Rhineland Enfield and Mauser Conversions to .45 ACP
- Thread starter Wolverine .303
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Based on the instructions, it shouldn't be any harder than rebarreling a savage. The hardest part is probably getting the old barrel off the action without breaking something.
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Easy peezy when ye use a lathe fitted with a parting blade to cut a shallow 3/16" deep trough around the barrel just ahead of the receiver to relieve the tension between the two parts. (0.015 -0.025" works good.) I then clamp the receiver in the vice (Padded with brass plates) and then undo the barrel using an antique
hydrant wrench. Pipe wrench works fine as well.
It's great to see these adapter kits out in numbers again thanks to the good folks at Wolverine.
Lots of fun to be had with the .45 ACP in a hefty little carbine.Tis' like shootin' a big pellet rifle, but one that dumps deer neatly enough inside 80 yds with hardcast boolits. A riot to use on grey squirrels, gophers & racoons
to boot.
Dang, now I'm gettin' the urge to do up an LE in .50 AE as a single shot to add to the fun.
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I remember how SIA did there it was quite simple it’s too bad there not still in bussiness any longer I do remember though that there m4 style forends top rail lined up perfectly with there custom made scope rail it was a nice setup
- Location
- Nova Scotia
The setup the smith was trying for me. Was to use AR15 barrel nut, But due to how the adapter for the barrel on this setup is done. The nut is too short, so a custom nut would be needed to be made, but without having a handguard to use, wouldn't know the OD thread pitch.
For these kits, would be matter of making a new barrel nut.
Easy peezy when ye use a lathe fitted with a parting blade to cut a shallow 3/16" deep trough around the barrel just ahead of the receiver to relieve the tension between the two parts. (0.015 -0.025" works good.) I then clamp the receiver in the vice (Padded with brass plates) and then undo the barrel using an antique
hydrant wrench. Pipe wrench works fine as well.
It's great to see these adapter kits out in numbers again thanks to the good folks at Wolverine.
Tis' like shootin' a big pellet rifle, but one that dumps deer neatly enough inside 80 yds with hardcast boolits. A riot to use on grey squirrels, gophers & racoons
to boot.
Dang, now I'm gettin' the urge to do up an LE in .50 AE as a single shot to add to the fun.
Is it possible to do without a lathe?
Do you have to make a relief cut ahead of the receiver?
No. 4 barrels can be tight. Broke a scrapper loose with 600 ft-lbs or torque.
If the barrel is junk, a relief groove can be cut with a hacksaw. Groove the barrel, protect the receiver.
With a really good, properly fitted barrel vise and action wrench, a relief groove might not be necessary.
In theory, a No. 4 barrel pulled up hand tight 14 degrees off top dead center, and were then torqued to index with 120 ft-lbs. That is more than most. Most barrels have been in place for 75 or more years.
SMLE barrels are generally much easier to remove.
If the barrel is junk, a relief groove can be cut with a hacksaw. Groove the barrel, protect the receiver.
With a really good, properly fitted barrel vise and action wrench, a relief groove might not be necessary.
In theory, a No. 4 barrel pulled up hand tight 14 degrees off top dead center, and were then torqued to index with 120 ft-lbs. That is more than most. Most barrels have been in place for 75 or more years.
SMLE barrels are generally much easier to remove.
SIA simply had a savage style barrel nut but the outside diameter was the same as the threads for an m4 upper receiver bang done seeing as there not in bussiness you would have to have a machine shop make a nut but really quite simple just need to know the specs and being one off part costly for most iam fortunate I have a very competent gunsmith/machinist about 8 minutes from my house that loves working with me on my out there projects
I have removed two enfield barrels using my lathe. Now I use a barrel vise and action wrench that I made and it works great. Even managed to get a barrel off that had a hidden screw that went through the receiver and into the chamber. It stripped the threads but I can chase the receiver threads and use it for something.
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- Southern Vancouver Island
The barrels I've yanked have been from No 4's with pooched tubes. The lathe be best fer me because it's there.
Just some friendly advice I have a fair amount of experiance playing with the enfields and if the barrel is on there good you have about a 1 in 10 chance of getting the barrel off with out twisting the receiver all to hell unless you have the proper armoures tools to get them off
I have a very nice barrelled savage us property marked no 4 receiver with a rusted out bore that going to my buddies and getting put in the lath I think it would be a cool build on a us made enfield seeing as the .45 acp round has its origins as a military pistol round and full American designed round but that’s just me
Thanks, but your first link doesn't work. Nor does it work in the first post, and the Mauser listing doesn't show a length either. Reading was done, but I could have looked elsewhere. Probably would have found it eventually without the condescension. Next time.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Because they are sold out of the Enfield kits, and that was just their site search for the keyword Rhineland. So it would show the Lee and the Mauser kits. Trust me, I had many people contact me the min it was listed on their site, link worked. Wolverines doesn't list the barrel length but a simple search from the actual company, or reviews of their kit does.
measured mine and its 16 1/2 inches and profiled like the one in the video.
put the kit together and it don't look so very bad .Used a #1 LE and just mocked it up
not too impressed with the mag release but that can be tinkered with
put the kit together and it don't look so very bad .Used a #1 LE and just mocked it up
not too impressed with the mag release but that can be tinkered with
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We are out of stock right now but plenty on order. If you wish to get more details on the product please feel free to reach out to us outside of this media platform directly at sales@wolverinesupplies.com and we are more than happy to discuss it with you!
We are a couple weeks out of receiving more.
shotgun986
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- Western Canada
A couple weeks away sounds great. I just found my next project! Ive been wondering what I was going to do with that stripped Enfield action.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Very nice. When I called Wolverines inquiring about the mag adapter. They told me that they had to modify the stock a little bit, for the mag release to work.
