Lee Enfied no.4 Mk.1 match grade replacement barrels.

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Just to let all y'all know Canwest triggers is putting together another order of match grade replacement barrels for the No.4 Mk.1 made by Walther Lother in Germany. It is my understanding the fellas that have had the privilege of installing one of these barrels is getting exceptional accuracy with the pics to prove it on the Canwest website. And they're made to exact specs. Shoot Brent an email if you are interested all the details are at
www.lee-enfieldrifles.com/guns.html
 
They saying what ID? Just curious, but there are no bullets other than .311" and .312". $400 plus is kind of steep too.
 
Can't recall the bore size. And $400 might be steep for some but in reality most descent aftermarket barrels range from 350 to 600 anyway and if your like me and building a replica No.4 mMk.1 T or just want to make the best accurate shooter you can you wouldn't mind in the least paying 400 to achieve the best accuracy.
 
sunray said:
They saying what ID? Just curious, but there are no bullets other than .311" and .312". $400 plus is kind of steep too.
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Sunray what planet do you live on???? $400 for a chambered/ contoured match grade barrel is a great price. Most match grade blanks cost more than that.

IIRC the last barrels were offered in .308 and .311.
 
But what is the profile of the BUTTON? Rifling in the bore is governed by the Button Profile.

ENFIELD rifling is 5 grooves, LEFT-hand, 1 turn in 10 INCHES, LANDS and GROOVES EQUAL width and Grooves quite deep. They were made using an ENFIELD CUTTER BOX which cut a single groove at a time, the Barrel turning to its 5 positions for each adjustment of the tool, the tool being adjusted to remove an extra .0004" or so with each adjustment. Generally, it took close to 60 passes to rifle a barrel.

That would be proper for a Wartime Number 4 (T).

The Canadian 6-groove barrels made on Bren Gun machinery came after the war. Also, they were BROACHED, all 6 grooves being cut simultaneously by a single multi-stepped tool about a foot and a half long which was drawn through the polished Bore. I can remember seeing these on the range in competition. I do remember, though, that they were awfully expensive: $65 for a new Barrel.... in a time of $10 surplus rifles and 50-cent-an-hour wages.

As far as I know, only the Americans used button-rifled barrels in any large quantity in World War Two, although I can be wrong.

Not trying to be a nitpicker here, but for a perfect duplicate rifle, the Enfield profile will be closer to original. I just don't know if anyone (apart from Ishapore and POF) can make one these days.
 
My brain hurts when smellie is answering those threads... I try to write down some notes each time to remember something. I have the feeling to be on an advance SMLE course and I love it so much!

Thanks smellie!

Martin
 
168bergersapper said:
Just to let all y'all know Canwest triggers is putting together another order of match grade replacement barrels for the No.4 Mk.1 made by Walther Lother in Germany. It is my understanding the fellas that have had the privilege of installing one of these barrels is getting exceptional accuracy with the pics to prove it on the Canwest website. And they're made to exact specs. Shoot Brent an email if you are interested all the details are at
www.lee-enfieldrifles.com/guns.html
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Hey, thanks alot for the information, I went to that website, and although I am not yet ready for a barrel, their trigger certainly caught my interest. I would be using it on my sporter, so keeping true as true can be is not important, but good function certainly is. I have debated playing with the sear,as the trigger pull is is akin to the amount of pull it takes to get my outboard started, but that is a much safer way.
 
Thank you for the lesson smellie ive never taken it upon myself to research those particular manufacturing processes of a no.4 mk.1. I on the other hand am not building nor want a perfect replica "T" but rather one which is esthetically identical but in terms of performance superior to the rifles which helped to preserve our independence some 70 years ago. So I will gladly take a compromise in authenticity to acheive this. When the time comes and the funds permit I will indulge myself with a genuine no.4 mk.1 (T). But untill then im going to enjoy building this one.
 
Then you are going about it the right way: Lothar Walther barrels have an excellent reputation for accuracy.... even if they are not perfect duplicates of the originals.

Sounds like a fun project. You will HAVE to let us know how she shoots.

@ BUMPERFOOD: if your trigger is THAT bad, chances are that you have a bad spot (indent from wear) on the BENT of the Cocking-Piece..... which is the thing that sticks forward on the bottom of the cocking-piece and contacts the Sear. Inspect for a transverse TROUGH worn into the Bent itself. Also look for a REVERSE ANGLE on the Bent, which will mean that, as you press the trigger, you are trying to push the Cocking Piece backward before it lets off. This does happen sometimes. Your CURE in either of these cases will be a few drops of oil and a Hard Arkansas stone. Adjusting the 2 STAGES of the Trigger is done by removing stock from one of the 2 LUMPS (cams) on the Trigger itself. It's all in the Armourer's Instructions and it is not difficult to get one working VERY slick. Just takes a bit of time.
 
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