Ishapore No.1 Mk.3 Lee-Enfield Musket Restoration Update - Century Arms .410 Smoothbore - Cleaned Up
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2020
- A couple of weeks ago I put out a video unboxing this Ishapore No.1 Mk. III* Musket that I received from Century Arms. This thing was the literal definition of a "garbage rod". Every square inch was covered in rust. It was ridiculously dirty and missing a ton of wood. What wood was left was rust impregnated and as dry as a desert. After an extensive clean-up process this is what I have to show for it. For the 90 bucks spent on this firearm I couldn't be happier. It turned out to be a fun, although labor intensive, project for me. This project still isn't completely finished but I do think it's time to start hunting some ammo. I'm just glad I was able to put a little life back into this awesome 1917 dated Lee-Enfield.
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You did a great job! One thing that’s worked for me before to get a darker or better matched wood color is to use Fiebing’s Leather Dye instead of stain followed up with boiled linseed oil.
That's a great idea dude. Thanks for the tip!!
Frick yeah! I wonder if this'll be what gets you into reloading ;) Little annealing, little resizing, casting some lead RB, custom crimp....ooooh look a rabbit hole!
I may try fire forming the brass and geto reloading it with shot.
That is very impressive from what it was to what you got now great job man! Excellent way to preserve history!
That's the main reason I do it. Investing some of my time in to bringing these pieces of history back to like is well worth it in my opinion. Thanks for giving it a look brother!
A lot of these were reamed out for regular 410 2.5 inch or even 3 inch shells. Cool video. UR honestly like my favorite mis surp video guy. surprised u dont have more subs!
For all the small dings and nicks in the wood you ought to use a moist towel on it, and run an iron over that towel. That method plumps up the wood a bit and it can pop those dings out for the most part. My Dad did that on his Garand and it worked great.
I can't believe you people encourage and congratulate this guy.
What have I done to offend you?
Nice job, for $90 I’d be all over that. In Canada, those are rare, prices range from $500 to $1000 when one shows up for sale.
Great restoration. Worlds of improvement. Cool caliber. I bet if you keep looking, you will eventually find some ammo. Great video buddy 🤝
Someone sent me a link to some of the ammo but it's more than $4 a shot do I think I'll keep looking. Thank you for watching my friend. Have a great day!
Had I known about these 3 years ago, I would have purchased a few of them to restore.
You can still get em for 114 dollars on centerfire systems
@@willhooker9567 incomplete and they look very rough. Thanks though!
@@gunsforevery1 No problem! If I am not mistaken, they were part of the same batch, I guess all of the good ones sold out lol
Another fantastic video, keep em coming!
Thanks!! More too come!!
Awesome rehab. Awesome video.
It was a lot of work but totally worth it. Thanks for giving it a look!
Finally got to watch this. Well done!! I didn't get one of these because I'd rather they had been re-chambered for the 2 1/2 inch rounds. I see the old rounds on gunbroker sometimes, but you are gonna spend a bunch of cash on them.
You're not kidding about the ammo. That stuff is as expensive as shooting .50 BMG is bought in a small quantity.
Been waiting for this video. Your unboxing vid made me want one so I went searching and found one on gunbroker. Going to start the process of cleaning mine up soon and I'm definitely going to copy your process because yours turned out really well!
It took two full rounds of boiling and carding to get the rust off but it did the trick. I'm so happy with how it came out. Best of luck with yours and thanks so much for watching!
Labor of love sir!
Most certainly!
You can reinforce that broken handguard buy adding one layer of fiberglass mat on the underside.
Yeah man i been eaitin for the next review!
I'm on track for a video every two weeks for the rest of the year so plenty more to come!
Nice
Thanks!!
If you really want to get the "dark walnut" you need to use brown shoe dye. Also, Minwax is partially "wax" as the name implies. That old a can of it too probably had all the pigment settle to the bottom. Get down to the bottom of the can and use the sludge to get a darker finish or mix the can up thoroughly with a paint stick.
I fireformed 303 into 410 just to try it. Used pistol powder and grits at first but found it worked better with a bit of shot on top to give it weight. Otherwise the grits were just too light to get the brass to expand all the way. It wouldnt be a problem for your gun but I had to shave down the base of the case to get my M6 survival shotgun to close on 303 cases
I was going to give this a shot but I ended up finding some original 410 ammo on gunbroker so I have plenty now.
Dude! Doesn't even look like the same weapon! You have made great progress!
I hope you are able to find the ammunition that you need for it. It would be very cool to get backfiring again but I understand what you're saying about the time and money involved. Love the photos at the end! Another great video my friend!
I put a lot of time into getting this one all fixed up. It was worth it though. I'm so happy with how it turned out. Coolest $90 gun I have lol. Thanks for giving it a look brother!
@@ReadinessReviews My pleasure buddy. It's really interesting. I'm just ignorant on the subject but I do find it fascinating.
You did a great job on that old beast! I was thinking if you fireformed some brass you could wax together birdshot on top of some cotton wad in stead of a ball. Not as cool as a .41 ball but it would still get it barking for a lot less hassle.
I've thought about doing something like this too. I think I'll give it a shot. Thanks for watching!!
Btw liked your video on your story!
Thanks bother. I appreciate it!
Well done! I'm interested to see how those Hanyang rifles you picked up turn out as well.
They are turning out to be an even bigger job. Stock work isn't something I've done a lot of and the stock on one of them is in seriously rough condition. Thanks for checking it out. It was a great project!
