{"id":76,"date":"2017-03-31T18:17:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/?p=76"},"modified":"2017-04-01T17:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T17:12:51","slug":"lee-enfield-1916-no-111-smle-303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"Lee Enfield 1916 No. 111* SMLE .303"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months ago I purchased a 1916 Lee Enfield No. 111* SMLE&#8230; I purchased this rifle site unseen&#8230; When I picked it up I was surprised to see that stock had been altered, cut down, and was missing several pieces&#8230; None the less I paid the agreed amount and took the rifle home&#8230; I explained to my wife this was not exactly what I thought I was getting and set it aside for a few days and licked my wounds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After getting over the surprise of what I had purchased I went to Google to see what I really had&#8230; I did a search and was pleased to find these\u00a0<strong>&#8220;sporterized&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0rifles are a legit thing&#8230; Many were converted by the factory, in my case\u00a0<strong>Birmingham Small Arms,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0because they were no longer fit for military use&#8230; This conversion made it more acceptable for civilian use&#8230; I was also pleased to note the price I paid was about $200 less that many of the sale prices, which I was quick to point out to my wife&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lee-Enfield-.303-spoprter1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78\" title=\"Lee Enfield .303 spoprter\" src=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lee-Enfield-.303-spoprter1-300x73.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lee-Enfield-.303-spoprter1-300x73.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bigreb.com\/primerblasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lee-Enfield-.303-spoprter1.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a little research I was able to find a few parts, the <strong>rear site protector<\/strong> and <strong>rear hand guard<\/strong>, which I purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunpartscorp.com\">Numrich Gun Parts<\/a>, to make the rifle a \u00a0little more &#8220;eye&#8221; friendly&#8230; The rifle came with a 10 box magazine&#8230; The bolt, action and barrel all have matching serial numbers&#8230; It has a brass butt plate and I added a &#8220;period correct&#8221; sling&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Included in my purchase was a period correct bore cleaning devise (something like our modern day cloth bore snakes), a 5 round clip, a couple of bandoleers and a muzzle cover&#8230; The bore was clean and the bolt very smooth&#8230; All in all this has been a fun \u00a0and learning experience&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We have yet to have our &#8220;day at the range&#8221; with my new acquisition but that will be coming soon&#8230; What I have found is the ammo is a bit pricey&#8230; Expect to pay, for 20 round boxes, \u00a0in the $20 to $25 range for good quality ammo in either 150 or 174 grain bullets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of months ago I purchased a 1916 Lee Enfield No. 111* SMLE&#8230; I purchased this rifle site unseen&#8230; 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