Painted magazine

[JB White]

Merc, if it ain't broke then don't "fix" it!


Liam, from what I saw while glancing over your pics it looks to me as though you have a BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) rifle. What we call a commercial version. BSA was a prime contractor to the MoD and was not a Royal Ordnance Factory.
In addition to contract manufacturing for the British government, they also made rifles for foreign contract and civilian sales. You have one of those!

[Merc]

The bolt-on scope mount for my Enfield No. 4 was manufactured in Ontario by Addley Precision. No drilling needed.

[JB White]

Did you need to replace the rear sight? Just curious.

[Merc]

https://addleyprecision.com/product/...mount-package/

No, all I needed to do was remove the rear sight and ejector screw and substitute the screws that were provided. I put the scope on knowing that I didn’t need to do anything permanent to the receiver. I might put the scope back on just for fun.

[JB White]

OK....but the rear sight went back on to serve as a backup to the glass?

Can't remember whether you had a ladder variant or the L-flip. I know the ladder won't work but that mount is supposed to accept a flip sight. Correct??

[JB White]

We're kind of going off on a tangent to the point of hijacking this thread. In all fairness, I would like to see more of Liam's BSA rifle.

[Merc]

We're kind of going off on a tangent to the point of hijacking this thread. In all fairness, I would like to see more of Liam's BSA rifle.

I agree. I’ll post photos, etc. on a separate thread.