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Werdna 
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 Topic: New Enfield ownerPosted: December 21 2024 at 11:41am |
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Afternoon all. Just picked up my first lee Enfield a No4 Mk1. Looks like a Fazekerly, '42? Appears in good shape, headspaces well tight action. I am curious as to those receiver welds just now noticing them. Pretty good bore, about 85% maybe. Any info is appreciated. Sorry if this is the wrong place, just joined. Thanks y'all.
 
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 4:16pm |
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what receiver welds ?
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Shamu
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 5:17pm |
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Spot welds over "Charger Bridge" rivets. The Charger bridge is a separate part which is riveted to the receiver proper. If & when they get loose the fix is to spot weld them, fixing the problem. However I've never seen as sloppy a job as that done by a armorer.
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Werdna
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 5:59pm |
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Ah I see, thanks for the info! Trying to do as much research on these as I can. I've seen a few other "last ditch" LEs whose welds were a tad sloppy. Rest of the rifle seems fairly tight. Prior milsurp experience was all morons, so even a sloppy Enfield is a step up.
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paddyofurniture
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 6:16pm |
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I see the welds now. Very poor and not even ground to clear them up.
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 6:48pm |
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It should still be a serviceable rifle in my estimate. Welcome to the site!
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Posted: December 21 2024 at 7:34pm |
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 3:50am |
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Werdna; where did you obtain this rifle?
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 4:44am |
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Big HOWDY from Texas! I hope you know no one can buy just one Lee Enfield.
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 6:50pm |
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ok , i still cant see them but then im old with bad eyesight these days , welcome to the site , im certain you will get some great responses
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 6:58pm |
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Welcome from North Carolina.
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Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts.
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Werdna
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 7:26pm |
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Thank you! Yeah Hopefully she'll be a good shooter. Locks up tightly still.
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Werdna
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 7:28pm |
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That's what I hear.
 Traded my mosin for her. I can't get over how smooth the action is.
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Werdna
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 7:28pm |
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Picked her up at a local gun show. 450.00 out the door
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Posted: December 22 2024 at 7:29pm |
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Thank you!
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Posted: December 23 2024 at 4:01pm |
That must have been done by a previous owner, never seen anything that looked that rough. Reynolds shows “screws” in his book The Lee Enfield Rifle securing the bridge to the action body, but looking at several of my No. 4 rifles, they must have hid them well. My 1956 Faz Mk 2 seems to have a nicely smoothed off spot weld and nothing visible from the top.   |
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