Bedding an Enfield, any information? Information on Rear Sights?

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So as some of you know, my SHT Mk III shoots incredibly low. After trying different ammunition, and making sure the crowning wasn't to blame (wasn't. Pattern is tight, just, very very low), last two suggestions I had were, to check if it's been bedded properly, and, to adjust the height of the rear sight (the front isn't going any lower).

So, well, is there any special trick to bedding a MK III? I know it has the screw on the trigger assembly/guard, the screw mid-length, and the nose cap, that all hold/put pressure on the action and barrel.


Do the rear sights come in different heights, at all? I know some can adjust for windage, but do the rear sights come in different sizes?
 
Don't just consentrate on bedding. I had a #5 that shot so low I had to have the rear sight maxed at 800 yards. After dicking around trying to find the problem, lo and behold, the barrel was bent right near the knox. Once I straightened it, it shot fine. You couldn't see the bend through the bore so it escaped me at first.
 
B_noser said:
The knox or knoxform is the raised or larger diameter portion of the barrel immediately ahead of the receiver
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Thank you. Upon examination, I can't see any huge noticeable bend.... but I will look closer. That said, there is a gap, around the barrel knox, where it screws into the reciever. Not huge, but perceptable. Could that be a problem?
 
A quick check would be to bore sight the rifle. Place the rifle on some type of steady stand and look down the bore. Line up the bore with some defenite distant point. With the rear sights set at 200 yards, the sight picture should be very close to what you see in the centre of the bore. If it is way off, you might have a problem.
 
points said:
A quick check would be to bore sight the rifle. Place the rifle on some type of steady stand and look down the bore. Line up the bore with some defenite distant point. With the rear sights set at 200 yards, the sight picture should be very close to what you see in the centre of the bore. If it is way off, you might have a problem.
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I need to set the sight to 800 yards, to hit on target, at 50. So yeah, something might be wrong... but I will check it out at the range today.
 
jonh172 said:
Is this a sporter no.1?
Maybe someone installed a front sight blade that's too high?
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It was a full enfeild that someone sporterized at some point, then was restored to full wood.

I've tried lower sights... and even filing the thinnest sight I could find, almost down to flat, it was still much, much too high.
 
It doesn't seem to be any problem for him, to fix it, so I shall go ahead and have him do so. If that solves the problem I'll be pretty stoked, and I can go back out and have some fun shooting.
 
It's interesting because there is very little tolerance in a No1 forend with nosecap for a bent barrel. Had you actually pulled the rifle down before the gunsmith inspected it? Is it a very slight bend?
 
HarryD said:
It's interesting because there is very little tolerance in a No1 forend with nosecap for a bent barrel. Had you actually pulled the rifle down before the gunsmith inspected it? Is it a very slight bend?
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Getting the nosecap on and off is a huge undertaking. It's immensely tight and takes a mallet to get it on and off. I have taken the rifle apart and verified that yes, it's a very very slight bend. Nothing like a U shaped Elmer Fudd barrel bend, but I can see it when I look for it.
 
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