6/25/2023 0 Comments Lee enfield no4 mk1 stock for sale![]() ![]() A highly dangerous situation which amounts to a booby trap for the unwary.įurther examination shows that this rifle has a target barrel by BSA, which means that the drill holes are not related to the DP marks which would have been done years earlier. They also installed a full length firing pin before passing it to the new owner. This may be a deactivation that once had a pin through the chamber to prevent it being loaded, which someone may have then driven out in order to get it working. Overall the rifle had appeared in new and unfired condition. The hole drilled through the reinforce was out of sight under the wood work. ![]() The owner suffered minor burns and scratches but, with eye protection and ear muffs on, no lasting injuries. Amputation of a poorly placed finger or thumb was and is a real risk, as was eye damage from wood splinters if eye protection is not worn. This allowed a jet of high temperature gasses at 55,000 cpu to exit the combustion chamber, and cut a neat hole through the cartridge. On examination it was revealed that at sometime during its past it had been permanently rendered as a non shooter, for drill purposes only, by have a hole drilled through the receiver. Upon firing the wood instantly fractured and burns resulted, and although serious injury was possible, the owner was lucky this time. 2012: A DP marked rifle fired without first being completely dismantled or inspected after purchase by a new owner.
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