So a while ago I posted a thread about 303-25 and 25-06 asking for some advice on both cartridges. Well just recently, the 303-25 Lee Enfield conversion arrived at the local dealer, so we picked it up and took it home.
When he opened the box, the outside condition with the stock wasn't at it's best, but on the inside it was still really sharp and had a lot of bluing left. No serial numbers matched up, aside from the magazine and the rifle, but with a bit of work, I think it'll turn into an excellent 25 cal fallow deer rifle.
(get your leg out of the shot dad
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So we stripped it apart, and got the two stock pieces (the butt stock was an aftermarket replacement, and I couldn't tell what wood it's made from. It's a good stock tho, very little dents and scratches, just a crap varnish pasted over the top was the issue. Using some paint stripper, we took the finish off both pieces of timber and brought them back almost to the original finish, then sanded them back smooth after they bathed in hot water with handy-andy and bleach to remove grease, muck, grime and dents (the hot water really expanded the dents so it saved us getting the filler!
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After 3 days of work, I think it turned out rather smashing:
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You know what, it even came with a good scope!
Oh yeah, final details: It's got a 303-25 SPORTCO barrel, in very good nick, it's a No.4 mk 1 * Lee Enfield Made in 1943, the scope is a Olivon 6x40 and it has a modified magazine to properly accept the 303-25 wildcat cartridge. When I eventually get some ammo for it, I'll fire some test shots onto some paper, then upload pics of some groupings onto here. Thanks for reading.