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02-28-2015, 10:09 PM
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#4 SMLE
Brass Butt Plate
Metal Painted Black (?)
Left side stock above butt plate: "1429"
Left side Metal stock wrist: "86L8597"
Top of chamber: "*" (star)
Left side breech: "5/52 8CL8597 No 4 Long Branch 1945 *37 (F) FTR"
Bottom stock wrist : "MC"
Bottom of magazine: "*86L 8597"
Sling- canvas
Bayonet: Spike
Right side: "No 4 IV 30"
Left side: "VNS"
Overall length: 10.25"
Blade: 8"
Sheath: Metal
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03-01-2015, 12:57 PM
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I had a Long Branch #4 for a while. It had a two groove barrel with
wide lands that almost looked like a smooth bore. A LGS owner sold
it to me cheap because he didn't know what it was and thought the
barrel was completely shot out. In truth accuracy wasn't so great with
it. It shot my handloads pretty well but would keyhole with steel
jacketed military rounds.
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03-02-2015, 12:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alwslate
I had a Long Branch #4 for a while. It had a two groove barrel with
wide lands that almost looked like a smooth bore. A LGS owner sold
it to me cheap because he didn't know what it was and thought the
barrel was completely shot out. In truth accuracy wasn't so great with
it. It shot my handloads pretty well but would keyhole with steel
jacketed military rounds.
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Experiences of others suggest that a two-groove Enfield barrel with significant throat erosion tends to be a bit inaccurate with boat tailed bullets, but fine with flat base ones.
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03-02-2015, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LVSteve
Experiences of others suggest that a two-groove Enfield barrel with significant throat erosion tends to be a bit inaccurate with boat tailed bullets, but fine with flat base ones.
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Probably true because my handloads were with the Hornady
.312 150 gr flat base spire point bullet. The military ammo
with mild steel jacketed bullets undoubtably featured BT
bullets. The softer jacket of the Hornady bullet probably
helped also.
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03-02-2015, 06:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alwslate
Probably true because my handloads were with the Hornady
.312 150 gr flat base spire point bullet. The military ammo
with mild steel jacketed bullets undoubtably featured BT
bullets. The softer jacket of the Hornady bullet probably
helped also.
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I rest my case, your Honor. 
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03-02-2015, 10:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LVSteve
Experiences of others suggest that a two-groove Enfield barrel with significant throat erosion tends to be a bit inaccurate with boat tailed bullets, but fine with flat base ones.
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Perhaps thread drift: the 5 groove, Enfield type barrels on US 1917s don't like boattails either, but are quite accurate with flat based bullets. I wouldn't be surprised if any Enfield barrel didn't like boattails.
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