Lee Enfield accidental discharge??
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Lee Enfield - Safety
About thirty years ago I purchased a Lee Enfield (No 4) at a gun show in Oshawa. It was sold to me by a fellow who as known to assemble rifles from all the bits-and-pieces he had (and he had lots). The one I purchased was one of his "assemblies" but was priced accordingly.
After playing with this Lee Enfield for a while I realized there was a problem. Often when the safety selector was moved from "safe" to the "fire" position, the firing pin would be released.
I took the rifle to Ron Murray, a local gunsmith. He returned the rifle to me a day latter in proper working condition. He said that someone had used "the wrong parts" when assembling the rifle.
Unfortunately I did not have the presence of mind to get him to elabaorate on which parts were wrong.
I can believe this tale, I had one too.
Badger.....
Can someone with a bucket of various Enfield parts mix up the safety components from a No1 Mk III and No 4 to assemble something that seems to fit together but does not work as it should??
regards,
B
About thirty years ago I purchased a Lee Enfield (No 4) at a gun show in Oshawa. It was sold to me by a fellow who as known to assemble rifles from all the bits-and-pieces he had (and he had lots). The one I purchased was one of his "assemblies" but was priced accordingly.
After playing with this Lee Enfield for a while I realized there was a problem. Often when the safety selector was moved from "safe" to the "fire" position, the firing pin would be released.
I took the rifle to Ron Murray, a local gunsmith. He returned the rifle to me a day latter in proper working condition. He said that someone had used "the wrong parts" when assembling the rifle.
Unfortunately I did not have the presence of mind to get him to elabaorate on which parts were wrong.
I can believe this tale, I had one too.
Badger.....
Can someone with a bucket of various Enfield parts mix up the safety components from a No1 Mk III and No 4 to assemble something that seems to fit together but does not work as it should??
regards,
B
my Enfield will discharge when I release the safety and pull the triger at the same time.
So does:
my Krico
all my Remingtons etc...
To resume: you friend is a f**king moron and he shouldn't be allowed to manupilate any firearm!
So does:
my Krico
all my Remingtons etc...
To resume: you friend is a f**king moron and he shouldn't be allowed to manupilate any firearm!
I'm probably not the best guy to ask ...
Here's an associated thread with some great pics and discussion that you might want to ask that question of Peter Laidler (senior Armourer in the UK Military, now retired, but based as a Technical Officer at the UK Military Small Arms School), as well amongst other experienced armorers on the site.
Gallery of Dramas. Broken Enfield Parts! http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=27425
Regards,
Doug
I never use the safety anyway-I only chamber a shell when I'm ready to shoot,and if I don't-I open the bolt.All that counts is muzzle control in any case,reguardless of whether you can''trust'' a safety or not.My first rifle was a 303-about 50 years ago,and it only goes off when the trigger is pulled.However,I can see a situation when a guy has buck fever though -people do strange things without realizing it-maybe even firing their rifle and ''thinking'' the safety was defective.I've only had buck fever once-and not when I was a new hunter either,I'd already shot a lot of deer-but for some reason after I fired a shot at a buck I couldn't reload my ruger #1-even though all I had to do was drop the lever to open the block
It can happen. I had one, the previous owner had ground the notches on the cocking piece and trimmed and shimmed the firing pin spring all in an attempt to reduce lock time and trigger pull. On a stock LE in good order, no way.
A year ago a fellow called me and said he had a rifle he would give me, just come and get it.
It was a cut down Lee Enfield. At home I went through all the testing maneuvers, cocked it, put the safety on, took the safety off, CLICK, it would have fired. Did it every time.
My gunsmith working friend knew exactly what the trouble was. Took the bolt apart, (special little tool needed), took out a part, replaced it with one from another bolt, no more trouble, it worked fine.
It was a cut down Lee Enfield. At home I went through all the testing maneuvers, cocked it, put the safety on, took the safety off, CLICK, it would have fired. Did it every time.
My gunsmith working friend knew exactly what the trouble was. Took the bolt apart, (special little tool needed), took out a part, replaced it with one from another bolt, no more trouble, it worked fine.
HI,
a fellow at the range say he did not trust Lee Enfield because A LOT
My rifle is a no 3 MK 1
Thanks
This fellow at the range sounds like a typical naysayer, who is absolutely positive about what they know, even though what they know isn't even enough to know what they don't know.