@@ReadinessReviews I bet! I have two, and one of them looks like it was inletted with spoon. Not surprisingly, a crack formed behind the tang ... which was then "repaired" by a bit of sheet metal nailed to the stock.
At 4:08 is that green paint on the barrel? I have noticed on alot of No.1 rifles that went to Asia or the Pacific that they were painted in green paint to help prevent rust.
Yeah these all have that green paint under the wood line from what I've seen.
In Russia, too, there is a Mosin bolt-action rifle converted into a 410 caliber (Mouflon 410)
I've never heard that before. Very interesting. I'd love to check one out.
@@ReadinessReviews These weapons are manufactured 250 pieces.They are only available in Russia.Look on the Internet there is a video about them.
During the conversion did they do anything to the bolt? Or leave it the same?
So how did you deal with the paint on the barrel and receiver? Did it just come off during the boiling process? By the way, I ordered three of $40 poor/incomplete guns. The wood was toast on all of them (literally crumbling in several spots), and it was clear that all of them had been picked over for parts in the recent past, either by Springfield Sporters or Century. Whoever did the stripping evidently worked fast and carelessly -- lots of stripped screw heads to deal with. Lots of pitting too, although the bores on all three are, quite strangely, almost mirror bright. The external pitting was another matter, however, and only one out of the three is probably fit for a restoration. Still, I think I did make off with at least $40 worth of parts per gun.
I purchased a $40 one in order I just made from Century. I decided to because I figured there isn't anything to lose for just 40 bucks. I sprayed everything down with carb cleaner and scrubbed it with a nylon brush before boiling. That along with the boiling got most of the paint. After the second boiling the paint was all gone.
Have you heard of using calcium carbonate mixed with acetone to lighten the dark color of the stock? It pulls out the oxidized oil.
I haven't but that makes sense to me. In this particular instance I didn't mind the wood being so dark but I may try that in the future.
Is this gun still a good buy today at the price of $115 shipped? I was considering picking up a drill purpose rifle with it so that I would have a replacement stock if needed.
Hey, my Lee Enfield's new front handguard is mismatched; heck, the forearm is also a mismatch to the rear handguard and butstock. So, yours looks better than mine.
Nothing wrong with mix-master. I'm dang happy with how mine turned out.
Personally, this is a very interesting project. Something I'd consider myself. You've done well with this.
I like old junk!
Thanks! Working on another one now. This time I'm completely replacing the stock with one from a DP rifle.
Same lol
U can use 410 shotgun to shoot it tho that’s what I did with mine
Only some of these can take regular 410 shot shells
Try contacting Dan's Ammo ( AKA- Dan's sporting goods ) in Apollo , Pennsylvania-there website will not list it, call them direct and ask if they have any in stock.They usually have by the crate of 180. Good luck
Thanks so much for the great info. I managed to get a crate off Gunbroker so there will be shooting in the future. Cheers!
Very cool, Double R !! Great effort extended. I remember, the ones, adapted, to, .410 caliber. They were oddballs, agreed. My brother, in, Vietnam, learned, about, kerosene, gasoline, too clean his M-16. Sgts. , could not figure, how his rifle, was so clean, LOL. Stain did , excellent job. Tiger stripe, I would have kept. Just my opinion. Question, for you friend?? How does, A .410 cartridge, less powder, Lead, etc. , cost more than A 12 Gague ?? Never understood tis crap? LOL! They are expensive, here in Ky. I assume, your way, as well? Peace, John.
I've always wondered that about .410 as well. It makes no sense at all to me. Maybe it's because there isn't enough competition in the market to drive the price down. Kerosene and gasoline do a great job for sure. I didn't know you had a brother that was in Vietnam. Thanks for watching buddy!!
@@ReadinessReviews , Welcome friend, Peace!
How much for this rifle? And where do I look to buy one? I like the top wood color with the blacker wood. Lol love your videos man you earned a sub!
Got it from Century Arms. They were 90 but no longer in stock. They still have some without a bolt for 100. Thanks!
Maybe you could try darkening the handguard with a propane torch.
That would probably work. I'd be too worried I'd damage it though.
@@ReadinessReviews I darkened a poplar wood pole/rod with a torch and rubbed in some BLO to make my son's taekwondo bo staff awhile ago. Came out nice. The trick is to make multiple light passes over till you get the color you want. Try it out on some scrap wood first and see if you like it. It's not that hard trust me.
@@ragnarragnarsson3128 I might try that on a future project.
Some of those guns were made to shot 410 shotgun ammo as well as the steel 303 ammo
Interesting. I'm sure it would shoot if you put a 303 in it but I don't think it would be very safe.
@@ReadinessReviews no some were converted to 410 shot gun as a riot gun
..Ian did a video on them I believe
@@charlietullos6726 This is one of those.
You can just fire form 303 brass with a light load of unique there was a vid on TH-cam about that but that channel got removed sadly
Yeah the tube doesn't like ammo videos at all. I've been looking into this though and I think I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
@@ReadinessReviews let us know on fb and on here how that goes!
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Are you scared about shooting it with the pitting?
Not with the pressures generated with a shot shell. I'd be worried about putting full power 303 through it.
Kona stain will work on that handguard.
Cheat! Use Easy Off oven cleaner on the wood. Remove the crud with a scrubber and thoroughly rinse the lye out with water. Then apply boiled linseed oil several times.
I've used it before and it works great. I'm actually doing another one of these but using a DP stock for it. I will be using Easy Off this time.
Sarco has ammo
I have .410 1949
Great video...but why are you yelling? 😉
I get excited.