| I decided it was time to take out my Savage US Property No. 4 Mk. 1 Lee Enfield rifle. This was the standard-issue rifle of Great Britain and Canada during World War II. The Lee Enfield series rifle was used by great Britain for much longer before and after the war though. I picked this one up at Big 5 Sporting Goods for $239 back in 2008. All the numbers match except for the magazine, which is a line-out. I decided to do 10 rounds fired at a 100 Yd steel plate in the "Mad Minute" fashion. The "Mad Minute" was developed during World War I in which a group of British soldiers would fire as many semi-aimed rounds as fast as possible in one minute. Some German soldiers were said to have mistaken this action as machine gun fire. The Lee Enfield rifle has one of the smoothest and fastest actions of any bolt action rifle I've ever encountered, easily allowing the "Mad Minute" better than any other rifle could. The major advantage of this rifle is that it is accurate. If it had better sights, this rifle could be as accurate as the K98k Mauser rifle, but it is still extremely on-target. The only flaw with this rifle is that reliable surplus has dried up for it, and the ammo can be expensive, so I wanted to capture this on film because expending this much ammo is a big deal for this weapon! If there are any questions you have feel free to post a comment on the video and I'll do my best to answer your questions. Thanks for watching, and God bless America! "The gun has played a ... |
