10 SHOOTING SPORTS MAGAZINE
GENERAL | SHOOTING STORY
Pete Moore recalls the first time he shot a
Lee Enfield No 4 Mk II in the Army cadet Force
Rites ofPassage
The Lee Enfield No 4 though it’s time
has passed it’s still popular with sport
shooters especially at the spiritual home
of shooting – Bisley Camp!Action detail also showing 5-round chargers and
the 50-round bandoleers the ammo was issued in
The earlier SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield)
saw the British and Commonwealth forces
through WW1 and into WWUnusual for its day the No 4 offered a capacity
of 10-rounds, the rifle could be top-loaded
by 2 x 5-round chargers and also offered a
detachable magazine