The so called "wandering zero" doesn't exist, it was an excuse to abandon the No. 5 because the Army would have preferred a semi-automatic carbine akin to the Garand or the Simonov. However, even if the fault exists I'm definitely going to get myself a No. 5 eventually.
im 13 and i have one exactly like this.......ive heard this is a rare rifle, i live in the u.s and i was wondering is this a rare rifle and how much is it worth?
I live in Canada and Jungle Carbines usually go for between $3-500, and Canadian firearms are always more expensive than what you guys have down there.. I wouldn't exactly call them rare.
@snipersup they only made around 250,000 total between both factories.that would make them on the rare side.prices range from 375-600 for a real number 5 in good shape.theres a lot of fakes running around and the sad part of that is theres folks who rip people off trying to pass off number 4s as a real mccoy number 5.there was 160,000 at one faqctory and i think 60,000 at the other one.they were made for a cpl years.the rarest of british rfles..
i think the bolt and reciever needs a good cleaning, and the bolt needs to be properly lubricated.
also ive notice in a number of your videos that your getting hang fires ... you may want to exsperiment with your ammunition as i exspect its partly to do with that. also replace your firing pins if you havent done so already :) other then that a nice video of an amazing no5 jungle carbine :) good job, keep them coming (Y)
is it fairly accurate at longer ranges? i'm looking at getting a scoped no. 5 at the moment and would like to be able to hit something at, say, 250 yards.
A hang fire with Paki Ammo is quite common because basicly its shit. I got both my No 5s glass beded now there is no wandering zero as is common with this type of rifle. I managed to get two bayonetts with my rifles they are worth more than the rifle!!!
I inherited a no. 5 mk 1 last year when my grandfather passed, I have yet to fire it. It had sat several decades without use, so I have been cleaning it and lubing for my next visit to the range. I can't seem to get the rear site unfroze. It will not adjust up or down. I think it could be soaked for a while it might free up. However nice video.
With those ladder sights I bet you have to keep your hand clear when working the bolt I'd assume. I wish I could find a Lee-Enfield in good condition from where I live.
I've owned a couple of these nice little rifles over the years and they're fun to fire but they KICK like hell and the hard rubber butt piece does little to help. It's also known unofficially as the "jungle carbine". The ones I've had were in almost new condition since many of them were never issued.
wow, very cool rifle-I always thought its magazine loaded-does someone know how the Taliban use it with scopes? I mean they dont take the scope of everytime or do they?
@babaveonglu The Lee action is magazine-fed however the magazine was not designed to be removed except for cleaning purposes. To reload, clips of 5 rounds or individual rounds are fed into the magazine through the top of the receiver, as seen here.
There are a number of ways to attach a scope to a LE rifle. Some were built this way at the factory. However from the reports I have seen, Talib 'snipers' (not the ideal word) tend to use iron sights rather than scopes due to a number of reasons.
Don't palm the bolt. Use thumb and forefinger. Any instructor I ever had would have booted me up the backside for doing what you are doing when you reload that rifle.
@MarsFKA Not true, mate. The Lee-Enfield rifles had bolt actions purposely built for palming. This was done to increase fire rate. For example, in WW1 the Germans initially thought the British had machine guns when infact they were bolting their rifles extremely quickly because the bolt was built so you didn't have to move the action fully as the bolt action itself hung over the side of the rifle and thus could palm it quite easily.
@Kagamii1 Who am I to argue with an expert? I'll simply make the observation that my grandfather, who used a SMLE in WW 1 and my father, who fought in WW 2, both said the same thing - that they were trained very specifically to hold the bolt between thumb and forefinger. This gave total control over loading and reloading. Palming the bolt reduced that control, because it increased the likelihood of the hand slipping off the bolt. My instructors in High School said exactly the same.
@MarsFKA I'm simply stating why your assertion that using your palm to recharge the rifle being the "wrong way" is contrary to the way it was designed to work.
I'm glad your grandfather/whatever was a rifleman in WW2 and can offer such great insight into how he was trained, but then again your grandfather's training has nothing to do with how it was designed to work and seeing that you yourself aren't claiming to be a WW2 vet your attack on my post sans concrete evidence seems rather funny.
@Kagamii1 Three generations of my family trained to operate the same rifle the same way. Doesn't that tell you something? Does that make all those Army instructors wrong? One more thing, before I close this discussion and give you the last word: a civil disagreement with you is not an "attack" on your post.
