Kutter,
Thanks for the tip. Looked 'em up and am checking them out with some of the leveraction guys. In the meantime, tracking down a donor No 4 bbl.
Also tried the Canadian .375 2 1/2" guys again, but no reply as of yet.
While this gun does have sentiment, it's ownership is not cast in stone with me. One of my all time fave rifles is the longer 24" bbl'd .35 Rem, 1/2 magazine Marlins with cut rifling. Well balanced for me, very nice offhand and love cast bullets. And currently not owning one, again. One of the long range pistol guys had to have it after, I made a few lucky longish shots on some plates.
So, should the project mount up to a whole lot more than a good vintage Marlin as described, it may just get a surp rebarrel, the commecial sporter stock refinished, and sent off to an Enfield board.
Still and all, I sure do like those No 1 & 4's. Ran a bushel basket or two of MILsurpammo thru them over the past decades. One of nicest was a Golden States Arms true sporter, in a slender old-style.. Also, there was a Golden States Arms SNIPER sporter. Yup, they took original "T" barreled actions, had reproduction "T" sniper scope mounts made, and did them up as a telescopic 60's California style, with new wood.
In the pantheon of Enfields tho, I still think the slim and simple No. 1's and Lee-Speeds in .256 and .303 are essence of the Enfield sporter.
