Newbie from Southern California
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Topic: Newbie from Southern California
Posted By: BryceD
Subject: Newbie from Southern California
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:33am
he!!o all from Southern California. I purchased a no4 mk1 as my first rifle a while back and have lurked around this site for a while now so figured I should go ahead and join. The rifle is an Ethiopian goat shed special so it’s definitely not winning any beauty contests . When I received it it had a severely warped stock that I could not straighten so I recently picked up a complete stock set from a DP rifle that so far seems to fit much better.I’m looking forward to shooting it soon to see if the new stock helps the accuracy over the original one. When I figure out how to posts pictures I’ll post them, the truck forums I’m on we all love pictures.
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 1:20pm
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Welcome from North Carolina. We live for photos. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 1:51pm
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Welcome from Paris France! ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 2:02pm
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We are world wide. ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 2:05pm
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Was the stock dropped in, or hand fitted? Usually there is some hand fitting involved for a good bedding. Just be aware the "DP" marked wood will have bunch of people yelling at you not to fire it! ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 2:16pm
| Thank you all for the welcome. |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 2:23pm
The original stock was extremely warped and very loose around the receiver. No effort at all to remove or install. The replacement stock is definitely more snug while trying to install. I’ve watched some of the Enfield accurizing videos on YouTube and have tried to get it fitting better. I did the wd40 and baby powder thing to check how the barrel fit at the muzzle end and the Knox form. Seems to be decent. I had to sand a bit in the middle of the barrel to get a piece of paper to slide around the barrel the whole length without touching. Little baby steps because I don’t want to damage anything. |
Shamu wrote:Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 3:53pm
| Welcome from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada! |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 5:10pm
| welcome from the north coast and jump in as you see fit we are a jovual lot , |
Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 5:17pm
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Welcome from Cochrane, Alberta! We really do live for pictures on this site! ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 6:05pm
Alrigjhty! ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 2:47am
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Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 2:49am
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Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 2:51am
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Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 2:53am
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Posted By: Sapper740
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 3:46am
| Welcome from the Great Independent Republic of Texas! Have a competent gunsmith who is familiar with Lee Enfields check it out before firing it please! |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 5:05am
| I’ve already put close to 500 rounds through it without issues except for accuracy. The DP stock was swapped onto it since the original stock was twisted |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 7:23pm
| that swap was probably a good thing , but the stock can affect the accuracy - ill let the more knowledgeable give you the insight to that , there is a reason that stock was relegated to DP status tho |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 3:48am
| Honestly it never even crossed my mind that the stock itself would be the reason for it being DP. I always assumed it was receiver/barrel issues. IVE been working on getting it bedded so hopefully I can get some improvement out of it. |
Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 9:35am
| I doubt an entire rifle would be DP’d just because of a bad/damaged forend. A new foremd would have been fitted. Now, a forend/stock itself might be DP’ed to get fitted to a DP action. At least that’s what would seem reasonable. The Brits didn’t like to put things to waste. |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 10:06am
That makes sense. Why waste good furniture on an inoperable rifle. I just hope it’s better than what I had to start with
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Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 10:41am
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Welcome from Texas ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: BryceD
Date Posted: August 15 2024 at 11:28am
| Thank you all for the welcome and the info and advice. Much appreciated |