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Thread: Rhineland Enfield and Mauser Conversions to .45 ACP

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    It won't eject on it's own?

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    on the enfield would not a 7.62 extractor work well enough on the 45ACP case, same case head.

    If I was making my own I would look at cutting a slight slot in the bolt head and having a spring loaded ejector mounted on the magazine block.

    I have some pictures somewhere of this sort of set up.
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    A slot in the bolt head would allow a spring loaded ejector to contact the case head. Ejector could be down in the mag. well, or extended through the left hand sidewall of the receiver.

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    oops that was a weird double
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    Bolt heads are hard. Anneal and cut or I suppose a grinding disc could be used to cut an ejector slot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiriaq View Post
    Bolt heads are hard. Anneal and cut or I suppose a grinding disc could be used to cut an ejector slot.

    Dremmel the hell out of it.... All my most nightmareish bubbaed enfields have been attacked with a dremmel wielded by a blind drunk monkey


    I was thinking a carefully cut slot using a cut off disk would be the way to go
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    It's not a super easy thing to deal with. But, it is essential if you want the shell to actually leave the receiver.

    Grinding slots in the very hard bolt heads is not easy. Even for a mill it's not easy.

    The original Special Interest Arms conversions came with a spring loaded plunger that was threaded through the left sidewall.

    Since a loaded round of .45acp is about 1.250" long, the ejector should be about that distance back from the chamber.

    I've also seen a couple done where they did put an ejector on the magazine adapter as was said.

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    Regarding ejection -- I'm mid-way through my own Rhineland .45 ACP conversion using a Lee-Enfield No. 4 action. After modifying the extractor and trigger guard/magwell as per Rhineland's instructions, I test fit the barrel and gave her a go using dummy rounds. She ejects surprisingly well. In fact, she ejected all the dummy rounds consistently except for the occasional hiccup with the last round. This accords with much of what I read on the Internet about this conversion.

    LE No. 4 rifles do not use the ejector screw to eject empty casings in any event. That little screw sticking out the left side of the receiver was only designed to kick out unfired .303 cartridges. Instead, LE No. 4 rifles rely on friction between the empty casing and left inside wall of the receiver. Here is a great video that shows this principle in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jypkWqzUiZA.

    I may at some point modify the magazine adapter to incorporate a spring loaded ejector to ensure 100% ejection for the last round. However, my testing to-date shows that the side-wall friction ejection principle works pretty well with this conversion kit. I'm not planning to make this my SHTF rifle, so I'm OK with a range toy that occasionally has to be manually canted slightly to the right to drop a non-ejected casing. I've yet to test the conversion with live ammo, so I'm not sure how it will react to ejecting unfired live rounds (which are heavier than dummy cartridges). Here is where I suspect the majority of ejection issue may appear. I'll post a follow-up one I get my converted rifle to the range for a full function check and a test firing.

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    Any plans to import more of these kits?
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    I would like one as well
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