French Enfields: The Navy Arms No. 4s

American Rifleman ^ | 9/2/22 | Evan B

[smokingfrog]

Interesting!
I wonder how the French government went about collecting all these rifles?
Did people turn them in willingly?

[Deaf Smith]

Stories come out every few years of renovations of old homes in France.

Inside a wall, a WW II era firearm and ammunition would be found.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Thought this was another Civil War thread!

[gundog]

Freeper Swamp Sniper reloaded for the K-31. Looks like about $1.50 a round these days, but reloading would allow use of common .308 bullets. As usual, primers would be an issue.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

The time for that, for me, passed years ago when the rifles were still relatively cheap.

[smokingfrog]

I miss ol’ Swampsniper.
I have a pretty nice K31 myself but have never tried reloading. The surplus ammo & Privi Partizan was reasonably priced, but not so much now. I need to upgrade the sights with a diopter type, but the genuine ones are ridiculously expensive.

[gundog]

A quick check shows P-P brass at 80 cents a pop.

I’ve never even fired my K-31. I’ve got a couple of boxes of shells. I think it was $140 at Big 5...but definitely a red-headed stepchild when it comes to taking it out and shooting it.

[smokingfrog]

They’re fun to shoot & pretty accurate.

[gundog]

I like the trigger. Mechanically, it’s pretty interesting. I like the way the front sight drifts obliquely front to back, rather than side to side.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Yep, and the brand new Irish enfields, I used to see in Shotgun news back in the 90’s. Still kicking myself for not getting one, but they were $400! Way too much, lol.