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<blockquote data-quote="Friedspam" data-source="post: 2726069" data-attributes="member: 37028"><p>I cringe when I hear the words "unissued" especially when I became the owner some 65 years after the JC was built, but other than a couple little scratches through the shellac it shows no signs of the normal wear you would see on a rifle fired several hundred times. The bolt face looks new, the bore is remarkable, it could be one of these. The buddy I bought it from in Nebraska hadn't fired it but he didn't know about the previous owner, etc.</p><p>I've owned it for 4 or 5 years and haven't shot it myself. The other rifles I have fired and are fairly pleasant to shoot, kind of like a 308 from a heavy rifle. The JC has that "rubber" butt pad which is really so hard it might has well have been metal, it is probably half the surface area of a standard but pad and the rifle is lighter. I suspect it will be less comfortable to shoot than the other Enfields due to that alone. I'm going to shoot it next trip to the range and I'll know then.</p><p>Thanks for the compliments on the collection.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Friedspam, post: 2726069, member: 37028"] I cringe when I hear the words "unissued" especially when I became the owner some 65 years after the JC was built, but other than a couple little scratches through the shellac it shows no signs of the normal wear you would see on a rifle fired several hundred times. The bolt face looks new, the bore is remarkable, it could be one of these. The buddy I bought it from in Nebraska hadn't fired it but he didn't know about the previous owner, etc. I've owned it for 4 or 5 years and haven't shot it myself. The other rifles I have fired and are fairly pleasant to shoot, kind of like a 308 from a heavy rifle. The JC has that "rubber" butt pad which is really so hard it might has well have been metal, it is probably half the surface area of a standard but pad and the rifle is lighter. I suspect it will be less comfortable to shoot than the other Enfields due to that alone. I'm going to shoot it next trip to the range and I'll know then. Thanks for the compliments on the collection. Mike [/QUOTE]
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