When i bought this rifle everything was great until I put about 2 dozen rounds thought it. Now the bolt won't draw back without alot of force and need to have it looked at. I've been asking friends for some weeks now and no one seems to be about to let me know of any good gunsmiths for the 4 mark 1. Any one have any good suggestions in the greater Vancouver area???
Enfield model 4 Mark 1 problems
- Thread starter Nexice
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Probably a dumb question, but have you given it a good cleaning? If not, remove the bolt, and give it, as well as the internals, as thorough a cleaning as possible. I've acquired guns which were gummed up with old coatings of lubricant and dust, making them so sticky that the action couldn't be worked properly. A bit of heat from the rounds you fired could have contributed to the drying up of any old residual lubricant. I've had good luck using a cleaner/lubricant product called "Moove it" (sp?), which is something like WD40 (but better) to remove the residue and loosen things up.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Do the SN of the rifle and bolt match? someone could have put the wrong bolt in the rifle.
look at the bolt handle, where you may find the last three digits of the rifles SN.
look at the bolt handle, where you may find the last three digits of the rifles SN.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
My first thoughts are is the safety rubbing, and is the bolt rubbing the ejector screw. Both can cause the bolt to be hard to open.
A good cleaning will help, enfield bolts should be easy to opperate, and slightly sloppy.
A good cleaning will help, enfield bolts should be easy to opperate, and slightly sloppy.
