My 2 restored babies (Lee Enfields)

greyman441 said:
I know I need to head to the range. When I do, Milsurp will be the first to know. The walnut one is Brand new unissued forstock and butt. The butt is C broad Arrow. It had no protection on the wood so I just gave the whole set a coat of linseed oil. Both of them are 1943.
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Can you pm me with where you found brand new unissued Enfield wood? I've got wood just thinking about new unissued stocks:D
 
Couple things; as you've noticed peoples are stoked about your Enfields, there! Me too, nice job.

Standing by for info on the correct amount of pressure the forestock tip should put on the barrel, thanks
 
5440fight said:
:popCorn: How much pressure is appropriate?
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I seem to remember it's something like 7psi? how on earth that, or whatever the proper spec. is measured, is beyond me. I suspect it'll end up being something like {with new wood .015" shim=7psi upward pressure on the barrel} I however don't know. Someone....ehemmm..needs to chime in to educate the rest of us:redface:
 
Between 3 and 7 pounds (not psi). I use a fishing scale, and put the hook just in front of the front sight. I pull on the scale vertically, and watch carefully when the barrel is just lifted from the forend. I look on my scale, and that's how many pounds of pressure the forend is putting on the barrel.

There are a few things that act together to make the pressure happen. Good contact between the sear lugs and the forend "draws"; proper size of metal bushing under the "king screw" (front trigger guard screw), proper bedding of the forend (barrel touching the forend only where it should). I suggest this post in a thread in the milsurp.com forum, although there are fine info in other spots,

http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=16377&p=87330&viewfull=1#post87330
 
I'll vouch for lou... not like he needs it... but anyways.

Ed Horton takes all of his advice straight from the armourers manuals of the time, they are posted all over the net if you care to look. They are required reading for any serious Enfield owner.

I applied those steps to my No4 Mk1 and they worked like a charm. I can expect 1.5 to 2 MOA with my run of the mill hunting loads since I gave my rifle a working over with these tricks.

Read. Study. Apply. ;)
 
You need to re-arrange the slings so that the hooks are facing away from the wood, and the brass ends face the wood.
Very nice rifles, both of them.
 
Very nice, now would you please put the slings on the right way? The brass tabs should be on the inside with the smooth sides of the rivits facing the wood. Only the claws should show on the outside.;)
The lower loop should be one hand's breath wide with any length adjustments being made at the other end
 
Ok I fixed the slings. I was at the Orangeville gun show this weekend and picked up 2 more bayonets. One savage marked for the top LE and found another one for the bottom LE that had scabbard and frog. When I got home today I gave the bottom LE to my son. He wanted it so he gave me a 30-06 he had as a trade. Now I am on the hunt for a Long branch to bring back to life.

Thanks for all the replies. I will be doing this to a Long branch when I find one at I will get a range report for these and let everyone know.
 
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