Surprises under the woodwork

[Deadeye18 164]

Well I just bought a number 4 enfield in .410 and im rather pleased with it apart from a horrible stock repair that will have to be sorted at some point but anyways I digress,now whenever I get a new gun I always give them a full strip down, clean and inspection and when I stripped this down I was surprised to find that though I'd bought it and was told it had a 2 1/2" chamber it is in fact marked 3".No big deal it's just got a little more poke than I thought which is good BUT I wonder if anyone has come a cropper from being told a gun is a certain chamber length then blown themselves up with cartridges too long.Always worh a check instead of taking someone's word for it fellas.

[Meece 1,957]

I always hated the no.4 bored out to 410 it just seemed to be such a fence post of a gun for a 410. I remember them being advertised for cheap money back in the late 60s into the 70 in the shooting times. Hideous contraption just to make something out of a surplus gun.

[Deadeye18 164]

Ive not shot it yet but I have a Gew98 mauser and kar98k mauser and a long lee enfield bored out to 410 and they shoot very well though the No4 is a much chunkier weapon so I'm looking forward to seeing how it compares to them.

[Underdog 2,337]

I had one too, it was alright but it was 2&1/2".

I always like British proof marks, clear and simple.

 

U.

[Deadeye18 164]

All my other 410s are 2 1/2 " but I enjoy a challenge and i get 10 times the pleasure hitting the target with a 410 than with a 12 bore. Aye the British proofs are a lot easier to read though I do like to research the german proofs and inspection stamps as there's a lot of hidden history in them.

[Underdog 2,337]

I bought some 2" once, fiocchi. For rats I thought they would be ideal with just 3/8oz load but the first thing I shot was a 25 yard crow!

Will find the photo.

Here it is.

Edited December 10, 2017 by Underdog

[Deadeye18 164]

Nice one Underdog!It's all good medicine and vastly underrated!Looks like you have a trusty webley there,I have one in 9mm flavour.