Enfield No5 rifling .....edit with pic

[RedRabbits]

Can tell me how to tell if my barrel is shot out on my No5. The bore is bright and and the lands are well defined but they do look a little shallow. I tired the old bullet test and the crown appears to be good. The rifle sure shoots like the barrel is gone i'm having a hard time getting under 8" at yards, i was hoping to hunt blacktail with this rifle next season but with accuracy like that i just cant do it. Ammo used was Winchester 180gn soft points. I really want to make the jump from my 30-30 to the 303

 

[flying pig]

Rifling looks good 2 me, bedding issue maybe? Is something contacting the barrel where it shouldn't be?

 

[bctrucker]

Hello Try Federal 180s mine liked them better than win, The best group that I got was about 4" at 100 yards. did a little better with reloads. I wish that I never sold it. mike

 

[louthepou]

As flying pig mentions, bedding would be the first thing I'd check.

Lou

 

[Rocket Surgery]

8 inches you say, that's pretty bad. My #5 before I sold it was doing the 3-5 inch kind of thing at 100 yards with 180g Win PP soft point ammo. The average group was a little over 4 inches, which I thought was pretty good.

Here are things I recommend:

1) Try other types of ammo
2) Have someone else (who doesn't suck) try to make a group. Maybe you're doing something wrong.
3) Take the stock down and make sure everything is secure when reassembling
4) If possible, slug the barrel and see if you're between .3105 and .315 try some Hornady .312 ammo
5) Sell it lol

 

[smellie]

Bedding for sure.

That barrel has a LOT of life left.
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[cantom]

Yeah, the barrel looks very good.

Make sure everything is tight re mounting screws etc.

Anyone remember that little item about Jungle Carbines having a wandering zero? Peter Laidler said it was true.

 

[RedRabbits]

Ok well the general concensus is the barrel is good and that makes me happy. I guess ill have to try federals 303....too bad its so expensive but i guess quality comes at a price

 

[purple]

Provided that the barrel is sound and bedding is in order, a No5 is capable of 3-4 inch groups at 100 yds.

 

[Cdn303]

I could be that the rifle doesn't like modern factory loads either. Do the checks that were stated above, and maybe grab a Lee Loader (about $45) and try and work up some HL before season.

 

[TheTooner]

Check that the screw underneath in front of the magazine is tight. Clean for copper fouling because it's easy, doesn't hurt if done properly, and may be the problem. If that doesn't answer, slug the bore. The manufacturing tolerances for a new one mean although the nominal spec is a .311 bore some came off the production line tight enough to shoot .308 bullets accurately and some might like bigger bullets, even up to .315 diameter. None of my No.4s and No.5s looked very worn and all shot a bit better with my reloads made with Hornady .312 bullets than with any .311 bullets in reloads or factory ammo.

 

[AdrianM]

Ok well the general concensus is the barrel is good and that makes me happy. I guess ill have to try federals 303....too bad its so expensive but i guess quality comes at a price

Might want to check the bedding like some of the gurus are kindly pointing out before you spend $ on more ammo. Check the for cracks, gaps, and damage too.

I'm betting 8" groups have more to do with the rifle than the ammo.

Besides, most repairs and/or improvements are going to cost less.