Thinking on buying this

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:15 pm

Sporterized Lee Speed with express sights,5 round mag, in 303 with an excellent bore.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:57 pm

Why not? (You didn't think us enablers would talk you out of a nice sportster, did you

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JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:00 pm

That is a special rifle, where did you find it, local???

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:50 pm

There are a few of these rifles floating around here in Canada .I think I might make it a Bday present to myself,should make a nice deer stalking rifle.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:15 pm

BlaineG wrote:Why not? (You didn't think us enablers would talk you out of a nice sportster, did you )

Heck, when have we ever talked anyone out of buying a gun!

7.62 Precision · Post by **7.62 Precision** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:26 pm

Well, as usual, everyone here is going to tell you to just buy it, so once again it is up to me to be the voice of caution.

Before making any hasty decisions, carefully consider the fact that you DON'T want that rifle to go to someone else.

And just buy it.

firefuzz · Post by **firefuzz** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:50 am

barbarossa wrote:There are a few of these rifles floating around here in Canada .I think I might make it a Bday present to myself,should make a nice deer stalking rifle.

Why don't you send a few south, I'd love to have one.

Rob

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:57 am

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? BUY IT NOW!
Those beauties are as scarce as thoughtful Democrats here in the States. I have allus wanted one!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:17 am

Well... Ya best go on an' buy it. 'Cause I ain't got any room in my safe for it!

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:49 am

You buy that one, and send the rest down here to us. I've wanted a sporter 303 Brit for ever.

Joe

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:08 am

Think no more! Buy it

piller · Post by **piller** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:12 am

Don't buy it. You can always talk about the regrets later, and regrets are so much fun. If you don't buy it, then you will never have the pleasure of using it to teach a grandson or granddaughter to hunt with it. We all know that we should deny ourselves such pleasures. If you don't buy it, then you will never have to agonize over putting an accidental mark in the stock while on that greatest hunt of a lifetime. Nope, don't buy it.

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:52 am

piller wrote:Don't buy it. You can always talk about the regrets later, and regrets are so much fun. If you don't buy it, then you will never have the pleasure of using it to teach a grandson or granddaughter to hunt with it. We all know that we should deny ourselves such pleasures. If you don't buy it, then you will never have to agonize over putting an accidental mark in the stock while on that greatest hunt of a lifetime. Nope, don't buy it.

Good advice. I think you have the situation well diagnosed.

mikld · Post by **mikld** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:59 am

I agree with 7.62P. It's up to you to make sure that rifle doesn't fall into the hands of a "normal" shooter...

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:04 am

Your collection will be incomplete without it.....

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:30 pm

If you want it buy it !

I personally don't care for it but thats just me .

Canuck Bob · Post by **Canuck Bob** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:50 pm

Buy it, a real Canadian treasure. Ken Waters in Pet Loads owned one and liked it if memory serves me right.

airedaleman · Post by **airedaleman** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:53 pm

Val Forgett brought crates - literally - of these and other fine English sporting rifles into the States from former British East African colonies back in the mid-60's. I pulled a somewhat tired higher grade Lee-Speed out of a cosmoline-filled crate and walked out the door after laying out 25 bucks for it. The really good guns were pulled, cleaned and put on display in the show room. I really wanted a Frazer 6.5X53R Dutch Mannlicher, but it was a whopping $125!
Check out http://nitroexpress.com for a wealth of information on these guns.

By the way, buy the gun! Let us know how it's marked.

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:33 am

Gun was made by Andrews of London

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:51 am

barbarossa wrote:Gun was made by Andrews of London

If the condition is as good as it appears, I think you would be crazy not to buy it. Personally, I don't care for bolt rifles, but I would buy this rifle if just for speculative purposes if the price was even close to decent, and I would also appreciate it for what it is, an old, classic rifle that had a significant role in the development of modern riflery.

Brent

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:40 am

I ve contacted the seller telling him that I want it ,now I m waiting for his reply.If everything goes well should arrive in time for m birthday

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:55 am

You'll have a hard time topping that for a birthday present. Congratulations! I never see these here in the Pacific Northwest.

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:45 am

barbarossa wrote:I ve contacted the seller telling him that I want it ,now I m waiting for his reply.If everything goes well should arrive in time for m birthday

Smart guy! Congratulations.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:17 pm

barbarossa wrote:I ve contacted the seller telling him that I want it ,now I m waiting for his reply.If everything goes well should arrive in time for m birthday

Good news.....now, we don't have to do an intervention....

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:20 pm

Once you have it in hand, you might want to post some pictures and information about it here
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubb ... d=7&page=1

These guys seem to know a whole lot more than a bunch about sporterized classic old bolt rifles.

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