carbine flash hider i made a "tribute" to the Aussie early version of a jungle carbine. The ruined barrel was bored and lapped to fire .410 shells. Pretty simple to do as the bolt doesn't need mods, just a little chamber reaming and bore the barrel. I even made my own drill bit set ( long, med and short bits) from standard bits and steel round stock. Then made a hone from steel round stock slotted for emery cloth.
Can you do 45 lc inside of one confidently?
The one that I received had a bore similar to yours and was filthy but cleaned up well. No pitting on any metal and not wire wheeled. Several repaired cracks in wood but they were solid. It was missing the rear handguard and the firing pin screw and had a broken extractor spring and firing pin tip. 1915 dated BSA. Will run it out to the range soon and see if the bore smooths out a bit. Quite pleased with it.
Looks like you got a good deal. I bought one of these as well. I got Iraqi marked 1939 and the bore was just like yours so very happy with it with that gamble. Very gunky and grimy sure still in the process of cleaning it up I also got an 95 carbine that was pretty good shape and had a good bore
I picked up a complete stock set the week before these went on sale. So I jumped on it and asked for one with a trashed stock but great metal and I got what I asked for. it cleaned up nicely and is now one of my favorite enfields
You are a braver man than I am Gunga Din. :)
Thats well worth $150, just the individual parts would bring double that. I have had a lot of experience with parts prices as years ago I purchased a large number of barreled receivers. I purchased enough parts to complete all those barreled receivers. Some of the best prices I found on good to new old stock small parts were from British sellers but the shipping was painfully slow.
I also picked up one of their 150 warehouse enfields. The one i got was in quite good shape. I was very surprised.
Agreed, I was incredibly surprised at the condition of mine. I was blown away. I would consider it a high B grade, no missing parts except for the rear handguard.
Be aware that a lot of Mil surplus ammo for these is corrosive primed and even worse the primers are crimped in because the UK /Commonweath used the ammo in machine guns so they could not risk primer blow out. It is possible to decap crimped in primers but it's a bit of an art .
I picked up a dozen of these a while ago for a bargain price, all of them were in shooting condition, but needed cleaning. I ran a few rounds through each of them, and all were very accurate.
These videos are awesome to listen to while I work I don’t even need to watch it I know RTI lol
The lightening cutouts in the rear sight protector was part of the original design. It was in all the rifles manufactured until sometime in 1915 when it was dropped in order to simplify and speed up manufacture as a wartime expedient. They also dropped the magazine cutoff, the volley sight, windage adjustable rear sight, and the original round cocking piece. The "Mark III*" designation meant that the rifle had one or more of these changes. I restored a sporterized BSA 1915 Number 1 Mark III (no star) a number of years ago and had to search up some of these parts that had either been removed, or replaced. I managed to find the correct rear sight, and the rear sight protector. I had to settle for a repro volley sight, and a NOS forestock that had been inlet to accept it. Not perfect, but close. It did have the magazine cutoff, which when I saw it tipped me off that it might be an early one.
I got mine which came with everything but the bolt and safety… but im already in love with it… gonna re blue the metal and keep the wood the same except try and clean it up to get all the bad stuff off of it
You get special treatment from RTI. Great job sir.
I just bought a no. 1 Mk. 3 1918 SMLE. First gun. I am in love and simply amazed at how simple and smooth these guns are!!!
(not from RTI just from a second hand seller)
Hey readiness reviews, I wanted to thank you for helping me identify one of my lee Enfield rifles.....
Those lightening machined divots on the rear sight protectors are typical of all early productions No. 1s as were windage adjustable rear sights. That offset to the right ear was for the adjusting knob. The windage adjustable rear sights, magazine cutoffs were the first to be simplified/eliminated.
Great stuff - thank you for doing these.
IMHO, that rifle is a win for $150! Thanks! I would love to see a follow up range video of this one!
Got my 149.99 enfield no4 mk1. Dirty but no rust. Complete with mag. Great buy for me!
A month got a 189.99 no3mk2, missing mag and rear handguard, like yours.
149.99 enfields are always a good investment.
I think k the DPs should stay around 50 each....
So happy to see you happy😅
I have the same feeling when I get a new milsurp at a good price and after disassembly I see that I mad e a good deal.
Greetings from the kingdom of Hungary 🇭🇺
Dude ya got bit by the gotta try yer luck on the RTI bargain bin bug. No harm. Good Luck.
