Lee Enfield headspace

[TrxR]

Whats involved in fixing a headspace issue on an old Enfield 303? I got one that shoots great that I use as my hunting rifle but you can see where it is streching the brass. It also looks like the brass is slightly crooked. What would the approx cost be to fix this?

Thanks

 

[hunter5425]

If you reload you can prepare cases by firing them with an O ring in front of the rim then adjust your sizing die to just bump the shoulder and use this prepared ammunition for this rifle. Assuming you have a Lee Enfield you can also adjust the headspace by changing the bolt head with one marked with a higher number, eg if yours is marked 0 then get one marked with a 1. These bolt heads are getting harder to find but you sometimes see a few on ebay.

 

[TrxR]

Now were all the Enfield bolt heads the same or were there different models?

 

[teenahlake]

#4's were numbered for headspace, no.1's more trial and error, use dental elastics and reload