Enfield P14 de-sporterize

Tyler said:
Where from and how much?!?!

I've got a few P-14's sitting around that could use some.
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PM sent.

Quick answer :

I sent 90 USD MO to a real nice guy, Mark F. Thorp, United States representative for EFD The Endfield specialists, Sussex, England.
mfthorp@yahoo.com

Now I need to wait for the front handguard and other parts, maybe I will bed the action during this time...
 
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Today I received other parts...

Now it begins to look like a P14 !
I must say the fit of the stock and handguards is pretty good.
The next step will be to remove the front sight. I will let it sink in oil during this weekend and I will remove it Monday.





This morning, there is few spot still sweating...You can see on these pics. But this afternoon, the sweating is fixed, gone...





When you restore a rifle, the hardest part is to wait. So I manage to find some parts for a futur project, a No4 MK1 restoration. Now I need to find a nice LB sporter with a VG bore...





Maybe I will try to find a longer buttstock, this one is short...





 
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Guys, I tried to remove the front sight... FAIL !
I tried to let it sink in oïl for a couples of days > It don't move !
Then I tried to apply some heat on the sight > Its not moving ! Not even a micron, dammit !
Oh and yes, the pin was previously removed :p

Well I think I will need a gunsmith !
The worse is I need to remove it to continue the rebuilt, so now I'm stuck here ! :ang
 
cosmic said:
You were warned about the front sight... Use a hydraulic press. If you start to deform it with hammer or drift blows, you'll never get it off.
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Its not damaged or deformed. I want to re-use it.

At my job we have an hydraulic press but the thing is, the shoulder of the sight is very narrow.
What I thought : A big * washer* cut in half with two holes drill and tap with screws on the side to keep it together



Well that might work but that's alot of work. Maybe i should ask a gunsmith for how much he can do it...
 
I did this same project probably 5 years ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy. I seem to recall laying the rifle on some carpet with the muzzle against a 2x4 and the other end of the 2x4 against a solid wall. Then I took another short piece of 2x4 and rested it against the sights. A few quick whacks with a hammer against the wood on the sights and it popped right off. Worked for me anyways. I dont think you can remove that key without sliding the sights off, but im no expert. I also seem to remember that the pin that you removed is slightly tapered so it should only come out one side and can only go in the same side. Just something to watch when you reassemble.
 
123decay said:
I did this same project probably 5 years ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy. I seem to recall laying the rifle on some carpet with the muzzle against a 2x4 and the other end of the 2x4 against a solid wall. Then I took another short piece of 2x4 and rested it against the sights. A few quick whacks with a hammer against the wood on the sights and it popped right off. Worked for me anyways. I dont think you can remove that key without sliding the sights off, but im no expert. I also seem to remember that the pin that you removed is slightly tapered so it should only come out one side and can only go in the same side. Just something to watch when you reassemble.
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I think you are right for the pin.
I wish my sight is easy to remove like yours... But its not ! Dohhhhh !
Thank you anyway for the advice.

Meanwhile, I did some color test for the P14 stock on a scrap swedish mauser stock.
The P14 should be a little bit darker because the bare wood is slightly darker than the mauser wood.

What kind of oïl should I use ? BLO, Tung oïl... ?

Four coats of stain, final color is at right





In the shade

 
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