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DaveM

DaveM

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What it use to be

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What it is now. No5 Mk1 ROF (F) Still need a flash hider and h/g ring to finish it off.

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You are going to have to take the muzzle unit off to replace the rear handguard ring, so it might be easiest to wait and do both jobs at once.
 
Numrich sells the flash hiders and soft(er) recoil pads:

http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd.asp?chrProductSKU=254060&chrSuperSKU=&MC=

http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd.asp?chrProductSKU=502460&chrSuperSKU=&MC=

You're going to either have to have the first two inches of your barrel reduced in diameter by a lathe or do what I did on a similiar conversion and take your time using a dremel to do this. The No.5 flash hider has a smaller inside diameter than the standard outside diameter of your No.4 barrel - so therein lies the problem.

Nice work though. good luck :)
 
DaveM's rifle is a No. 5. If the Numrich unit is designed for a shortened No. 4 barrel, would it not be necessary to fashion a sleeve to compensate for the diameter difference?
The difference in appearance is remarkable, nice job.
 
While we're at it, I saw replacement stocks at Boyd for the Lee Enfield under the "two piece rifle" selection but it seemed to me that it was missing the handguard / front wood pieces. Is this the case or what? Because a new manufacture complete set of wood for a Lee Enfield would be awesome.
 
Those are sporting stocks. Fine for upgrading a bubba as a hunting rifle. I'm unaware of anyone manufacturing replacement issue pattern stocks on a regular basis. Forends, particularly for the earlier models, would be a bit of a challenge, and would not be inexpensive.
 
Probably made by the same Australian manufacturer who is making the teak stocks for the new 7.62x51s.
 
tiriaq said:
DaveM's rifle is a No. 5. If the Numrich unit is designed for a shortened No. 4 barrel, would it not be necessary to fashion a sleeve to compensate for the diameter difference?
The difference in appearance is remarkable, nice job.
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My bad - I should learn to read. I thought it was a bubba'd No.4...:p
 
It would be a bit of a pain, but if it had to be done, it would be possible to restore the original muzzle unit by lathe turning a new cone, welding it in place, and cleaning up the joint. I'd certainly want to remove the unit and not attempt the job with it still mounted on the rifle.
 
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