Lets see the firearm collection.....

[TacoDelRio]

There are ways to de-gay it.

[LaoSexMachine]

PG18, nice looking rifle. I would never move to Commiefornia.

[Createdeemcee]

Do you have to remove the pistol grip, before you take it out PG?

[wildcat]

The upper receiver will soon be replaced with 16" Noveske
and the Eotech will be replaced with an aimpont

nice, what brand lower receiver? I like the Noveske, here many good things.

[James]

Why do you have a mag-pul on a fixed mag?

[Otsoa]

So I just bought an old .303 Lee Enfield. Canadian made Ishapor rebuilt though. I like the rifle, I really do but there is some cosmetic damage (which would make sense seeing as how it is a 60 year old rifle) and the rifle doesn't look like it was maintained all that well. What really irks me right now is that I don't know what to expect from the rifle nor can I really trust it (i.e. what if it blows up in my face?). I haven't shot it yet because I still have to clean it but even after I clean it up nicely the rifle still may not be for me. Now, I do have a 30 day warranty on the gun so if theres something wrong with it I can return it by the end of the month which is alright and I'd go with the Tikka that I had originally looked to get (but instead I went impulsively with the Lee Enfield, bad move I know). Which rifle would you guys have gone with, the .303 Lee Enfield from the '40s or a .308 Tikka T3 Lite from now? I just want to see where you guys would stand on this.

P.S. Sorry for the thread derail, I can make this into its own topic I just thought I'd get the most help from here. Sorry, and thanks!

General rule of thumb with Enfields is if you are unsure, have a competent gunsmith go over it and check the headspace as well as how the bore is. The condition of the wood is often disregarded unless there is major cracking. The reason for this is that there is a healthy community out there that is all for restoring the rifles with a large focus on refinishing the wood. Two sites to check out if you plan on keeping the rifle are http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/ and http://www.milsurps.com/

Personally if the Enfield checks out and has no major issues such as a shot out barrel, I would keep and Enfield and forget about the Tikka. The 303 round will take down game from deer to moose, to elk to black bear as long as you do your job regarding bullet placement. Besides, every Canadian should have an Enfield in their locker

[Kilo1-1]

You must post pictures, I got 5 firearms to buld, all AR's this year, one will be painted pink for my daughter, 3 are for my son, and one is for the wife. I thinking of duracoating my firearms this pattern

Alright, just as I promised, I finished today on the 4th of July. 80% was done in about 25 minutes, so this was a fairly quick job. The rest of time was spend painting the other parts (light, BUIS, etc). I have a lot of pictures, so please excuse the space being wasted. After seeing the painted guns thread on Arfcom and M4carbine.net, I finally decided to get off my lazy arse and get it done with it today.
Before: The finish was great (except for a few scratches on the lower), but I've always planned on painting this M4gery service carbine a while back.

Hardest part: The realization there's no turning back at this point.

After:









The molle pouch was in the brighter DCU pattern and colors, so I toned it down by spraying it as well.


Colors used:
I didn't paint the RAS itself, as I didn't want the barrel and gas tube inside of it to get painted. Likewise, if I ever do decide to remove the paint, it'll be a lot easier to do so without the RAS being painted as well.

AR15bare bone's generally composed of:
Rock River Arms lower
Stag Arms 16in upper
Knight's Armament Co. RAS
Matech BUIS
Random carry handle bought from CTD a year and half ago.
I'm glad to say, I finished this build in under $1K, not counting all the mags I bought for it as well.

[boone]

Besides, every Canadian should have an Enfield in their locker []

WITH THE No.4MK1 I can smoke **** out to 600 yrd, no problem.
PS i'm Canadiian

[wildcat]

The molle pouch was in the brighter DCU pattern and colors, so I toned it down by spraying it as well.


Colors used:
I didn't paint the RAS itself, as I didn't want the barrel and gas tube inside of it to get painted. Likewise, if I ever do decide to remove the paint, it'll be a lot easier to do so without the RAS being painted as well.

AR15bare bone's generally composed of:
Rock River Arms lower
Stag Arms 16in upper
Knight's Armament Co. RAS
Matech BUIS
Random carry handle bought from CTD a year and half ago.
I'm glad to say, I finished this build in under $1K, not counting all the mags I bought for it as well.

nice, very nice job. I am impressed.

[TacoDelRio]

Kilo, you make me proud. Good job!

[Kilo1-1]

nice, very nice job. I am impressed.

Thanks! After seeing your painted FALs, that also helped me make my decision to go with it (though it's not digi cam).

Kilo, you make me proud. Good job!

Haha, thanks. Sensei, I learned some things from you years back earlier...use ferns, and use the right colors, lol.

Thanks guys.

[wildcat]

gosh damit kilo, why oh why, that's it, see what you have done now

when my inlaws leave, I going to town on my bushmasters, going to upgrade it to a piston and a 4 point forward handguards, then it time for the duracoat. BTW this is not one of the 5 other AR I commit to build. you see I have 4 kids and the wife was in the Army too. So we need one each, my eldest daugter is 4 and she love pink so, I promised to paint her a pink rifle. I have triplets boy, they are 20 months old, and they will get an AR this year, next year I will purchase a large cabiler upper, maybe 6.8, depends on the cost of ammo, The the misses needs one, hers is the easiest, it will be black, A2 stock, look like an M16, but with quick release A3 top. I thinking of sticking with 20" barrels on all of them. just will have better stocks than the A2. All will be painted other than the misses, I expecting to do all for less than $6000 with gas pistons. I looking a DSarms for strip reciever, Bushmaster for Lower parts, and DSarms Gas uppers(POF) or I will see how the bushmaster gas piston system does in my bushmaster, maybe I could do that. It is a big project and the wife given me the go ahead. I having to sell both my mini 14's I got for the boys to funed the purchase of the receivers. My goal is to have it complete in a year. I want one of those fancy pelican cases to store them in. I started getting ammo too, I want my kids to grow up and have there first firearms, hunters safty and ammo, you never know what the political would going to look like so better get it done now.

[James]

^^^Does your wife know that she and your 4 kids each need an AR?

[wildcat]

^^^Does your wife know that she and your 4 kids each need an AR?

hers will be a surprise, but she know about the others.

[Otsoa]

WITH THE No.4MK1 I can smoke **** out to 600 yrd, no problem.
PS i'm Canadiian

Your location kinda gives it away Boone You're about 360km southwest of me. Haven't really tried the range on my two Enfields. One bubba'ed No3 needs a good clean and checkup from a gunsmith and my P-17 needs its firing pin replaced and a new stock to replace the current one (too heavy and cumbersome for the bush). If I ever go out hunting again I'll be taking my Win 94 in 30-30.