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I was asked by an old chap today if I knew anything about a Lee Enfield .303 to .22lr conversions. He has an old Enfield he rarely uses, but for one reason and another he want to hang on to, and was thinking that converting it to .22lr might be a way forward.
I'm aware Parker-Hale made conversion kits but seem to have been discontinued very many years ago.

Does anyone know if a system is available in the UK for this conversion?

I've not seen any, but 32acp might be a way foward

They are called Aiming Tubes and I don't think any have been officially made for many years. I have one that will fit a CLLE and MLE (and I think a MLM) but that was a chance and much overlooked find in an auction.

It might be easier to find a No2, 7, 8 or N.9 but they aren't cheap.

Barbican armoury used to do them dont know if they still do.

Loads of people in my club shoot .32 (ACP & SWL) using a home made chamber adaptor. Means you can use the 303 on an indoor range and get more use out of it. Apparently dead simple to knock up on a lathe...
https://www.theshootersbox.com/303-Brit ... 52540.html

Seems a lot of faff to go to when you can load the .303" safely to any desired velocity up to its maximum.

Cast bullets and pistol powders job done.

dromia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:50 am Seems a lot of faff to go to when you can load the .303" safely to any desired velocity up to its maximum.

The .22 trainers are great fun to shoot, particularly when you take what appears to be a .303 out of the bag on a small bore range

No's 7, 8 and 9.

David TS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:58 pm

dromia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:50 am Seems a lot of faff to go to when you can load the .303" safely to any desired velocity up to its maximum.

The .22 trainers are great fun to shoot, particularly when you take what appears to be a .303 out of the bag on a small bore range

No's 7, 8 and 9.


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Used to shoot No.8's when I was an air cadet. Great rifles.