Reproduction Sliding Charger Guide
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Category: Enfields
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Topic: Reproduction Sliding Charger Guide
Posted By: WilliamS
Subject: Reproduction Sliding Charger Guide
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 9:52pm
 Just wrapped up the machining on my first reproduction sliding charger guide. There's a few minor changes I need to make to the jig to speed up production, and I need to bring the screw hole right just a touch, so I won't have to trim the screw head next time to fit all bolt heads. Functions perfectly though. The only thing left to do is decide on a stamp to mark it with that will be unobtrusive but distinct. That will go in the T-slot so that it will be very difficult to remove without it being obvious that something was removed. Overall I'm happy with the result. Once I have a few done I'll blacken them all at once.
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Posted By: Marco1010
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 11:57pm
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Nice job ! Sad that these are so rare to find now, probably discarded by the thousands when rifles were upgraded.
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Posted By: Stackbar
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 2:16am
| looks great! |
Posted By: terrylee
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 3:00am
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Well done! |
Posted By: WilliamS
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 8:50am
| Thanks guys! |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 11:40am
Great job! It's good to see quality work. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 7:44pm
| that looks great , these are hard to find these days |
Posted By: WilliamS
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 11:13pm
| Thank you guys, I've had good luck finding originals to date but with the likely acquisition of almost a dozen MkIs needing rebuilding, I blanched at the price tag for the guides and decided to tool up to make them. Once I have a distinctive stamp and figure out packaging I'll offer them up for sale to cover my tooling costs. |
Posted By: Mattevan
Date Posted: November 06 2025 at 10:13am
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he!!o WilliamS, Beautiful work on recreating the charger guide. I’ve been looking for a charger guide for my MK 1*** , with no luck. I’m wondering if you ever produced any of these guides, as I’d be interested in purchasing one. I live in Portland, OR and have been collecting and restoring Enfields for years. Thank you for your reply, understanding that your post is from a few years ago.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: November 06 2025 at 3:30pm
| good luck with that jope he helps you out there are many folks trying to restore those rifles , the bolt head is one problem , the rear sight is another - no one is going to reproduce those |