Stripper clips for no1 mk3 enfield
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Epps and Marstar have them. The milsurp parts in the EE has them from time to time. Numerich (USA), ebay (.ca or .com), Liberty tree collectors (USA); as Nabs stated, a gun show if you can make it to one.
You may need to search chargers/charger clips, as it is the correct term for .303B ammunition
Hope this helps.
You may need to search chargers/charger clips, as it is the correct term for .303B ammunition
Hope this helps.
When you get some (they really are not that hard to find), clean them up if they need it.
If they don't feed smoothly, you can slick them up with a bit of 320-grit on the insides of the lips, full length.
You are looking for BLUED chargers; the Parkerised ones and the others with that shiny, gritty sparkly finish are a royal PITA.
There are four Marks of charger for the Lee-Enfield rifle. Mark II was the standard issue for the Great War; for my money they are the best made. Marks III and IV were designed during the Great War but were mostly issued during the Second War. They are stamped with the correct Mark designation. An unmarked solid-sided charger is a Mark I; if you get one, send it to me! (They are scarce.)
WHEN you get Chargers, be sure you load them the ARMY's way. They did know something about these things but it seems everybody and his dog wants to load them THEIR WAY rather than the Army's way..... which is why a lot of guys can't get them to work. Loaded the Army's way, Rounds 1, 3 and 5 are flat against the inner face of the Charger, Round 2 has its rim suported by 1 and 3, Round 4 has its rim supported by 3 and 5. This is what the old-time training Sergeants called "DUDUD": "Down, Up, Down, Up, Down".... and it WORKS. Biggest problem today is that nobody is making .303 ammo which corresponds to the original specifications: that rim bevel was there for a REASON.
For handloading, seat a 180 Sierra Pro-Hunter flatbase bullet to the OAL of a Mark VII Ball round, load with 4895 to 2250 ft/sec. This is 200 ft/sec below Service spec, but it is VERY accurate and not hard on the brass. Keep your brass trimmed. Use DI brass and anneal if necessary: it is the finest reloading brass ever made but it IS all 65 years old now.... and brass hardens in storage, although it work-hardens faster.
Hope this helps.
Enjoy!
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If they don't feed smoothly, you can slick them up with a bit of 320-grit on the insides of the lips, full length.
You are looking for BLUED chargers; the Parkerised ones and the others with that shiny, gritty sparkly finish are a royal PITA.
There are four Marks of charger for the Lee-Enfield rifle. Mark II was the standard issue for the Great War; for my money they are the best made. Marks III and IV were designed during the Great War but were mostly issued during the Second War. They are stamped with the correct Mark designation. An unmarked solid-sided charger is a Mark I; if you get one, send it to me! (They are scarce.)
WHEN you get Chargers, be sure you load them the ARMY's way. They did know something about these things but it seems everybody and his dog wants to load them THEIR WAY rather than the Army's way..... which is why a lot of guys can't get them to work. Loaded the Army's way, Rounds 1, 3 and 5 are flat against the inner face of the Charger, Round 2 has its rim suported by 1 and 3, Round 4 has its rim supported by 3 and 5. This is what the old-time training Sergeants called "DUDUD": "Down, Up, Down, Up, Down".... and it WORKS. Biggest problem today is that nobody is making .303 ammo which corresponds to the original specifications: that rim bevel was there for a REASON.
For handloading, seat a 180 Sierra Pro-Hunter flatbase bullet to the OAL of a Mark VII Ball round, load with 4895 to 2250 ft/sec. This is 200 ft/sec below Service spec, but it is VERY accurate and not hard on the brass. Keep your brass trimmed. Use DI brass and anneal if necessary: it is the finest reloading brass ever made but it IS all 65 years old now.... and brass hardens in storage, although it work-hardens faster.
Hope this helps.
Enjoy!
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I've had mixed results at gun shows, I've been quoted from $2.50 to $5 per clip/charger. Cost-wise, my best purchases were from the UK and Australia off of eBay when bought in large quantities. Including shipping costs, I've averaged about $1.85 per charger for the Mark 4 type and have had no issues with them during milsurp matches. Listen to smellie on how to load them, it's a sequence of: _-_-_ with the rims.
