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D-Day for the Enfield No.4 (an S&S Enfield build)

Allenby · 2014-06-06T12:45:02Z

Seems an appropriate day to get the ball rolling on this. Having a British impression, it seems slightly remiss of me not to have the iconic battlefield rifle of the British and Commonwealth forces. To me, an Enfield is as much a symbol of British resistance to Fascism during WW2 as the Spitfire or Hurricane. With that in mind, I've purchased an S&S Kit from Warren to build my own No.4. This is going to be a two man project; consisting of myself and my grand dad, or simply 'dad' as I call him. A WW2 veteran of North Africa and a sprightly 93, he's extremely talented with wood working (I having fond memories of multiple wooden bayonets with which I dutifully kept hordes of Zulu Warriors away, whilst defending Rorke's Drift as a kid... any similarity to Hookie being purely coincidental. Honest.) Despite the fact he's got the slight 'ump we're not working on an SMLE, we're both really looking forward to doing the best job we can. This is going to be a pure beginners thread; if you've ever wanted to have a go at cobbling together your own rifle, if you're new to airsoft and are intimidated by the idea of a kit build, this is for you. It will, since this is me we're dealing with, be full of utterly ridiculous questions and queries. I've never attempted anything like this before and a lot of the questions I have (advice I'm after), will seem bloody daft to most of you. Whilst I wait for Warren to ship the kit, the first thing that comes to mind is whether I go with the Varmint kit as the basis of the rifle, or do I base it off of a Tokyo Marui VSR-10 base? Warren strongly advocates the use of the Varmint and generally reviews I've read on line say it's a decent gun. The casting included in the kit will also fit over the receiver. The downside is the lack of spares available and the lack of potential for upgrades, though at the moment the primary concern is getting a rifle actually firing consistently and looking like a No.4 rather than trying to pimp it up. The case for the VSR is the fact that it's a VSR. I have a TM sitting in front of me and whilst it'll need some tinkering to bring it up to 350fps (it's about 280fps at the moment), the barrel is excellent and general build quality is impressive with a wonderful, smooth bolt. What worries me is how it'll fit in to the S&S supplied parts. Dad also likes the VSR and is so far reluctant to cannibalise it for the Enfield, particularly a No.4... though I suspect he'd be out there with a chainsaw standing over it if it was an SMLE. Something to think about. I'm leaning towards the VSR as if something goes tits up with it, there are spares all over the place. That option isn't there with the Varmint. I'll update next when the kit arrives. Until then, I'd be keen to hear your thoughts. Gareth

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dadio

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having seen it in the flesh it really is looking very nice indeed.

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Posted : 07/07/2014 12:48 pm

CHThree

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Excellent work there. Good to see another Lee Enfield. :good:

Posted : 07/07/2014 6:39 pm

Russe11

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Looking very nice

I used Fairy Power Spray to remove the orange from the front of my SMLE. I then used matt black enamel applied with a rag so I could blend it in with the rest of the metal. I am quite happy with the result, it's not perfect but it's pretty good.

Posted : 08/07/2014 2:14 pm

Russe11

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Ordered the P1907 bayonet from SnS and a brass oil bottle so I can keep some silicon oil in the stock. Cleaned everything with meths and reoiled with silicon oil. Just waiting for gas to be delivered so I can do some testing.

Posted : 10/07/2014 9:59 pm

ww2stu

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Looks really good mate! :good:

Posted : 11/07/2014 7:07 pm

warren

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looks very nice
i,l send you info for the oils we use,
allso before you add more, she would look nicer with the band painted black just infrount of the butt into the resever
happy your happy matey,
and sorry again about the mistake i made with the springs !