Excellent video. Feedback via 10+years with a mint 1946 Faz: the recoil is nothing to stress about, it's rather loud [which may add to the recoil perception], experiment with 180 grain projectiles [150 grains may print noticeably low]. The chamber may be oversized [to suit firing in jungle conditions] - if so keep a batch of carbined-dedicated fire-formed cases for reloading [No 5 fire-formed cases won't chamber in your other .303's]. The so-called wandering zero problem is bollocks.
considering ive bin own and have bin using both rifles regulary for the last 7 years....... have you ever even handled either rifle before. tell me what is inacurate about anything i have said
i own both a no5 carbine with bayonete and a kar 98k they both great weapons the carbine kicks to ahrd and is to loud for practical military use. i have always loved my carbine but u cant beat the mauser action and the reliability of a kar 98k never had a single problem with it expet ammo is expensive.
they are a hard rifle to use acuratly i dont think they were ever designed for percision shooting i own a columbian k 98 they are a great weapon. the .303 amunition for the carbine isnt the best either it doesnt like the wind much and needs alot of adjustment over distance unlike the more powerful k 98s.
@cryptsub Won't use the stuff in my No5Mk1. I have 28 left of an origional cardboard 48 pack of 1944 d\z D.I.MkVIIz Cartridges. Hanging on to those. I only use modern hunting rounds now.
From what I can see you seemed to have less trouble with the action on the Mauser. It looked quite a lot smoother, then again that might have been due to your injured shoulder.
The bolt on this Enfield does look a bit sticky, but most Enfields have really smooth bolts. Quite a bit smoother than the Mausers. The bolt on my Remmy 700 is prettty typical for a factory rifle but the bolt on my Enfield is far smoother. Check out my vid!
beautiful piece of kit you got there mate nice, and hey in your other video about the mauser and enfield, you complain no semi so no garand, pfft i live in england, no rifle simple as ha ha i envy you dude
it can only shoot one bullet at a time hence the reason he keeps pulling on the bolt to chamber another round. the lee enfield 303 had a magazine which could hold a number of rounds, in this video 10, and needed to be re-cocked after each shot to get a bullet in the breech (sp?) ready for firing
actually they have a very very smooth fast bolt action due to a spring bolt locking system which ads alot of force to the bolt i can load out a full mag of 10 rounds in about 4 to 6 seconds.they were designed to be fast fired which is y many soilders disliked them due to the massive recoil.
Just got myself one of these cool little carbines (BSA Shirley build) all numbers match and such, a real looker. Next time i get to the range it and a video camera are coming with me.
These are worth the extra money as only about 250,000 (give or take 1,000) were made at Fazakerly and Shirley so its quite scarce and quite the collectors (and shooters of course) piece.
Absolutely great carbines... and a Great video Jollygreenslug. Got yourself a real nice one there.
Yes the #5 does kick hard..with the low weight and smallish size butt it tends to concentrate the recoil on a relatively small area. The gun is perfectly balanced as you can load it up and balance it on an open palm on the bottom of the magazine. Hold your hand palm up & place the rifle there (slightly angled) and she rests right there as if it was well at home. The action is unique as it cocks the striker upon closing the action, not opening the action like others.
Depends what your shooting through a 12 ga. Also depends on the recoil pad on your shotgun. A slug through a shotgun has more kick than then carbine here but due to the recoil pad on modern shotguns it hurts your shoulder a lot less. 60 rounds through my No 5 in one day left my shoulder black and blue where as 200 rounds shooting clays only makes it a little sore.
Hi, is that a new rifle or did you buy it new or used or was it handing down to you from family? The reason for me asking is what it used during a war at any point? Thanks for posting, cheers from Canada
Saw four of these at the gunshow this weekend. Only one of them was possibly an original jungle carbine. The other three didn't have the lightening cuts in the reciever and were just aftermarket bubba jobs. Great vid GGS!!! Keep'em coming!!
You Probably have a sportaarized rifle. After the war there was no sentimentality about keeping them original so some modified them for hunting. I believe There were A small amount that were produced with a factory sporterized stock, They were produced by the longbranch arsenal up here in Canada.
I liked the way he casually chucked the stripper clips onto the ground, as if they were meant to be discarded. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact the clips themselves were quite valuable.
