P14 Headspace Question

purple said:
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It is interesting that the P14 was planned as a replacement for the Lee-Enfield prior to WW1, however the press of wartime needs precluded any changeover to either the new rifle or the .276 rimless ctg which was originally developed for it. As it was the P14 became an auxiliary weapon in WW1 in spite of it's many fine features. Other than prototypes, all P14s were made under contract in the 3 US factories as British facilities were completely involved in LE production.

Some of the advantages over the LE which were incorporated into the P14, and it's prototype, the P13, were:
- a 1 piece stock
- a Mauser type action with forward locking lugs on the bolt and a non-detachable bolt head
- an aperture rear sight
- a trigger mounted on the receiver
- a rimless ctg
- a heavier barrel

Had the rifle been developed earlier and produced in quantity it it likely that it would have been the standard Brit infantry rifle in WW1. The rifle has certainly stood the test of time. It was made of good quality steels and was immensely strong as evidenced by the fact that many have been used as the basis for various magnum chambered sporters.
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If the 276 had been adopted the british would have experienced their own "Ross" scandal in the trenches.
 
smellie said:
We obtained these mounts from Mil-Arm in Edmonchuk,
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I just checked out MilArm's web site, and no mounts came up on the search. I may have to phone them. But now I'm going to do a search & destroy on google, and see if I can find a dealer who sells S&K products.

Thanks for your help, smellie.
 
Pcahill said:
S and K make no gunsmith mounts for the P14. I believe brownells carries them or you could try directly from S and K. I don't know if they ship to Canada
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You can and they do. I believe their prices are adjusted to protect their retailers to some extent, but it's a family biz I believe and when you call you can talk to a real live human, in English.
 
RRCo. said:
You can and they do. I believe their prices are adjusted to protect their retailers to some extent, but it's a family biz I believe and when you call you can talk to a real live human, in English.
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I did phone Brownells, and they said "no."
 
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