SAVAGE LEE ENFIELD NO.4 MK I

[SHV]

got 101 year old spare parts form No.1 MK 3, brass butt plate, very similar size and shape

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[SHV]

need a little fitting, looks better than the alloy one

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[SHV]

slightly polish the rear stock to match the front stock pattern and colour
fresh timber looks pale but will turns red/amber after few week/month

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other side

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[Bridgy]

I keep telling myself I don't need a No 4 and then I see this...

What a beautiful rifle!

[SHV]

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[in2anity]

I just got my own #4 mk1* (for service comp):

Savage No4 Mk1*

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1942 Built

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Except mine has a dirty little secret

dirty little secret...

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[SHV]

I just got my own #4 mk1* (for service comp):

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Except mine has a dirty little secret

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how much roughly you paid for the barrel inc. fitting? thanks

[SHV]

finally got time to test the No.4 at St Mary's 50m indoor shooting range

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[SHV]

first (only) 3 shot group this evening
aimed at the bottom edge of the big red dot, 300 yard peep sight, 18cm higher at 50 meters

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[Wm.Traynor]

Good Shooting! It's a keeper

[ScottyD]

That's fantastic, congratulations.

[in2anity]

SHV I’m trying to get a handle on how these savage no4s should group, approximately how were your 5 and 10 shot groups? Did you shoot much past 3?

[SHV]

thanks guys

[SHV]

SHV I’m trying to get a handle on how these savage no4s should group, approximately how were your 5 and 10 shot groups? Did you shoot much past 3?

nope that's the only 3 shots at the range, will try some 5 shot group next time
or
if you visit St Mary's frequently you may try it by yourself

[Jt-2019]

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Dude mint!

[dogmatix]

Nice. Good to see you shooting it.

[in2anity]

SHV what ammo are you using there? Mine doesn't seem to like S&B at all. My 174gr SMK handloads on the other hand go sub-moa for the first 3 at 100m. Opens up more as the barrel heats, but it'll put the first ten into 3" at 100m (with iron sights), probably better scoped.

[SHV]

SHV what ammo are you using there? Mine doesn't seem to like S&B at all. My 174gr SMK handloads on the other hand go sub-moa for the first 3 at 100m. Opens up more as the barrel heats, but it'll put the first ten into 3" at 100m (with iron sights), probably better scoped.

S&B at indoor range, PPU at farm, only shot 6 rounds in total. seems both not too bad, the mount I use on LB No.4 bought from RPGfirearms, seems hold zero no problem
No.4's sight is the best iron sight I've tried ever, I believe can shoot MOA not too hard

[in2anity]

S&B at indoor range, PPU at farm, only shot 6 rounds in total. seems both not too bad, the mount I use on LB No.4 bought from RPGfirearms, seems hold zero no problem
No.4's sight is the best iron sight I've tried ever, I believe can shoot MOA not too hard

I reckon you might see an improvement with handloads, both those brands are not known for their accuracy in the LEs. I have a hunch this is largely due to the shorter seating depth. I know for a fact that the S&B stuff is a full 40 thou shorter than my handloads, and my handloads are already being jumped due to OAL limitations. I'm going to pull all my remaining S&B and reseat over some adi extruded powder (interestingly the factory S&B 303 ammo uses ball powder).

Also (allegedly) a flat base bullet in a two groove bore can sometimes yield better stabilization... allegedly

With a good sight picture, yes you can shoot them surprisingly accurately - I was impressed to see (give or take) around a minute of angle for those opening cold-bore shots. Part of the problem is eye fatigue and sight picture - stare at green grass sometimes to freshen the eyes. Another part is stock stresses W.R.T. heat; particulary with the partially-bedded forend.

Also I ordered a spare front sight from the UK, then filed it to a bit of a point (still blessed with sharp eyes ). Then I use a 6-o’clock hold to get my elevation as consistent as I can.

I’m gonna bed my action in an attempt to make it more consistent over the longer matches - they get pretty hot, particularly for a longer 32 round+ match with rapids and snaps.

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[in2anity]

Beautiful. 12 clicks for 200m, 18 clicks for 300m