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    Posted: January 02 2012 at 4:15am
Finally got my Enfield back from the gunsmith after 5 months.
 

This rifle is a Lee Enfield No4 MKI, which was not in good shaped when I got it, and still plagues me with accuracy issues.

It has been a working in progress for the last 15 years.
 
I replaced the horrible trigger and installed a Thor replacement trigger. These triggers are made localy here in South Africa and specifically for the Lee Enfield. Pretty solid. The only thing I found on these triggers, is the sear is not well polished, but is easily stripped and polished. Even in its raw state, it makes a nice crisp trigger.
 
They sell for between $70-$80
 
 
Some minor engineering and fitting is required to get the trigger to fit. Nothing a swiss needle file won't sort out.
 
 
Excuse the dust on this image. Busy doing a glass bedding job.
 
The bolt  requires modifiying. This makes it impossible to go back to the original trigger.
 
 
 
Not a complete idiot. Still missing a few parts.
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Could this be fitted to a Mk2 with the extra "hanger" on the reciever?
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Reckon you would have to machine that part away to get it to fit, and never be able to go back.

Thor make triggers for the P14, No1 MK3 and No4 MKI. Have not seen anything specific for the No4 MK2 though
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hope you get the accuracy issues resolved , its a fairly extensive sporting project , should be a fine shooting rifle
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Glass bedding job has been completed and the rifle assembled. I noted, that the action and barrel are a lot stiffer than before the glass bedding job.
Some nervous moments glass bedding the enfield.
 
This Saturday coming I will chuck some lead through the barrel and see if the accuracy has improved.
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I took the No4 rifle to the range this weekend, and fired 10 rounds through the barrel. Groups have tightented significantly. What a difference.
 
The No1 also performed flawlessly. Getting 1" groups at 100M on open sights. Bedding makes a huge difference to these rifles. Get the bedding right though is a trial nad error process, but if one follows the recomendations they work.
I will post some pics of the targets later.
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