Regards to you there in Australia from Shropshire, England. I have a 1916 SMLE Mk111* and my father has a 1945 BSA No5 and a 1942Maltby No4. Good to see and hear your grand collection in action. I'm a frequent visitor.
can somone please tell me if this is the Canadian version? or what the Canadian version is called? becuase I have one like this I inherated, and im told thats what it is.
Nice rifle. A collector's Lee-Enfield, the No5 Mk1 "Jungle Carbine." This rifle is supposed to be sought-after by many because it was made in limited numbers and was at a time sold for $50 because of it's recoil. Now, it is relatively rare. I envy you because you have one lol
The recoil doesnt actually look that bad. I think the recoil is overated. I think if you hold it wrong or shoot it for a while it will hurt your shoulder.
She has been cut way down and the recoil pad is too small and hard as steel.You cant shoot them enough to become skilled with out becoming sterile from the recoil.
Beautiful gun. Looked like the bolt was a bit sticky there, are all no.5s like that or was it the Pakistani ammo? The SMLEs and no.4s I've shot have been smooth as butter but that was using British ammo.
My dad has that same type of gun, absolutely wonderful :P. Except that when we shoot ours, it just kinda drops the shells, versus it being kicked out like that.
Nice Jungle Carbine. I used to have a No1 Mk III about ten years ago. I bought off a surplus rack for $80.00. It shot perfect, and accurate. I did some digging for info and found out it was a vet of WW1 and WW2. She never jammed, misfed, nor failed. It was a BSA mfg in 1914 had some markings I couldn't decipher until it was in some odd lighting. It was also marked Lithgow, 1944. Tough damn gun. If I had to choose one to bet my life on that would be it. Godspeed.
Where are you buying all these Lee Enfields from? I live in Canada and theres alot of red tape associated with buying a firearm, but I'd be willing to go through it in a second for my own SMLE. Do you know of any international distributors?
Once you get your P.A.L check out P&S guns and militaria, or the canadiangunnutz exchange board (use google to find them, can't post links). Surplus Enfields are plentiful here in Canada, as I imagine they are in most commonwealth countries. I've got a small collection of 3.
Yes it's not a lot of kick for ten rounds but I can see why troops despised the rifle as the recoil from firing it all day would kill.
nateyg00 4 months ago
i have a aussie 1907 bayonet...ill never sell it but outta curiosity what would it be worth
303BoltAction 4 months ago
The so called "wandering zero" doesn't exist, it was an excuse to abandon the No. 5 because the Army would have preferred a semi-automatic carbine akin to the Garand or the Simonov. However, even if the fault exists I'm definitely going to get myself a No. 5 eventually.
TashkentFox 6 months ago 2
im sure youve been asked this question hundreds of times but here goes anyway , how much truth is there in the wandering zero theory ?
idgewe 1 year ago
@idgewe Its bullshit
47Akguy 11 months ago
thats the jungle carbine right?
ChrisONGuitar1 1 year ago 5
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HavocProductions1943 1 year ago
Great stuff, love the Lee-Enfield series.
IPAColosseum 1 year ago
im 13 and i have one exactly like this.......ive heard this is a rare rifle, i live in the u.s and i was wondering is this a rare rifle and how much is it worth?
ToXiCRaiNeD 1 year ago
@ToXiCRaiNeD
I live in Canada and Jungle Carbines usually go for between $3-500, and Canadian firearms are always more expensive than what you guys have down there.. I wouldn't exactly call them rare.
Cheers!
snipersup 1 year ago
@snipersup they only made around 250,000 total between both factories.that would make them on the rare side.prices range from 375-600 for a real number 5 in good shape.theres a lot of fakes running around and the sad part of that is theres folks who rip people off trying to pass off number 4s as a real mccoy number 5.there was 160,000 at one faqctory and i think 60,000 at the other one.they were made for a cpl years.the rarest of british rfles..
highcountry74 1 year ago
i think the bolt and reciever needs a good cleaning, and the bolt needs to be properly lubricated.
also ive notice in a number of your videos that your getting hang fires ... you may want to exsperiment with your ammunition as i exspect its partly to do with that. also replace your firing pins if you havent done so already :) other then that a nice video of an amazing no5 jungle carbine :) good job, keep them coming (Y)
MrFlappyy 1 year ago
there is one for sale on usedguns.com.au
do you know were you can get accessories for one?
Cunninghamn8r 1 year ago
Nice rifle. Mine is a BSA from 1947 and i absolutely love it. Great shooter.
