What to torque king screw to on no1 mk3 lee enfield

Emshey

Emshey

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Hoping someone had a simple answer on what to torque the king/action screw to on this lee enfield it's a 1917 Lithgow bo1 mk3, I have heard it should be pretty tight but just how tight? And yes it has the metal cylinder/bushing.

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It not a specific amount of torque. If I remember correctly 7 1/4 turns of the main screw and it should be pretty tight. If it isn't then You need the longer bushing.
 
It should be snug. Don't tighten the crap out of it.

If things are loose and moving around tighten it. If it is shooting straight and tight you are good to go.
 
Awesome thanks for the replies I got 7 3/4 turns and it was very snug so the difference of the 7 1/4 could have just been a slight variance on how I started.
 
mr.e moose said:
You could probably go a bit more. The small divot on the trigger guard is where the screw was originally staked in place.
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Ya, it is a stake mark, but who is to say that this trigger guard is original to this assembly?

Tighten down until you bear on the metal bushing. Ensure that the screw driver is a good fit in the slot and nip it up as tight as you can by hand.
 
Snug it down without the bushing and pencil mark where it ends up. Remove the screw counting the turns. Insert the metal bushing, and retighten. It should go to the same spot. If less, then the bushing is too long. With trial and error, keep shortening the bushing until the screw tightens to the pencil mark and is tight with the bushing in.

Things than can change is the wood could potentially shrink (or have been replaced by a garage gunsmith), the bushing could be replaced (or more often is lost/missing/forgotten), or the trigger guard changed.
 
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