Spare parts?
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Topic: Spare parts?
Posted By: Aesop
Subject: Spare parts?
Date Posted: May 09 2010 at 10:59am
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Greetings, and thanks for such an informative forum!
As the new owner of a No.4, Mk2, I'd love to hear the recommendations of forum members re: what replacement/spare parts should be kept on hand -- that is, which springs, screws, etc., are a good idea to lay in for a rainy day?
Thanks in advance! ------------- ...whistling in the dark does not bring light. |
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Posted By: Lithgow
Date Posted: May 09 2010 at 7:19pm
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I would certainly keep an extractor spring or 2 on hand as they are the most likely spring to break.
You could probably keep a spare firing pin spring and sear spring although they are less prone to breakage.
get all the screws you can as you may get a rifle that someone has buggered the heads on.
all up, scrounge whatever parts you can if you are starting a collection of Enfields.
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Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: May 09 2010 at 11:45pm
| I gave this some serious thought. I have never had to replace any parts on a working rifle, there very reliable and other then normal maintenance I have never broke an Enfield. Now restoring one is a different story. Under normal use an Enfield should last many life times. I agree with the above post those would be a few good spare parts. |
Posted By: Lithgow
Date Posted: May 10 2010 at 6:23am
| I agree CM, I too have never needed spares, and my No1 has seen plenty of hard use. |
Posted By: Aesop
Date Posted: May 10 2010 at 9:59am
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Thanks for your replies! I guess my question is somewhat revealing -- my other rifles are semi-automatic, which intuitively seem more prone to mechanical failures. I keep what seems like a shoebox full of springs and other parts for my DSA FAL, although in fairness I should note that it's been utterly reliable. The same can be said for my 10/22, but I'm still more at ease knowing that I have some spares for it, as well.
Years ago, I learned to shoot on bolt-actions, none of which were as robust as the No.4, but none of which have had any problems from decades of use. I suppose that's what might be called a clue! ------------- ...whistling in the dark does not bring light. |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: May 10 2010 at 10:58am
| 10-22 no telling how many 100's of 1000's of rounds I have put thru mine with never a failure. I'm a affraid to clean it, may stop working just kidding she is well maintained |
Posted By: madcratebuilder
Date Posted: May 29 2010 at 1:49am
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Extractor and spring, striker and spring are the only spares I keep for working rifles. Now spare parts for rescuing Bubba's handy work in another thing, boxes of parts and furniture. I have acquired a set of bolt heads in the unlikely event I need one. The #2 and #3 are hard to find, if you see one at a reasonable price I would snag it.
------------- From my cold dead hands |
Posted By: Kysusha
Date Posted: May 29 2010 at 9:52am
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Got several working .303's and never had to replace a thing! Like a Model A - they just keep on truckin. If you are restoring - buy up all the junk you can - you never know what you need. ------------- Evil is when good men do nothing about it. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: May 29 2010 at 11:00pm
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Like the others have posted I have yet to break an Enfield part.
Also like you I shoot a self-loading rifle & have broken parts so for the FAL I keep parts. Firing pins, spring kits, extractors, gas piston & so on.
For the Enfield I keep a spare extractor spring, & then only because everyone on here says I should get one now as they are getting harder to find as time goes by. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: Rumpelhardt
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 5:31am
| I had a cocking piece break. I now have four spares. I will probably never break one again lol. |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 03 2011 at 2:56am
If I would have saved all the .22 brass I have put through My 10/22 rifles in the past years ..I could sell it for scrap and buy a new 10/22 .... Them little rifles are great ..and a very good buy second hand when You can find them ...and the barrel is a breeze to change on top of that ...not that I have ever seen a 10/22 bore shot out yet !!! ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Cookie Monster wrote:Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: January 03 2011 at 11:12pm
Rhino I have the same one from when I was in High School. It is my main small game rifle still to this day
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Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 4:02am
I bought Mine in December 1986 when I was on for Exodus . Lisa got Me the Stainlees steel with full stock in March of 92 for our anniversary ... ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 6:19am
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I don't even remember when I got my 10-22. What I do remember is that I was really mad. Why? Because the price for a new one went up the day I got it. All the way up to $89.00 Boy was I mad it had been $85.00 the day before.   ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 9:16am
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$89.00 ????? That had to be way before 1986 !!!!! I paid $125.00 for mine at Wall Mart ...So I may have had My single shot 410 when You bought Your 10/22 I do remember My first bolt action .22 Marlin Mdl 25 W/7 round mag ... My Step Dad paid $79.00 for it back in 1983 ....and She still shoots just as good today as She did back then ....I do need to fix the ejector on it now ...... ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 10:04am
| I have a stainless steel version that came with the sling and the Camo laminated stock, never been fired it is 20 years old, One of my children will be happy one day. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 9:50pm
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I think it may have been '73 or 75 ?
------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 11:38pm
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I was playing with My Red Rider BB Gun back then ....LOL!!
------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 7:06am
| thats about the time that an EX made me sell off all my guns , some id had sinse i was a kid , a couple i wish i had back now , like my winchester 1890 in 22short , and my first colt frontier scout i bought new in 1967 - hek i even had a beautiful western belt and holster and a fancy buck hunting knife that went with that set , |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 7:37am
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OH!!!! Hell Noooo ! She would have to go before My Guns !!!!!!! Had that conversation with My Mother in Law .... Im still with Her Daughter and I have even more Guns now ..and get along real great with Her .....
------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 9:37am
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wasnt long after the guns went that she went , and ive replaced most of what i lost - the important ones anyway , i started to pick up 22s along the way over the last ten years , one here , one there , when i found something interesting , i found a 10/22 stainless in the green laminate international stock , its one of my favorites ..............but then all of them are , im particularly fond of my two late 40s mosbergs ,    a conversion of an M1903A4gery with a custom made tube -    and handguns ,     and a dedicated 22LR AR upper for my 20" 3-gun rifle  with a dedicated upper for my 3-gun kimber to go with it   |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 9:51am
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My Wife got Me a 10/22 in the green laminate full length stock for our anniversary ....I listed it earlier .....She has never had any thing bad to say about My Guns ... Hell She was out in the shop with Me tonight showing Me how to use the air brush gun to spray the Duracoat on the 2 Enfield actions Im putting together ..... Had Her come and show Me since She is an expert at air brushing .... Some times I get Her out there shooting with Me ...She does like My CZ-82 .... and She has shot a couple of the Enfields also ....Not one complaint .... From Her or My Daughter ...other than My Daughter complaining I dont give Her Guns Like I do My Son ...LOL!!!! ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 9:59am
| give her guns - i gave an AR AP-4 to both my daughter and daughter-in-law , and i gave my daughter a berretta ninty-two 9mm , and i gave my daughter-in-law a 1911 45cal , and i now have two very beautiful shooting partners that compete for attention with the guns on the range |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 10:36am
SWEEEET!!!!! Just love a Girl With Her GUN/RIFLE !!!!!!!!! Im going look for a picture of My Daughter with the PPS-43 I just got a couple of months ago ...May put it with that thread ...... ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |