Lee Enfield headspace question..
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I have seen a few that headspace fine but the chambers are way oversize and just destroy brass.
and that is something you cant fix with a new bolthead
and that is something you cant fix with a new bolthead
That happens but is fairly rare. More common on late war Brit no.4 rifles in my experience than on other models and eras.
Very kind of you. I'm between Sudbury and North Bay.
I have a Martini that has a large chamber that I dedicate 50 brass to. After I neck size not a problem. I full length resize my cast loads and use them in all my rifles. If I fire other brass in it they don’t last. It will chamber my fired brass from any 303 I’ve tried. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have.
I had a Martini with the same issue you describe, it had a 1938 conversion date stamped on it, along with both British and Turkish proofs.
I sold it to a collector of Martini rifles, as it was in 90+% condition.
I did the same as you describe, a box of 50 cases, fireformed to the chamber. Not much else can be done.
Is there a conversion date on your rifle???
My martini is CAW marked. Two dates on the receiver 1871 and 1884. Someone cut the forestock down which someday I plan to make one. I have the band and nose piece. I bought I piece of walnut to make the forestock but haven’t started it yet. The butt may also get replaced. Too many projects on the go.
