Lee Enfields Finally retiring.

[eighteenninetytwo]

Saw this on a different website. Apparently they have tried to retire these before but each time the potential replacement rifles wouldn't function as well in the frozen north. Interesting.
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[ham]

hopefully we'll see a surge in .303 surp ammo

[mosinnagantm9130]

hopefully we'll see a surge in .303 surp ammo

Lets hope!

[mauser98k]

that's astounding. what a life for a great weapon.

[Beetle Bailey]

Hmmm. . . I think I will bring my No.4 MkI out to shoot this weekend.

[gun toting monkeyboy]

I can't tell from the article, does anybody have any idea what the new rifle will be? All I could find is that it will be in .308 Winchester, which means that they will be able to get ammo at their local sporting goods store. Considering the supply issues up there in the more isolated areas, I would guess that they will also likely use these for hunting, much as they currently use the Lee-Enfields.

[smle-man]

http://www.army.dnd.ca/land-terre/cr-rc/index-eng.asp

Just in case anyone would like more info on the unit.

[captain_chau]

more surplus enfields for us!!!!

[jeffsenpai]

I think India still issues the Lee Enfield rifle, I remember seeing photos of soldiers equipped with them after the Mumbai terror attacks awhile ago.

[mauser98k]

I think India still issues the Lee Enfield rifle, I remember seeing photos of soldiers equipped with them after the Mumbai terror attacks awhile ago.

but i think those are the Ishapore made 7.62x51 rifles. the retiring of the .303 Enfields is something

[smle-man]

The .303 Lee Enfield is still on issue in India to police and para military units and also to many game warden units in Africa. The game wardens go toe to toe with poachers armed with AK47s so their Lee Enfields are in a combat situation.

[eighteenninetytwo]

If you check out the link to the rangers as above, their crest actually includes an image of a No.4 rifle. Awesome. I'll keep tabs on this as - wonder what can replace these in terms of ability to keep going in the worst conditions possible.

[gun toting monkeyboy]

From what I have heard from a subsistance hunter who lives up that way, what ever they replace it with will likely have a wood stock and open sights. Plastics and polymers are too fragile at some of the temperatures they run into. And optics tend to have serious issues. I doubt that we will see any of these rifles or new surplus ammo from this. They still have lots of people that hunt, and hunt with FMJs. Those guys keep their rifles and ammo at home, so I am guessing that they will simply end up keeping them, or having "boating accidents".