[Retain Mike]

I have never been able to get past the idea that the Lee-Enfield just looks plane ugly to me. I have got maybe one or two places left in the safe, so will probably pass. I realize this is not a rational decision.

[Pan_Yan]

I have got maybe one or two places left in the safe,

Boating accident?

[sinanju]

Oh, I never for a moment disputed the fact that the Lee-Enfield does not have the graceful looks of the Mauser family. Even the “sporterized” Lee-Enfields of the early twentieth-century have an awkward quality. I just love those rugged, ergonomic qualities and that rock-steady, glass-smooth action.

And like I said earlier, the aperture sight of the final variant is one of the best darn iron sights on any rifle anywhere.

[TexasRepublic]

I have never been able to get past the idea that the Lee-Enfield just looks plane ugly to me.

I used to think so too. But their real beauty is their functionality. For instance, name another bolt rifle whose headspace problems can be cured by screwing on a replacement bolt head. Not the Mauser or Springfield.

The slickest bolt action I ever found is the Krag. Slick as oiled ice.