Refinish no4mk1?

[simko]

So if anyone looks in the regular bolt forum. im looking for a military rifle to enter some military shoot competitions....

Ive found an old sporterized no4mk1 in our gunroom, i had never looked at it before but now i realized what it was.... I was wondering what would be the best plan of attack to get this thing into better condition. New wood is needed, and external rust needs to be addressed. The bore looks pretty good to be honest.

of course, i dont plan on doing much work unless this rifle shoots well, I will determine that this weekend

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Of course, I dont have ANY specialized gunsmithing tools, so im wondering what would be needed to strip this apart, and refinish (reblue?) or what needs to be done to clean this thing up!
Any advice is welcomed!

 

[purple]

A good idea to shoot it before investing too much $$ in it. The muzzle crown looks OK, but the bore shows pitting. A lightly pitted bore can still shoot well if it is not overly worn, but it will foul quickly because it strips metal from the bullet jacket.

I'd give it a good cleaning with a brush/solvent as well as JB paste before shooting it. If the barrel proves out OK and the receiver is sound, one solution for a metal refinish is to have it blasted and parkerized.

 

[BCRider]

You may well find that with some wire brushing and steel wool you can bring it back close enough to be fine. I've had to do the steel wool and oil trick to a couple of guns and the results were very acceptable. Especially for an older workhorse gun.

 

[maxinumarmor]

Check head space first if you don't know where it's at already then after a test shooting get your head space set at .067-.068 it will shoot at it's best and you cases will last longer.
Next cleaning like you stated use easy off oven cleaner it will save you work any rust left over take some #0000 steel wool and give it a good rub down.You can use oven cleaner on the the inside of the barrel it will clean it right out leave in and/on rifle for a least 10 min. or more then rince with very hot water from tap or boil on stove followed by cleaning patchs and oil keep running the patchs through until they come out close to clean/white the pitting you are seeing maybe fouling if it is the oven cleaner will remove it all the best of the time it will also remove all paint from the FTR it had years ago if any at the FAZ factory they used to park.them followed by stoving/paint the park what is left will be unharmed you could re stove/paint it or like you said repark.it if it had any to begin with [longbranch rifle or savage]
Stock kits with or without metal parts or buy piece by piece are around but pricing is getting more and more you will have to shop around most places in the US will ship to you and me there is places out east that have what you need also.
Hope that helps get you started. have fun with it it is a great joy when your down believe me MAX

A good idea to shoot it before investing too much $$ in it. The muzzle crown looks OK, but the bore shows pitting. A lightly pitted bore can still shoot well if it is not overly worn, but it will foul quickly because it strips metal from the bullet jacket.

I'd give it a good cleaning with a brush/solvent as well as JB paste before shooting it. If the barrel proves out OK and the receiver is sound, one solution for a metal refinish is to have it blasted and parkerized.

 

[simko]

I bought the JB bore paste and ran it through the glun, cleaned the bore up quite nicely in my opinion! those pits in the last picture are barely noticeable, if this gun shoots well (ill determine that next weekend) then im going to shell some cash on a restoration!

anyone in canada bead blast and refinish (park?) firearms?

is there a source on reproduction wood, or am i going to cruise the forums for that?

 

[desporterizer]

Remember, its way more fun to wipe the floor with your competition using an ugly gun.

 

[Cdn303]

Marstar, epps and tradex all have enfeild parts

 

[Nabs]

It is a No4 Mk I * so it should not be parked if you want the proper restoration. Looks like the bluing is intact for the most part. Those little bits of rust specks will wipe away with some steel or bronze wool. In my opinion, you do not need to bead blast and re-finish the metal.

Looks like a good candidate at any rate, keep us posted of your progress.

 

[Lee Enfield]

Don't use steel wool yet. Its amazing what sweets bore cleaner on a cotton patch followed by oil and a cotton bore swab will do

 

[PerversPépère]

Steel wool (000) and motor oil. Then, degrease and paint.
If possible something looking like the original Suncorite, a baked-on paint. If not available, check the new ones like Armacoat.
PP.

 

[John Sukey]

If you must, Barbecue paint or engine manifold paint would work