I did the B grade minus the bolt. The first one I sent back. It just wasn’t a B grade (having picked up many B grade rifles already) shot out miss match and missing parts galore! Hell if I’m getting a rifle without a bolt at least have most everything else. That rifle took 5 weeks to get to me. The replacement is better (wish I had a way to show you once I clean it up) with most of the parts. Still needed to buy a magazine, safety, I picked up a magazine cut off, butt plate screws, trigger housing screw, and bolt release screw. For now I’m going to use the original front hand guard (it’s missing the two legs on the side) and I need to replace the back hand guard. It’s a good thing I’m handy and enjoy doing this. I won’t be buying another No1 Mk3 from them again and wouldn’t recommend anyone else buying one either. Let me know if you’d like to see the finished gun and how we could do this.
Nice vid, I have pretty much the exact same one, 1916 shtle. Very cool rifle.
Mine was a little dirty. But everything was there. It shoots like a dream though.
I ordered an m95 cutdown for 139, M95 rifle warehouse clear out, as well a Vetterli 70/87 which I received last week it’s in pretty good condition only missing the barrel band sling swivel
Cant wait for pt2! so far so good
Yes, I agree. These rifles are certainly worth the $150 dollars in parts alone. I'm not personally going to purchase one as I already own five Lee-Enfields but again the parts alone are noteworthy from these rifles.
Got one iraqi enfield from that cache and the appearance of it was that the barrel indicates it's stock was cut down but after it got imported in the forestock and upper handguard was replaced. Was out around 600 for it and the barrel was a sewer pipe with little to no rifling left.
RTI might want that back. Thats a $1000 hand select premium never been shot condition.
😂😂
Any plans to put out some follow-up videos to your previous purchases?
I’ve watched twice. Great content
I can imagine it all fixed up and pretty it would be
That is a nice score.
I took a shot at one of those, opting for the smelly mk3*. It's actually one of my best guns from them, at least of the Ethiopia cache. Solid, but dirty stock, all parts were stuck with thick rust/dirt buildup, 1918 R999, which is cool. Couple repairs on handguards, and mag took some work to use, but bore like a new penny. Took it out today, running Hornady 150gr SP, and it kept 20 under a palm size group at 30yds. That's all the distance I got at home here. Expecting a wall hanger, or just a representative piece, I was very surprised with it.
Mate keen for the next video on this rifle. Cheers
Bought two Enfield No. 4 Mrk 1 on a warehouse clearance sale for 150 ea. with one "Long Branch" 1944 and the other actually a No. 4 Mrk 2 with a date of 1944 but no origin. The Long Branch has a good bore. The Mrk 2 has a poor bore. I figured I could put together one gun, if many parts were missing, but the only thing I found missing were a bolt screw and a sling loop screw. They came with mags. but one may not be useful. The follower was broken and it does not insert in my SMLE. The one useful mag cleaned up well and I reblued it. Overall I have 208 in each rifle. I might be able to do a sympathetic restoration on both.
I got a No4 for $150 from the same RTI sale. I was surprised by how nice it looks overall. It’s just absolutely covered in dirt. I am having the same issue with not being able to remove the stock that he is having in the video.
I got 2 of the No 4 MK 1s under the warehouse special and one was badly rusted and pitted other was in better shape. they both had all the parts and the bores are not bad.
I’m sold and ordering one today. I bought a C grade sporter a while back and used a DP rifle to finish the build for a parts correct gun. Turned out nice. I’m going to buy one missing a bolt (I have an extra one laying around), Also just picked up a B grade 1870 Vetterli Vitali . That one has a cracked stock, but complete. I’m hoping for a shooter. I picked up a cartridge conversion using 44 special cowboy loads. I’ll let ya know how it goes.
Mine looks a lot like the one in the video, but my wood may be in a little better shape. I also can't get the forearm off. Overall it's in fair shape and should be able to be restored. Bore is gunked up, hopefully it will bear a decent bore after cleaning.
I got a b grade m95. it was very very dirty but the bore cleaned up nice and shoots well, the m95 carbine clearance sale has a shot out bore.
RTI should rename the company to DRI...Dice Roll Imports.
I want those old milsurp bulk ammo prices from the 90s in .303 🤧
Not gonna lie that is a pretty cool find from RTI. It makes me miss my SMLE big time.
