7.62x39 Enfield... My little quest...

[can14]

So you don't have to guess on spec's. Google No4 7,62x39 or No 4 223 Enfield rifle owner's in Australia have been doing this already. The 7.62x39 ammo is banned there, so everyone is
converting them to 556. They found that the No4 is a better rifle to do this with than the No3.
I looked at all of this and found it interesting. The British also convert No4's to 556.

 

[scott585]

i wonder if an ejector that sits behind the inner mag and is attached inside the mag adaptor housing would be better than the bolt face style for feeding. it could be a spring operated lever that would be pushed out of the way when the bolt was closed, and pop up as the bolt opened

 

[antiqueguy]

So you don't have to guess on spec's. Google No4 7,62x39 or No 4 223 Enfield rifle owner's in Australia have been doing this already. The 7.62x39 ammo is banned there, so everyone is
converting them to 556. They found that the No4 is a better rifle to do this with than the No3.
I looked at all of this and found it interesting. The British also convert No4's to 556.

where did you come up with that info ive steve lee shooting sks's and such with surplus ammo at feral pigs none the less

 

[can14]

Not everyone turned in their SKS rifles in Australia when they were banned. So, the Government banned the ammo. You can't own a semi-auto center fire rifle there anymore. Their rifle associations have information on the conversion's of enfields.

 

[scott585]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTpTIVlC7Ho

it is just more difficult to get semi autos, they fall under class D firearms. i assume steve lee falls under the "occupational shooter" category.

 

[infideleggwelder]

Necro thread but relevant with another post active now

 

[cantom]

Necro thread but relevant with another post active now

Bump- glad you found the thread.

 

[mkrainc]

Love it. This guy did a GREAT job on this rifle.

 

[mkrainc]

i wonder if an ejector that sits behind the inner mag and is attached inside the mag adaptor housing would be better than the bolt face style for feeding. it could be a spring operated lever that would be pushed out of the way when the bolt was closed, and pop up as the bolt opened

This is how I handled the ejector problem, only my spring loaded pin is on the left side of the action. As you can see in my video, (on my recent thread), it works like a charm.

 

[oolongwine]

very nice one!! thank you

 

[Fargone4sure]

Cool project. And nice that you made your own reamer. Makes for an interesting pinker.

 

[Shifty11]

That's a pretty sick project. Local gun smith and one of my buddies is building a "Kayak Enfield" cheap already sportedized. Made a custom stock which included a folding stock off a shotgun. It's actually pretty neat. I can only imagine both this and that project smashed together... would be pretty cool