'Lee Speed' style project

[Tintin]

I'm underway with a project, and looking for a spot of help from the Lee Speed owners here.

I've got a somewhat pedestrian Boyd's SMLE stock set, that I'm looking to reshape along Lee Speed sporter lines.

The cheekpiece and monte carlo comb have been successfully amputated.

Wrist / grip still needs to go on a diet.

I'm now turning my mind to the forend.

I'd appreciate anyone who is able, to take and share the measurement (A) from your Lee Speeds.

Thanks in Advance.

Mark

 

[Hedge774]

Very cool project!

 

[Sarg]

Well done on starting a Lee Enfield Sporter “Lee Speed” project, I’m sure you will enjoy it.

I have helped several people with theirs in the past.

I have a fair few Lee Speeds & the fore ends are of different lengths, I always thought it was strange, the butt stocks are all near identical (except for Greener) but fore stocks vary a lot.

It would depend a lot on what you yourself prefer & the barrel length ?

 

[Tintin]

Thanks @Hedge774 and @Sarg - will be a bit of fun.

Barrel length is 620mm / 24.5".

Hoping to get a few reference points to help shape my preference.

 

[Sarg]

Thanks @Hedge774 and @Sarg - will be a bit of fun.

Barrel length is 620mm / 24.5".

Hoping to get a few reference points to help shape my preference.

This is the stock I first had shaped by Mr Slee, he later did 4-5 for me of both his shape & from a original I supplied, the last stocks he did before he passed on.

I added Buffalo horn tip, unfortunately I didn’t have the skill to fit it properly back then (still not) & it stalled because it had been machined a little short inside, it was fitted to a couple of my first attempts at a Speeder copy before I started collecting parts & broken BSA Sporters/Lee Speeds from around the World.

I now have a few original Butt stocks I have collected at great cost but no spare forends.

Unusually that bottom Butt is off a MK1 1888 Lee Enfield with a square butt socket, many say no original Sporters were made on this action, but I have seen two both in .303 Brit as well as this butt.

 

[JPbowhunter]

I know I’ve given you the measurements on mine @Tintin but for the reference of the greater AH community, mine is 21.5cm

 

[JPbowhunter]

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This is the stock I first had shaped by Mr Slee, he later did 4-5 for me of both his shape & from a original I supplied, the last stocks he did before he passed on.

I added Buffalo horn tip, unfortunately I didn’t have the skill to fit it properly back then (still not) & it stalled because it had been machined a little short inside, it was fitted to a couple of my first attempts at a Speeder copy before I started collecting parts & broken BSA Sporters/Lee Speeds from around the World.

I now have a few original Butt stocks I have collected at great cost but no spare forends.
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Unusually that bottom Butt is off a MK1 1888 Lee Enfield with a square butt socket, many say no original Sporters were made on this action, but I have seen two both in .303 Brit as well as this butt.

Sensational, also terrible of you as it’s put the idea of a 303 Lee speed build in my head.

 

[farmer_john]

I'm underway with a project, and looking for a spot of help from the Lee Speed owners here.

I've got a somewhat pedestrian Boyd's SMLE stock set, that I'm looking to reshape along Lee Speed sporter lines.

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The cheekpiece and monte carlo comb have been successfully amputated.

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Wrist / grip still needs to go on a diet.

I'm now turning my mind to the forend.

I'd appreciate anyone who is able, to take and share the measurement (A) from your Lee Speeds.

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Thanks in Advance.

Mark

What are you starting with. And to the guys with speed lees wheres best place to look for the ?

 

[Tintin]

Very nice @Sarg

Very special you have the last stocks Geoff made.

I'm toying with having a go at doing a buff horn tip.

 

[Tintin]

What are you starting with. And to the guys with speed lees wheres best place to look for the ?

This project has an interesting start point.

It is an 1899 Enfield Mk 1*, that was converted to .22LR, by Enfield, in 1910.

One of those 'why not', 'because' projects - a Lee Speed style .22LR.

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

There I was thinking you might be recreating "the ghost and the darkness", and you were actually doing "the ghost in the machine"……which I weirdly find more interesting , especially if you get Scarlett Johansson involved…..
I’ll just sit over here in the corner for a bit and ruminate on my thoughts
Gumpy

 

[farmer_john]

There I was thinking you might be recreating "the ghost and the darkness", and you were actually doing "the ghost in the machine"……which I weirdly find more interesting , especially if you get Scarlett Johansson involved…..
I’ll just sit over here in the corner for a bit and ruminate on my thoughts
Gumpy

Whats the ghost in the darkness

 

[HunterX]

Whats the ghost in the darkness

You are going to have to google it.

 

[Jack Stevens]

What’s the ghost in the darkness

It’s a famous African hunting movie that even non-hunters can enjoy.

 

[Sarg]

Whats the ghost in the darkness

I presume you are joking ?

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

Whats the ghost in the darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness, two lions that ate people, Michael Douglas's character is fictional but Val Kilmer's is real, he used a Lee Speed rifle to hunt them, good movie
Gumpy

 

[farmer_john]

You are going to have to google it.

I did when i got a face palm emogie. Actuslly watching it right now at the part where they cleared out the old hospital and waiting for lion currently. Cool movie so far

 

[Sarg]

Whats the ghost in the darkness

You can see it was indeed a Speeder by the Butt sticking out a bit, be a newer rifle back then but in the write up he used more than one rifle/caliber on these Lions.

He also would have failed on the trophy pic sit up at PH school lol !

 

[Tintin]

He also would have failed on the trophy pic sit up at PH school lol !

 

[JPbowhunter]

You can see it was indeed a Speeder by the Butt sticking out a bit, be a newer rifle back then but in the write up he used more than one rifle/caliber on these Lions.

He also would have failed on the trophy pic sit up at PH school lol !

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Bullet placement and bullet construction would have shortened the encounter with the second lion I reckon.

The first was effectively one shot through the heart but the mess with the second lion could have been avoided with some woodleigh’s