LDave91 1 year ago
@ghdefiant
that's all the answer i need, thanks!
i'm used to shooting a little .22 haha, so i've no concept of comparatively high-powered rifles.
abisset1 1 year ago
2 minutes ago
is it fairly accurate at longer ranges? i'm looking at getting a scoped no. 5 at the moment and would like to be able to hit something at, say, 250 yards.
abisset1 1 year ago
@abisset1 What do you mean by something, at 250 yards its more than capable of hitting a man sized target with only iron sights.
GHDEFIANT 1 year ago
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abisset1 1 year ago
A hang fire with Paki Ammo is quite common because basicly its shit. I got both my No 5s glass beded now there is no wandering zero as is common with this type of rifle. I managed to get two bayonetts with my rifles they are worth more than the rifle!!!
bommer321 1 year ago
I inherited a no. 5 mk 1 last year when my grandfather passed, I have yet to fire it. It had sat several decades without use, so I have been cleaning it and lubing for my next visit to the range. I can't seem to get the rear site unfroze. It will not adjust up or down. I think it could be soaked for a while it might free up. However nice video.
DoctorHowitzer 1 year ago
With those ladder sights I bet you have to keep your hand clear when working the bolt I'd assume. I wish I could find a Lee-Enfield in good condition from where I live.
reaperflynn3 1 year ago
jungle carbine Very nice
Nick3889 1 year ago
I've owned a couple of these nice little rifles over the years and they're fun to fire but they KICK like hell and the hard rubber butt piece does little to help. It's also known unofficially as the "jungle carbine". The ones I've had were in almost new condition since many of them were never issued.
SpeedyNeutrino43 1 year ago
great video man.
chevroletman90 1 year ago
wow, very cool rifle-I always thought its magazine loaded-does someone know how the Taliban use it with scopes? I mean they dont take the scope of everytime or do they?
babaveonglu 1 year ago
@babaveonglu The Lee action is magazine-fed however the magazine was not designed to be removed except for cleaning purposes. To reload, clips of 5 rounds or individual rounds are fed into the magazine through the top of the receiver, as seen here.
There are a number of ways to attach a scope to a LE rifle. Some were built this way at the factory. However from the reports I have seen, Talib 'snipers' (not the ideal word) tend to use iron sights rather than scopes due to a number of reasons.
lordsummerisle87 1 year ago
Don't palm the bolt. Use thumb and forefinger. Any instructor I ever had would have booted me up the backside for doing what you are doing when you reload that rifle.
MarsFKA 2 years ago
@MarsFKA Not true, mate. The Lee-Enfield rifles had bolt actions purposely built for palming. This was done to increase fire rate. For example, in WW1 the Germans initially thought the British had machine guns when infact they were bolting their rifles extremely quickly because the bolt was built so you didn't have to move the action fully as the bolt action itself hung over the side of the rifle and thus could palm it quite easily.
Kagamii1 1 year ago
@Kagamii1 Who am I to argue with an expert? I'll simply make the observation that my grandfather, who used a SMLE in WW 1 and my father, who fought in WW 2, both said the same thing - that they were trained very specifically to hold the bolt between thumb and forefinger. This gave total control over loading and reloading. Palming the bolt reduced that control, because it increased the likelihood of the hand slipping off the bolt. My instructors in High School said exactly the same.
MarsFKA 1 year ago
@MarsFKA I'm simply stating why your assertion that using your palm to recharge the rifle being the "wrong way" is contrary to the way it was designed to work.
I'm glad your grandfather/whatever was a rifleman in WW2 and can offer such great insight into how he was trained, but then again your grandfather's training has nothing to do with how it was designed to work and seeing that you yourself aren't claiming to be a WW2 vet your attack on my post sans concrete evidence seems rather funny.
Kagamii1 1 year ago
@Kagamii1 Three generations of my family trained to operate the same rifle the same way. Doesn't that tell you something? Does that make all those Army instructors wrong? One more thing, before I close this discussion and give you the last word: a civil disagreement with you is not an "attack" on your post.
MarsFKA 1 year ago
@MarsFKA See. What I'm trying to say is I don't care how anyone was trained to use it. I'm saying how it was designed to be used.
