MarcusTheHat Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) As above, Now being retired, I am attempting to re-kindle my 40-year-ago youthful passion for rifle shooting, at targets rather than game. Got an 1898 Long Lee Enfield, in almost pristine external condition, with a spotless slick and smooth bolt and action and only very light smidgen of surface rust to the barrel (but I have not yet checked the grease plugged bore, because the riifle is currently with a RFD until it registered, and put on my FAC) Which LE rifle .303 was my grandfathers, and lay hidden and unused for 90 odd years, until I found it some 3 weeks ago😀, So that is at one end of the spectrum, and a wee 12 ft lb .177 air rifle is at the other🙂, with a 22 ft lb Theoben Eliminator in .22 and couple of .22 rimfires and a .17HMR in-between. I am also a longstanding rifle and pistol club member. No particular interest in pistols. Bye for now, Marcus, the Hat. Edited November 28, 2019 by MarcusTheHat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve_b_wales Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 Hi Marcus. Welcome to PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 28/11/2019 at 20:10, MarcusTheHat said: As above, Now being retired, I am attempting to re-kindle my 40-year-ago youthful passion for rifle shooting, at targets rather than game. Got an 1898 Long Lee Enfield, in almost pristine external condition, with a spotless slick and smooth bolt and action and only very light smidgen of surface rust to the barrel (but I have not yet checked the grease plugged bore, because the riifle is currently with a RFD until it registered, and put on my FAC) Which LE rifle .303 was my grandfathers, and lay hidden and unused for 90 odd years, until I found it some 3 weeks ago😀, So that is at one end of the spectrum, and a wee 12 ft lb .177 air rifle is at the other🙂, with a 22 ft lb Theoben Eliminator in .22 and couple of .22 rimfires and a .17HMR in-between. I am also a longstanding rifle and pistol club member. No particular interest in pistols. Bye for now, Marcus, the Hat. would be nice if you could put some pics up of the Lee Enfield...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Sounds as though yo're going to have some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurs 14 Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Hi and welcome , what a great find , it’s good to have a gun with family history behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Welcome MarcusTheHat. I had a few shots with a Theoben Eliminator when they first came out. How do you find yours? The trigger put me off getting one yet the trigger on a Rapid Mk2 was very very nice. Quite a few FAC Eliminators come up secondhand these days and are relatively cheap. Edited December 9, 2019 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 he's been gone for a week ...think he is fed up with us already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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