The Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle: test fire

The Lee-Enfield No.4 Rifle was officially adopted during the World War 2. Its history is somewhat peculiar. We tested the Canadian No.4 Mk I*, built by Long Branch Arsenal in 1945. Read more here: bit.ly/2Hx1ChR
The Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle is a derivative of the venerable and much appreciated .303 caliber Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE), its slow development started in the years immediately after World War I. However the SMLE was too expensive and time-consuming to make; that's why in the 1920s they tried to introduce many modifications and simplifications. Also the name, in fact the SMLE became the “Rifle No.1 mk III, then the “Rifle No.4 Mk I”.
When it was finally adopted in 1941, the No.4 rifle was in a sense the product of a double failure on the part of the British military: the inability to develop a reliable self-loading rifle and the failure in introducing a more modern caliber in place of the old .303 cartridge, which was still based on an obsolete rimmed case.
The No.4 took the better features of the SMLE, but was less expensive and quicker to manufacture. In particular, it had a heavier floating barrel, a different forend without the distinctive nose cap of the SMLE, and better sights of aperture type and with a longer sight radius.
During the war, the No.4 Mk I* was produced only in the US and Canada, by Savage and Long Branch Arsenal respectively. The rifle we test fired is a Canadian No.4 Mk I*, built by Long Branch Arsenal in 1945.
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[@CB-dn5fk]

I read the article before seeing the video. Both have very helpful information.
I was just handed down my grandpa's rifle by my dad. I want as much info as I can get before I decide to make it useful as a reliable hunting and sporting rifle. I don't want to make mistakes with this gift. And I for sure don't want to use up the original war era rounds. It sucks that there are so many variations of variations OF VARIATIONS!
Lithgow SHT.LE (SMLE)
Mk III* 1919

[@jellybryce7742]

Fantastic!

[@HighlandFoxx]

Great video! :)

[@TriZaba]

Nice video, where are you from mate?

[@Kiido11]

I'm curious too.
Judging from the accent I'd say France, or somewhere French-speaking?

[@stameen]

Nice rifle, fired it for a few years.

[@abdulmananaburayyan1414]

effective range