Kagamii1 1 year ago
The Bowie style bayonets are more expensive than the rifles. Hard too find.
forrestry 2 years ago
I think a company called 'Windlass steelcrafts' makes reproduction NO 5 bowie style bayonets.
pilingswivel 2 years ago
AWESOME sound in this vid. I own several Enfield's myself, tend to preference my No. 4 Mk 2.. love the finish (Fazakerly arsenal)
Nothing beats the quick bolt on these things if ya keep em clean!
cloudinvader 2 years ago
God, I love that rifle. Thanks for the video.
Bandeto 2 years ago
pretty hard recoil
1993heavenshallburn 2 years ago
Excellent video. Feedback via 10+years with a mint 1946 Faz: the recoil is nothing to stress about, it's rather loud [which may add to the recoil perception], experiment with 180 grain projectiles [150 grains may print noticeably low]. The chamber may be oversized [to suit firing in jungle conditions] - if so keep a batch of carbined-dedicated fire-formed cases for reloading [No 5 fire-formed cases won't chamber in your other .303's]. The so-called wandering zero problem is bollocks.
lovemorembigi 2 years ago
how much does the jungle carbine go for in Canadian $
Nick3889 2 years ago
Ah the jungle carbine Nice gun
Nick3889 2 years ago
$300-500 imo. Check out the canadian gun nutz forum
snipersup 2 years ago
considering ive bin own and have bin using both rifles regulary for the last 7 years....... have you ever even handled either rifle before. tell me what is inacurate about anything i have said
gatykeAD 2 years ago
i own both a no5 carbine with bayonete and a kar 98k they both great weapons the carbine kicks to ahrd and is to loud for practical military use. i have always loved my carbine but u cant beat the mauser action and the reliability of a kar 98k never had a single problem with it expet ammo is expensive.
gatykeAD 2 years ago
Hey GatykeAD, do you have any accuracy issues with your No5?
My No5 was my 1st centrefire purchase, compared to my Spanish K98 it isnt do accurate.
Izan508 2 years ago
they are a hard rifle to use acuratly i dont think they were ever designed for percision shooting i own a columbian k 98 they are a great weapon. the .303 amunition for the carbine isnt the best either it doesnt like the wind much and needs alot of adjustment over distance unlike the more powerful k 98s.
gatykeAD 2 years ago
Whats your opinion on the wandering zero debate, based on your experience with your no5?
CREvoTheGreat 2 years ago
Beautiful rifle, i have used one when I did re-enactments, light, small, and bloody powerful, I am scared to shoot one to tell you the truth
Flammenweffer 2 years ago
isnt that the "jungle carbine" variant of the SMLE?
HufflepuffTheGreat 2 years ago
Yes, it is the Jungle Carbine SMLE.
Hendrixstrato 2 years ago
Better clean it well using that surplus Pakistani ammo! Wish I knew where to get some.
cryptsub 2 years ago 13
@cryptsub Won't use the stuff in my No5Mk1. I have 28 left of an origional cardboard 48 pack of 1944 d\z D.I.MkVIIz Cartridges. Hanging on to those. I only use modern hunting rounds now.
dirtyoldbasslured 1 month ago
Cool its a jungle carbine and why is he using Pakistani ammo? i didn't know the .303 British was that hard of a round to find
Nick3889 2 years ago
Its a cheaper ammo.
rempli 2 years ago
Lee Enfield on top! The king rifle!
Tommygunfreak 2 years ago
my cousins partner has one of these, louder then thunder going off, amazing weapon!
good shooting!
cutupangels555 2 years ago
cool sound.
valttu94 2 years ago
From what I can see you seemed to have less trouble with the action on the Mauser. It looked quite a lot smoother, then again that might have been due to your injured shoulder.
ZeroG181 2 years ago
The bolt on this Enfield does look a bit sticky, but most Enfields have really smooth bolts. Quite a bit smoother than the Mausers. The bolt on my Remmy 700 is prettty typical for a factory rifle but the bolt on my Enfield is far smoother. Check out my vid!
sillyak 2 years ago
i love your vids you got quite the collection of enfields
gearsofmuffin 2 years ago
Great video, nice weapon, but the Lee Enfild Mark 3 or 4 are better!
AaronSchnijder 2 years ago
LETS THROW SUM SHRIMP ON THA BARBEE
onionhead007 2 years ago
i dont think you FUCKING RETARDED americans realise that we call them 'praws' in Australia not 'shrimp ' !!!
