No5 Enfield Butt Pad removal....

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Hey,

I took apart my No5 for the first time today. I was, however, unable to remove the buttpad.
There is a long bolt which runs through the plate and stock, with a nut at the other end.....you know what I mean...
Both the bolt and nut are slotted screw heads, and quite shallow. I can't for the life of me get them to turn apart. I can only assume that haven't been separated in 60 years.
There isn't really any way for me to get some oil in there to loosen it up. I suppose I could use a soldering iron and heat up the nut?

Any ideas?

Thanks, Steve
 
the only thing i can reconmend is get a dremel cutting disk and try to cut the slots for the screws deeper (then you might have to get new screws though
hope this heolps
 
shortandlong said:
the only thing i can reconmend is get a dremel cutting disk and try to cut the slots for the screws deeper (then you might have to get new screws though
hope this heolps
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I've done that before. It's kinda hard to justify on a military rifle. I did it once to a World War I French Lebel Carbine because it had one of those stupid screws with two holes intead of a slot.
 
It's an all original No5 in excellent condition. The screw slots are not pristine though. I just can't get enough torque on them. Deepening the slots is not really a big deal as far as reducing the value, IMHO. I could cold blue the slots and they would look fine. Thing is, even deepening the slots would not guarantee success. I imagine there was oil on the threads, which has now turned to glue, possible corrosion,,, who knows.
Aaack.:(
 
One simple option is leave the butt plate on the rifle unless you absolutely have to take it off. If you just can't sleep at night without removing this, try tightening is slightly before loosening it. Sometimes a stuck fastener will move this way. If the rifle is in super condition, just make sure you don't slip with the screwdriver and leave a big ugly scratch on the stock :eek:.
 
try using valve grinding compound or wet very fine sand on the tip of the screwdriver.also,there are "torque-drivers that u hit with a hammer which causes an impact as it turns.believe me the valve grinding compound works great for extra torque on a greasy slightly stripped screw.
 
The reason I want to remove the stock is to clean/oil it. The rifle is in great shape, but very dirty. Really, I could do this with the stock attached to the receiver. I tried tightening before loosening. It ain't budging.


Where do they sell replacement screws?
 
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