Lee Enfield No5 Mk1's: Show'm if you got'm

[Jumperwire]

Haven't seen many of these lately. Let's see yours!

[Junk Yard Dog]

Got to wait till I get home for that, but I think I might have pics of it someplace on the forum already.

[Rongo]

Sadly I cannot contribute.

[Junk Yard Dog]

1945 Fazakerly, matching, unissued.

[Darryl]

I have a very light MK5. I have owned it since I was about 15, my first hunting rifle. I removed the stock and put a very nice walnut stock on it and it wore that till maybe 10 years ago when I put the original back on. I pulled it from about 4 fiber barrels of Milsurplus rifles. I thought it looked "cool" and looked the newest of all the "junky rifles". I paid $15 for it I think and I often wonder what else was in those barrels.

Dolk

[Longcolt44]

I bought this about 2 years ago. She's from 1945 and can spit fireballs with the best of them. It will sure clear an indoor range quick too.

[target]

Here's mine, got it a couple years ago. Really dark stock but it's a sharp lookin rifle and a lot of fun to shoot.

Oh excuse the date in the pic... im from the future is all

[Jumperwire]

Nice to see they still have them in 2019

[WeldonHunter]

Here's mine, got it a couple years ago. Really dark stock but it's a sharp lookin rifle and a lot of fun to shoot.

Oh excuse the date in the pic... im from the future is all

AH HAH!!!! So that's it. I thought something was up with you buddy. You're a timetraveler that's come here to suck up all our milsurps. Quick everybody hide your rifles.

[target]

It is a grim future! Men of all ages now only drive Electric Mini Vans and Light LIGHT beer is the drink of choice!

But at least I still have my Lee Enfields

Why would i go to the past when i could just sit here in the future and get them now! MWUAHAHA!

[Junk Yard Dog]

No time bandit going to get my rifles, he be eating lead first.

[target]

Well I wouldn't mess with you JYD. Due to the size of your collection the US government turned your property into its very own nation! I visit there from time to time... the JYD Museum and resort is quite the place

[Woodbeef]

If you guys have'nt already,head over to the surplusrifle forum and add your serial numbers to Tikirocker's list.

Dang,you guys are making me want to get a few of them again.

[OLD OUTLAW]

If you guys have'nt already,head over to the surplusrifle forum and add your serial numbers to Tikirocker's list.

Dang,you guys are making me want to get a few of them again.

And they will knock you on your butt again!

[Woodbeef]

If you guys have'nt already,head over to the surplusrifle forum and add your serial numbers to Tikirocker's list.

Dang,you guys are making me want to get a few of them again.

And they will knock you on your butt again!

Never found the recoil of them objectionable. But then again I also shoot a 375 H&H with a 20" barrel quite a bit,along with a Parker Hale Safari Super in 308 Norma Mag too.

[etprescottazusa91]

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Here is another No5 MKI. A rather well used beat up 1946 BSA from the code, bolt matches. Paid a little more than I would have liked too a few years back though had not seen one in a long while and really wanted one to complete the classic Enfield lineup. Only about a quarter million produced from what I read. This rifle is very used compared to a few excellent examples posted already but shoots great, no wondering 0 from what I can tell, anyway's I read the British Military invented that problem in order to speed procurement of the a self loading rifle.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Nice looking No5, milsurps ain't supposed to look pretty, that one looks like it's been to see the elephant.

[bunkysdad]

1947 BSA. Last Year of production.

[Ban-One]

Here is a very dark No.5 that spent some time in India as evidenced by the infamous Ishapore screw. I have read that British Armorers also used this screw occasionally but that point always seems to be hotly debated. There is also plenty of green paint coating the metal parts under the wood line. I have read that the green paint was applied as a means of corrosion resistance for rifles destined for humid climate areas. When I bought this rifle it had a head space problem and I would not fire it. Luckily a simple bolt head swap fixed that problem. I've said it before and I'll say it again...those clever Brits! The bolt is non matching and does not have the hole in the knob, it must have been swapped out at some point. This is my favorite of the Lee Enfield rifles to shoot.

[smacneighill]

Here is my 1 and only. My dad has had this for about 50 years, and recently gave it to me (well, recently as in the last year). It's one of my favorites to shoot. It was produced at Fazakerley in July 1945.