STUPID CUNTS !!!
mdawgyoung 2 years ago
Sorry man, dont take it so seriously bro, i was just joking, i didnt know you guys took to it like racism. My bad.
onionhead007 2 years ago
Mate, that dingos got ya baby.
SamEEE12 2 years ago
Oi!!
onionhead007 2 years ago
Oooo, you call them prawns, big deal. No need for rude comments like that. What did you do, fall out of bed when you go up?
MrPotatoesLatkie 2 years ago
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bansheekiller 2 years ago
beautiful piece of kit you got there mate nice, and hey in your other video about the mauser and enfield, you complain no semi so no garand, pfft i live in england, no rifle simple as ha ha i envy you dude
rikouri 2 years ago
i have a enfield .303 for the boer war which only shoot 1 .303 bullet at a time
creekkid112 2 years ago
it can only shoot one bullet at a time hence the reason he keeps pulling on the bolt to chamber another round. the lee enfield 303 had a magazine which could hold a number of rounds, in this video 10, and needed to be re-cocked after each shot to get a bullet in the breech (sp?) ready for firing
andrew2little 2 years ago
Seems like the bolt is a bit rough.
DOAHunt3r 2 years ago
actually they have a very very smooth fast bolt action due to a spring bolt locking system which ads alot of force to the bolt i can load out a full mag of 10 rounds in about 4 to 6 seconds.they were designed to be fast fired which is y many soilders disliked them due to the massive recoil.
gatykeAD 2 years ago
Typical moron who "thinks" he knows. Yup.....
Dp908 2 years ago
Just got myself one of these cool little carbines (BSA Shirley build) all numbers match and such, a real looker. Next time i get to the range it and a video camera are coming with me.
These are worth the extra money as only about 250,000 (give or take 1,000) were made at Fazakerly and Shirley so its quite scarce and quite the collectors (and shooters of course) piece.
Absolutely great carbines... and a Great video Jollygreenslug. Got yourself a real nice one there.
Targetpopper 2 years ago
Yes the #5 does kick hard..with the low weight and smallish size butt it tends to concentrate the recoil on a relatively small area. The gun is perfectly balanced as you can load it up and balance it on an open palm on the bottom of the magazine. Hold your hand palm up & place the rifle there (slightly angled) and she rests right there as if it was well at home. The action is unique as it cocks the striker upon closing the action, not opening the action like others.
RichardEllisxyz 3 years ago
I have a question. how hard is the guns kick compared to like a 12 gage. Which one would kick harder?
tromboneguy95 2 years ago
Depends what your shooting through a 12 ga. Also depends on the recoil pad on your shotgun. A slug through a shotgun has more kick than then carbine here but due to the recoil pad on modern shotguns it hurts your shoulder a lot less. 60 rounds through my No 5 in one day left my shoulder black and blue where as 200 rounds shooting clays only makes it a little sore.
sillyak 2 years ago
excellent quick job on the bolt action - even though it obviously needs some lube.
Amerikaner25 3 years ago
Hi, is that a new rifle or did you buy it new or used or was it handing down to you from family? The reason for me asking is what it used during a war at any point? Thanks for posting, cheers from Canada
D33Lux 3 years ago
Those things are really nice! From what I've seen, No.5s tend to sell for more than other Lee Enfield rifles, but I'm sure they're worth the money!
When I come up with the money, I'd love to treat myself to one of these. I'm envious of you, and your rifle collection.
VolcanosGoBoom 3 years ago
i love it when you load those clips :)
TJkiwiOWEG 3 years ago
dayum. thats alot of trigger travel. nice rifle, would love one.
timberwolve38 3 years ago
Don't trust that damn paki ammo. Get some wolf ammo or some winchester ammo.
madeinamerica650 3 years ago
lol
pintofshite 3 years ago
Man, you make the best lee enfield videos. Really good history and quality.
ramberghini 3 years ago
As always, a great vid. How do these compare with the earlier Mk3 SMLEs? Which do you like shooting better?
szepz 3 years ago
Man you have alot of vids, and you know alot about Enfield's. Keep up the good work !!!. Post more vid's.
perfectparadise032 3 years ago
Saw four of these at the gunshow this weekend. Only one of them was possibly an original jungle carbine. The other three didn't have the lightening cuts in the reciever and were just aftermarket bubba jobs. Great vid GGS!!! Keep'em coming!!
evilernie1969 3 years ago
Definately my favorite of the Enfield series.
gandb21 3 years ago
I'm guessing .308. Or was .303 British produced in Pakistan?
gandb21 3 years ago
Pakistan used to be part of India, and as India was a jewel of the British empire, yes, .303 british was produced there.
ramberghini 3 years ago
does the no.5 kick any harder than the no.1 or no.4?
