Enfield "Jungle Carbine"

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Was out at Shooter's yesterday and I have been looking at a pretty nice No5 MKI jungle carbine I went out thi s morning and put it on layaway. Bore was bright all the markings were clear. Made 6/44.

I have had a few of these before but they have always fascinated me, I remember when I was kid I lived in the county and would walk to the grocery store about 2 miles away and buy the Ballentine military books as well as their magazines and the jungle carbine was pretty prominantly pictured in one of them.

I will pick it up this weekend, all military no sporterization done to it, I already have the Australian Slouch hat, I will find a bayonet for it.
 
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I can remember as a kid, you could buy those jungle carbines for 29.99 plus shipping in magazines like Popular Mechanics and Field and Stream and Argosy..

I never could talk my Dad into letting me buy one.

I got a new 30-30 when I was 13 for $65.00 so I quit complaining.
 
Needs no sporterizing, with its already short (20.5") barrel and abreviated forearm. Its detachable magazine and flash hider give it a remarkably modern appearance.

When you get it, you may want to carefully tighten all the screws, especially on the stock. I have heard that this sometimes cures the "wandering zero" problem that plagues these rifles.
 
I have had one for about 20 years now and they can be alot of fun,, But the light weight of them usually leads to some pain, As far as the reported wandering zero, I am not sure if it is truth or myth,,, I can imaging a guy shooting several K rounds through one each day and wanting his No4Mk1 back real bad.
I will try and dig up a pic of my old one!
Great woods guns that can reach out real far as well!
Peter
 
As an unabashed fan of Diana Rigg, Vincent's, BSA's, Enfields (shooters and riders!), The Hollies, Yardbirds, Animals, Winston Churchill, Austin 3000's, Jaguar X&K (Hell, all of them!), Spitfire's, Hurricane's (Hell, all of them!), Petula Clark, Sandy Shaw, Cilla Black (Hell, all of them!), and who ever invented the idea of us sharing the same language, (sort of?) I say "Good on Ya'"!
Can you tell I'm a "fan"?
 
I have one of the Indian .308 versions that was satin nickel plated by Navy Arms. The larger buttplate helps with the recoil. A college buddy had a .303 jungle carbine and the reduced rubber recoil pad hurt!
 
Here are my two Keeper Enfields.
The upper is an unissued No4Mk1
The lower was a Canadian army No5Mk1 Jungle carbine, The unusual thing is the No5 has had the Bayo lug removed for whatever reason, But both are numbers matching Enfields that reside along my Garand and M1 Carbine.
Great old Battle rifles!
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Peter
 
Yessir' Pred!
They certainly are!
And I expect will remain so, for a Hell of a lot longer than anyone would like to admit?
 
Spotteddog said:
Yessir' Pred!
They certainly are!
And I expect will remain so, for a Hell of a lot longer than anyone would like to admit?
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I havent even shot the unissued No4Mk1 yet, But I think I will take it out to the range one day soon and fulfill it's destiny to be fired!
I have a 1903 as well, But these two Enfields old a warm place for me,,,,
Peter
 
shooting your jungle carbine

I have found that shooting my Jungle Carbines is a lot more fun if I use a good quality slip on recoil pad. Most stocks on milsurp guns are rather short so the pad is an aid not only in recoil reduction but fit of the rifle. The carbines do vary a lot from gun to gun in accuracy but a bad one can often be improved as mentioned bu snugging the screws, do not neglect the stock thorough bolt. I am a long time Lee-Enfield fan and shoot them frequently.
Bob Ray
 
If someone were to want to pick up a very good condition "shooter" example, where would one begin their search?
 
Spotteddog said:
If someone were to want to pick up a very good condition "shooter" example, where would one begin their search?
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I have seldom seen them in gun stores, so gun shows would be where I would start. Last I saw, somewhat ratty ones were going for $300. A nice one may be a lot more.

You could try places like Souther Ohio Gun ( https://www.southernohiogun.com/index.php/ ) as they get quite a variety of milsurp in from time to time. Otherwise, maybe put a WTB ad in the Classifieds or search on-line.

I saw a decent one at a gun shop recently, but just could not swing the money at the time. A day or so later I stopped back to paw it again only to find it gone. If you see one you like, act quickly.
 
Spotteddog said:
As an unabashed fan of Diana Rigg, Vincent's, BSA's, Enfields (shooters and riders!), The Hollies, Yardbirds, Animals, Winston Churchill, Austin 3000's, Jaguar X&K (Hell, all of them!), Spitfire's, Hurricane's (Hell, all of them!), Petula Clark, Sandy Shaw, Cilla Black (Hell, all of them!), and who ever invented the idea of us sharing the same language, (sort of?) I say "Good on Ya'"!
Can you tell I'm a "fan"?
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Your right, your right, your bloody well right! Me too.
 
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