Lee Enfield Rifle Manual

LEE-ENFIELD
RIFLE MANUAL
No.1 -- No.3 - - No.4 - - No.5
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No. 4 Mk. 1The No. 4 Mk. 1 rifle was developed from the No. 1 SMLE between
the World Wars. It retained the basic Lee action design of the No. 1
rifle, but was extensively modified to improve performance and made
easier to manufacture.Important modifications included a heavier barrel, heavier receiver,
aperture rear sight and simplified bedding of the barrel in the 
fore-
end.Before the Battle of Dunkirk, only a few No. 4 rifles were built.
However, after the British disaster, these rifles went into...

Sights
The front sights for the Enfield were originally a barley corn sight with
a small ‘v’ for the rear. As improvements were made to the rifle, a
front blade was used and a u-shaped ,rear sight replaced the old ‘v’.
Later a long range adjustable stand-up sight with a peep was used.
They were fixed to the barrel. As the rifles were further refined, the
rear sights were set over the tang to increase sight radius. These
sights have adjustments out to 1600 yards and some can be fine
tuned with a worm...

Insert the t-shaped tool into the notches and turn the cocking piece
until the lower two notches are reached. The firing pin spring should
be virtually decompressed. Remove the firing pin locking screw found
in the rear of the cocking piece. Now we may finish removing thefiring pin with the special tool. 
Wnscrewing the firing pin with a
‘makeshift rig may cause damage and should be left to a qualified
gunsmith.Removal of the Extractor Spring
Place the bolt in a 
padded vice and 7insert a drift punch 
bf...

The Lee-Enfield Ballistics
In 1892, the .303 British cartridge was loaded with 70 grains ofblack powder and had a 215 grain round nose bullet with a muzzlevelocity of 1850 fps. Muzzle energy was 1640 fp. By 19 14, with a
smokeless powder loading and a 174 grain pointed bullet, the
velocity moved up to 2440 fps. This was the Mk. VII round and was
still in use when the .303 was discontinued.
Used extensively in Africa, Canada and India by the military, govern-ment, workers and settlers, the 
.303 cartridge...

LOAD
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*‘Rifle Loads for
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Abbreviations: ACC - Accurate Arms Co.; - Canadian Industries, Ltd.;
HDY - Hornady Manufacturing Co.; HER - Hercules, Inc.; HOD -
Hodgdon Powder Co.; IMR - IMR Powder Co.:
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