PRussell303 3 years ago
yer the gun is lighter so it kicks more, ive just put a synthetic stock on my no4 n u can easily tell the increase in recoil
trentj81 3 years ago
i heard pakistani ammo is pretty shit
LawrenceBarclay 3 years ago
got one for my brother problom is that the rear sight is on barral made 1944
hebbeclan 3 years ago
I own a No 5 Mk 1, the recoil isn't that bad at all, don't be scared.
threequarterrace 3 years ago
How Much Does The Ammo Cost
ekul97 3 years ago
Those would probably cost atleast $1000 dollars or so pretty old and people only use for decoration from their ancestors
Southpark124 3 years ago
More like $200-500 USD. Most owners I know shoot their Enfields, as they are still excellent rifles to this day.
XirexWolf 3 years ago
Jungle Carbines are rare but the recoil on one is double that of a normal Lee-Enfield. Its very uncomfortable to fire from what I have heard.
jrpeters5 3 years ago
i think my lee enfield is a jungle carbine but im not sure because the barrel is straight and there is no wood on the top of the barrel
highliter97 3 years ago
You Probably have a sportaarized rifle. After the war there was no sentimentality about keeping them original so some modified them for hunting. I believe There were A small amount that were produced with a factory sporterized stock, They were produced by the longbranch arsenal up here in Canada.
484684984 3 years ago
yea that was a long tie ago i know know that it is a no 4 mk1 i kinda want to restore it
highliter97 3 years ago
how much do no5's cost?
mauser3846 3 years ago
distinctive sound. so's the ak.
and you were all over the shot when you fierd.
churd243 3 years ago
love the sound!
wheelpopers 3 years ago
I liked the way he casually chucked the stripper clips onto the ground, as if they were meant to be discarded. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact the clips themselves were quite valuable.
spitgalore 3 years ago
I have my Great- Grandfathers Lee-Enfield No. 5 Mk I. He brought it back after Iwo Jima. I use it to this day. Best rifle I have ever owned.
shazbotninja 3 years ago
i have one of those
undertakerbesteva 3 years ago
Great video mate, and excellent No5.
AussieMaleTuber 3 years ago
sounds sooo lovely
BLKRabbit66 4 years ago
did you say twenty two hundred yards!!!!!??? how did you go?
love the carbines, same cal, bigger boot.
hot318 4 years ago
"...tree two hundred yards away"
rossmum 4 years ago
lol hes like the steve erwin of the gun world
Economist666 4 years ago
Regards to you there in Australia from Shropshire, England. I have a 1916 SMLE Mk111* and my father has a 1945 BSA No5 and a 1942Maltby No4. Good to see and hear your grand collection in action. I'm a frequent visitor.
Bilbo107 4 years ago
lovely sound...
gerby90 4 years ago
i bought a lee enfeild mk2 for 300 in a pawn shop but it in like mint condition i think i over paid a little but i love shooten it did i over Pay?
BradyU1234 4 years ago
My mistake No.4 Mk. 1!
artofdyingrocks 4 years ago
Though the recoil isnt really bad at all, I bet it kicks a little more being a little smaller.
NEVADA1337 4 years ago
i think the canadians used the ross rifle a copy of the stegyr mannichler rifle...it used the .303 british round straight pull back..
leopard2a61992 4 years ago
they also used the lee enfields. google harold marshall on wikipedia, famous canadian sniper for pics
vuxfeon 4 years ago
Sort of the way I feel
c9ari 4 years ago
can somone please tell me if this is the Canadian version? or what the Canadian version is called? becuase I have one like this I inherated, and im told thats what it is.
stu106 4 years ago
The WWII Canadian version was the Mark 4 No 1.
artofdyingrocks 4 years ago
Nice rifle. A collector's Lee-Enfield, the No5 Mk1 "Jungle Carbine." This rifle is supposed to be sought-after by many because it was made in limited numbers and was at a time sold for $50 because of it's recoil. Now, it is relatively rare. I envy you because you have one lol
Sy5temErR0r 4 years ago
The recoil doesnt actually look that bad. I think the recoil is overated. I think if you hold it wrong or shoot it for a while it will hurt your shoulder.
