Mounting a scope on a Lee-Enfield is not a lot of fun. I'm not saying it cannot be done (I have an Aussie Lithgow NoIMkIII* so configured), but it's definitely easier on a Mauser. The front-locking Mauser bolt is considerably stronger than the rear-locking Lee-Enfield, too. Leave the Lee-Enfield to low-pressure rimmed rounds, and you're good to go. Boost the working pressures up to .308 Winchester or so, and you're left working with a higher grade of steel (ala' the Ishapore .308 Enfields) rather than a garden-variety WWI NoIMkIII or WWII No4Mk1. There are No4Mk1(T) style British sniper conversions out there in .308 Win/7.62mm NATO, but they're the exception, rather than the rule.
That's just me though,
Mr. Gewehr98.
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I'd also go on record to say that of all my military toys, the bone-stock No5Mk1 Jungle Carbine is one of the easiest to just grab and head out to the deer woods. That's a regular, military-issue rifle that requires no "sporterizing" to put venison on the table. It's fast-handling, packs plenty of wallop with a 174-180gr handload, and is slicker than snot on a brass doorknob to load, chamber, and fire up to 10 times, with or without 2 each 5-round stripper clips. The only other military rifle I have that approaches it is an 1895 Dutch (Steyr) Mannlicher Cavalry Carbine in 6.5x53R.