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Bit of a different gadget, but until very recently I used to have my great-grandfather's Lee Enfield Mk III (original model with the magazine cutoff) and Patter

Bit of a different gadget, but until very recently I used to have my great-grandfather's Lee Enfield Mk III (original model with the magazine cutoff) and Pattern 1907 bayonet from the Great War. Unfortunately I moved countries and it wasn't feasible to take the rifle with me, so I ended up handing it to the police for destruction, still have the bayonet though. It was decades since it had been shot in anger (at either humans or animals), but I took it out once or twice for a shoot. I also had my grandfather's Winchester model 62 pump action .22 from the 30's and a Chinese SKS from the early 60's. All very robust firearms, although the SKS has a very finicky firing pin that needs to be kept clean. My dad still has his first computer, a ZX-81.

theelous3 6y ago
> so I ended up handing it to the police for destruction That's pretty sad. Why not sell it or donate to a museum? I can't think of a country on earth in which you can't sell a bolt action that is legally owned. Even just for a token amount if you wanted it gone.
tonyarkles 6y ago
I finally retired my Enfield No4 MkI last year. It's been used for hunting for 3 generations, but .303 ammo is getting too expensive and hard to come by around here. The rifle really preferred 180gr bullets, and it was pretty rare that any local stores would have any in stock. It was replaced by a CZ 557 Ranger, which was part of the competition recently to replace the No4 MkI for the Canadian Rangers. It didn't win the competition (Tikka did), but as a result there's a damned fine spirtual Enfield successor available on the civilian market.