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Jim K · 11-07-2010, 07:41 PM

How much shooting do you do? The No. 4 and No. 5 rifles are pretty sturdy and it would take a lot of shooting to cause excessive wear in the operating sense. Of course, from a collector's viewpoint, No. 5's are uncommon enough that heavy finish wear will reduce the value significantly.

Jim

11-07-2010, 07:41 PM	#2
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Do you have an Enfield etc, to avoid excess. wear? How much shooting do you do? The No. 4 and No. 5 rifles are pretty sturdy and it would take a lot of shooting to cause excessive wear in the operating sense. Of course, from a collector's viewpoint, No. 5's are uncommon enough that heavy finish wear will reduce the value significantly. Jim