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DarylS
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Re: Converting a Lee Enfield into a bigger bore [Re: DarylS]
#202192 - 11/02/12 09:07 AM

January/February Rifle Magazine has an article page 30 called A .444 SMLE. The author bought an Apex 1in 18" twist barrel and put on a Weaver scope and Fajen Reinhart sporter stock.

With the 190gr. Lee Wadcutter bullet and 5gr. of "Bullseye" made a ragged hole at 40yards right on the + hairs that were set for 265gr. Hornadys at 100yards.

Making a sheet metal inner magazine helped with the feeding problems.

As the rims are almost the sme size, bolt thrust would be less for the straighter case, so and load suitable for a Marlin, would work for the SMLE - in other words, up to 2,200fps with 300gr. bullets with the right powder. Not bad for a 2.2" case and an old 'beater'.

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tinker
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Re: Converting a Lee Enfield into a bigger bore [Re: DarylS]
#202199 - 11/02/12 02:59 PM

Did he set it up single stack?

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Homer
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Re: Converting a Lee Enfield into a bigger bore [Re: tinker]
#202208 - 11/02/12 04:33 PM

G'Day Fella's,

GWH, there was an three page article about converting a SMLE to .444Marlin, in the Oct/December 2011 edition of Guns Australia magazine!

Hope that helps

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DarylS
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Re: Converting a Lee Enfield into a bigger bore [Re: Homer]
#202248 - 12/02/12 04:15 AM

Yes - Tinker, single stack. I've seen a similar change to single stack, only with delrin slabs in a .45/90 conversion.

I must try that in my 2 groove #4 in .312 Express (new barrel). I re-chambered it with a .300 Win Mag reamer and set it up for the short, 2", .350 Rem Mag case. Using Re#19 (or 22?) 2,940fps with 174's. I do have some hopefully harder, 180gr. Norma steel jacketed BT's to try as well.

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