"...a much smother manner..." Smother maybe, but there ain't no K98 or '03 that operates as smoothly as any Lee-Enfield.
Long Branch made Lee-Enfields are to Canada that '03's are to ya'll. LB No. 4's were far better made than any Brit made rifle. Nobody dropping big nasty things on the plant. Virtually the same as an Savage made contract rifle too. The best No. 4's ever made were post war LB's. If you're seeing prices like those it's due to local supply and demand. Offering $500, for a good condition No. 4, will get you laughed at up here.
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