I bought both a No1 Mk3 and a No4 Mk1 since I don't own any enfields and my No1 Mk3 has horrendous bore. Absolutely no rifling but the rest of the gun is in almost perfect condition for an RTI gun and my No4 Mk1 has an amazing bore but missing a good chunk of pieces and doesn't cock but I already ordered everything to fix it.
I actually got a no1 mk2 rifle from this sale that was updated to mk3 but it still has the volley sights on it
hey, i got to ask do they mail the to, your house or you have to pick them up at a . firearm store .
I've bought a couple guns from RTI. It's been alright, but more disappointing due to the prices compared to what I got. However the clean up on them were extremely nice and I was happy about that.
I thoroughly enjoy the cleaning of my RTI guns; bringing them back to life!
@sbrends47 it is a ton of fun. However it does get annoying when you have missing or broken parts. My poor m95 carbine rear sight was messed up and kept falling down.
@@tonyjensen217 yeah that can get annoying
I have bought an m1 garand 1943 and a Carano carbine. Both were às described and i was happy. I also was made aware of the clearance sale and had to roll the dice on a b grade carcano carbine for 130$ i had just had to i hope it is servicable. I am a fan of rti i could never have got my m1 like i did from someone else especially a ww2 and it put millsurp in my price range. I hope i get a good one.
I have a mark 4, love it
Thanks!
Good job
Be aware that a lot of Mil surplus ammo for these is corrosive primed and even worse the primers are crimped in because the UK /Commonweath used the same ammo in machine guns so they could not risk primer blow out. It is possible to decap crimped in primers but it's a bit of an art (if the crimp is not relieved then a punch will go right through the primer and not take it out) . If you can't deprime fired cases , all the ammunition is obviously single use.
THe Mil surplus ammo for these typically sold at 30% of factory ammo for the above reasons in Nz and Oz. These guns are used for shooting Boar and wild deer. They aren't particularly accurate but they still do the job on Thar and Deer.
Some of the Greek 1950s 303 British ammo sold here a few years back (therefore perhaps 60+ years old ) by a large AKLD gunshop was marketed as - "well about 9 out of ten of these will fire but they are extremely good value for money !! " At this price you can't expect them all to work......
from looking through the bore goinf by the way the shadow behaves it looks as if the barrel has got a small bend in it..
Sarco used to have NOS Ishapore 303 barrels for about $125.
I'd say you did great man! Congratulations 👏🎉🎉 id pay 150 for that!
I grabbed one of the East German b-grade Walther clones. Haven't picked it up yet. The nice thing was including new parts if needed. The only thing that would have been better is if they included the original grips instead of replacement ones that say Walther. Honestly cannot justify giving them an extra $150 for the original grips that should have been left on.
Update to my purchase never again. It's totally locked solid, and it looks like it was stored in a lake.
The 1916 Enfield you got has some earlier pattern milled rear sight protectors with is nice to have.
I ordered two Enfields from RTI as well and should bave a video out for it in about a week or two. I got quite the nice surprise on one of them.
You can shorten or counterbirebthe muzzle, if it's fired alot of cordite and the lead is trashed you can remove the barrel and cut in then you have some options as in ream it for .303 but 7.62x54r works fine just need to fiddle with the mag a little, cheaper brass and factory ammo.
Can also rechamber in 7.62x39 if the barrel is trashed new barrel or ream it out for .410 some people have reamed it out for rimmed cartridges that are 9mm or bigger but it can be expensive.
No idea why they took a wheel to it, with the wood on and not refinishing it.....
I would never take a wheel to any gun unless it was just in one really bad area.
I got one that was missing the upper forestock, filled with the same crud as yours, and the stock was rotted out, i'm fighting to get the buttplate off and a couple screws out
I got one of the No.4 Mk.1 from the same sale and got a really nice but very dirty rifle that avoided the wire wheel. Rear sight is frozen is the only thing wrong with it. Wish I would of gotten another one
I got one that's in pretty rough condition from the sale. Bolt does not cock when closed. What parts might be missing or broken that might cause this behavior. I'm new to the Enfield platform haha.
I missed out on this clearance sale but bought the Enfield no4 clearance. It is sitting at an FFL atm and a blackpowder vetterli and M1917 Enfield will be arriving too. The Mannlicher rifles, carbines and cutdown warehouse clearance sales are questionable for the prices (especially since I had bought a bunch of them previously and no need for anymore). Maybe if they were $100, that would be a bargain for the Mannlichers.