lancsn02 4 years ago
shouldn't palm your bolt back in :P
looks like some nasty recoil!
roas2 4 years ago
i play football by Fazakerly hospital, my brother was born in Fazakerly hospital!
rmwc 4 years ago
She has been cut way down and the recoil pad is too small and hard as steel.You cant shoot them enough to become skilled with out becoming sterile from the recoil.
supressorgrid 4 years ago
im sure long branch had a diffrent shaped rear cocking pice thing on the back of the bolt
Euro3urger 4 years ago
ahhh takes me back to my days in the army cadets sept we had mrk 4's
Euro3urger 4 years ago
Music to my ears.
gamecubeclock 4 years ago
Love that sound! I think it is one of the best Rifles EVER!
OgamerNL 4 years ago
lee enfields are some of the best sniper/long ranged rifles in the world
tsaar123 4 years ago
Beautiful gun. Looked like the bolt was a bit sticky there, are all no.5s like that or was it the Pakistani ammo? The SMLEs and no.4s I've shot have been smooth as butter but that was using British ammo.
darkstar1one 4 years ago
That's my favorite Rifle, that and the M4/M16A2 or the M1 Carbine(which ever I get my hands on first).
Uzi554 4 years ago
the m1 garand is a good gus aswell
cheezyman2k7 4 years ago
They're illegal in most states of Australia unfortunately.
Slikhedgehog 4 years ago
Very pretty to look at BTW >.>.
errickrb 4 years ago
My dad has that same type of gun, absolutely wonderful :P. Except that when we shoot ours, it just kinda drops the shells, versus it being kicked out like that.
errickrb 4 years ago
Enfields and K98's are great but, there are few problems that a Bren can't solve.
rmartingal 4 years ago
yeah, any gun likethat with bolt action is great. springfield, Enfield, K98, all good.
Joe5646 4 years ago
Oh my god it's something about the bolt action that I ABSOUTLY LOVE, the Enfield or the Karbiner 98k Is intense
Canadianvoice 4 years ago
Nice demo. I love the no.5, it's my first gun and the one I'll keep to my grave. The recoil is overrated, lighter than a K98 I'd say.
Rakemaan 4 years ago
Hangfires make for some interesting POI.
dumdum303 4 years ago
wheres a place in australia where i can get a 1941 Lee-enfield? does any1 know?
041089 4 years ago
Nice Jungle Carbine. I used to have a No1 Mk III about ten years ago. I bought off a surplus rack for $80.00. It shot perfect, and accurate. I did some digging for info and found out it was a vet of WW1 and WW2. She never jammed, misfed, nor failed. It was a BSA mfg in 1914 had some markings I couldn't decipher until it was in some odd lighting. It was also marked Lithgow, 1944. Tough damn gun. If I had to choose one to bet my life on that would be it. Godspeed.
WALTHERFAN 4 years ago
Nice Rifle! I have a 1917 NZ SMLE
Paeleologos 4 years ago
I Own 2 .303 Rifles But I Dont Know what brand because it dosen't say anywhere on it. All It says Is "No4 mkI *
Long Branch 1943" I'm Guessing It's Made In "England" because It says England on top Of The Rifle.
FabioCrow07770 4 years ago
Long branch enfields are canadian made.
sailorjoshua 4 years ago
"ENGLAND" stamps apparently denote that they were somehow sent to England and refurbished/used there.
I'd have to read up on it and post a follow-up comment.
WWIIOLgeorgh 4 years ago
Yeah, the england stamp is an import/export marking.
sailorjoshua 4 years ago
mate where did you get this gun?
RocLeerr 4 years ago
talk to much
fuhrercat 4 years ago
Hey bro that's great! I've got to get off my duff and try mine out; Faz 1946 I think.
marmaloon 4 years ago
Where are you buying all these Lee Enfields from? I live in Canada and theres alot of red tape associated with buying a firearm, but I'd be willing to go through it in a second for my own SMLE. Do you know of any international distributors?
hetman11 4 years ago
Once you get your P.A.L check out P&S guns and militaria, or the canadiangunnutz exchange board (use google to find them, can't post links). Surplus Enfields are plentiful here in Canada, as I imagine they are in most commonwealth countries. I've got a small collection of 3.
sailorjoshua 4 years ago