I bought a SMLE about 15 years ago, tore it down to do a serious clean job on the thing cause it was DIRTY!!!! and miss layed some of the parts. While cleaning out my gun room during a move, I found a butter tub with the long lost parts in it. So, to make a long story shorter, I finally got the rifle back together and scooted out to the range with a box of 180 grains to see how it shoots at 50 and 100 yards. Just as I was getting things on paper at 50 yards, I got peppered with a little burnt powder. I checked out the case, and the firing pin had actually pierced the primer. I checked out several other cases and noticed that the primers are flush before being fired, but proud of the base after being fired. And the neck on the fired cases are expanded as well. Obviously this is not good, so how do I fix it?
After I got the sight picture right and was getting the shots on paper, the rifle shoots to the right. Is the front sight the only way to adjust windage on these rifles?
Shooting open sights with my old eyes is a real challenge. I need to find a scope mount for this rifle both so I can see what I'm aiming at, and also to get the thing to shoot where I point. Where do I find a mount for a 1" scope?
On the band that separates the butt stock from the rest of the stock, on the left side is stamped 'No.1 MkIII*', then below that is F.R. 46. Does this mean that it was made in 1946?
Thanks
After I got the sight picture right and was getting the shots on paper, the rifle shoots to the right. Is the front sight the only way to adjust windage on these rifles?
Shooting open sights with my old eyes is a real challenge. I need to find a scope mount for this rifle both so I can see what I'm aiming at, and also to get the thing to shoot where I point. Where do I find a mount for a 1" scope?
On the band that separates the butt stock from the rest of the stock, on the left side is stamped 'No.1 MkIII*', then below that is F.R. 46. Does this mean that it was made in 1946?
Thanks