I would love to buy from RTI, but I can't afford it right now. These rifles are excellent to practice restoration on.
My advice is buy a few anyway. At those prices clean up one and resell it and you could cover all or most your expenses.
@craighansen7594 I have been considering that myself. The return on a small investment could afford me the money for two more. I just have to make sure they are good shooters, though. I don't want to sell something with a shot out or otherwise wrecked bore. Lol
This doesn’t pertain to the video, but I picked up a c grade hakim from rti. I restored it as best as I am able, but it appears that it isn’t chambered in 8mm Mauser. At the same time, while it didn’t come with a mag and the mag well was broken, I was able to fit a reproduction magazine in. I’m wondering if you might have any idea what it may be chambered in or how to tell. I wonder if someone happened to fit a Rasheed barrel onto a Hakim and it is in 7.62x39 or perhaps it’s chambered like the Ljungman. 7.62x39 MAY fit, but it would be very tight and I haven’t tried to force anything. It’s possible I haven’t cleaned it well enough and there could be buildup preventing a 7.62 from chambering.
Honestly I’m quite confused be the whole thing.
I would be happy to receive that one. But yes, it is a dice roll.
Dang I bet I can drag out several junkers from under my bench that are there for parts as good as that one. The individual parts add up to more than $150 if in good condition. I need to go see what ive got that I haven't laid eyes on in 10 ..15 years.
Nice rifle😀
When I bought a b grade Enfield it had two bullets wedged in the barrel that would not come out. I told RTI about it sent a photo taken by my endoscope. They sent me a replacement a month later. That enfield they sent me would not chamber a round. I had to buy a bore hone to get it good enough to accept a cartridge. That's the last time I ever bought anything from RTI
Sad that wall-hangers is all you guys can get now days. Missed out on Inter-Ordnance (now RTI) unissued Enfields, still in the factory mummy wrap, 20 years ago. They were a whopping $150.
Yeah we gotta take what we can get for $150
Definitely looks worth the money you paid
I bought two I kept one I need the hand guards as well
Why is it when I go on their website i never find these deals?? How do u find this stuff out b4 its all gone?
What is needed in the Military Surplus collecting world today is a Time Machine...where you can go back in time to about 25 + years ago where you could get the real good deals on excellent quality surplus...
RTI: the vendor you love to hate
Looks like the stock might have a brass rod running tough it towards the wrist.
You get fun videos from RTI along with kr@p firearms.
Hopefully, they are not demonitized
Where is this sale? I couldn't find it on their website
A question for chat. If you had 20-35 surplus rifles where would you try to sell them?
This is.... wow well for 150 I can't say you went wrong. You should try
I ordered an m95 … individual listing about a week before these blowout sales started….. it’s now week 4 and the rifle still hasn’t shipped…. Got one pissy email response from kiley
And then nothing at all on the second email …..
You have an addiction my friend 😂
I picked up a 1917 lee enfield for 100 in a crappy little pawnshop.. not sure he knew what he had, but I did
Guys looking for .303 variant rifles should really look at the South African market. There are even Lee-Metfords at give-away prices, people practically don't want them.
is keyholing a common problem with no1 mk 3's
I remember whole racks of these in various states of disrepair for $99 in the 90s. Sorry I didn’t by one.
I had the cash but not the foresight.
anybody know what will be in the new shipment form rti?
I was curious about that as well
To be announced really.
Is Royal Tiger Imports still around? Just checked the website but it seems to not be working....
yes it's still around. must've been down for maintenance
Not too bad
Unfortunately not available for Canada?
In 1969, I could have purchased a Lee-Enfield in very good condition at the local hardware store for $15. But I'm left-handed, so I passed.
I missed out on this clearance sale. Sadness rn
Yeah, there's no listing today for $150 Enfields
Can someone give me a link or something cause I can only find the rifles without bolts for 150
The Sheen you saw in the Bore was CHARLIE SHEEN. ( it was a good place to hide…)
Oof I just got a 1918 mk3 for 400 that is in really good condition and rebarreled in the 50s in Australia
Do you have FFL
Kinda kicking myself for not picking one of these up now.
Honestly they sold out in like 4 hours if not sooner
Bro are they already sold out???