New Enfield owner
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Topic: New Enfield owner
Posted By: snuffy
Subject: New Enfield owner
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 12:34am
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Just purchased my first Enfield yesterday at a gun show..It is a No 5 MK1 (F) date of 9/47 serial # AB9641...loved the look and feel of it...After doing some research on it found all serial numbers match..(receiver, bolt, and barrel)..However I found what is labeled as an "ejection" screw on the side of the receiver & have no idea of its purpose? Am I missing a part?? Hopefully I'll get to the range to fire it someday.. Thanks...appreciate all the info I'm finding in the different forums..  |
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Posted By: Land Rover
Date Posted: September 23 2012 at 2:36pm
| Hey there. Without seeing a picture it sounds like the extractor screw that the case hits and flicks out of the action when pulling the bolt back to reload. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 12:01am
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If the screw is positioned about 1/2 way along the flat left side of the receiver then it is the ejector screw. it should just protrude into the breech without dragging on the bolt body. Interestingly it is not needed to eject fired cases, this is done by having spring pressure from the extracter claw force the case rim into the tapered cutout inside the same left side receiver wall. The screw is only used to pop out unfired cases that have more weight up front in the form of the bullet. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: snuffy
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 2:11am
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Thanks for the info...ejector screw was not in the whole way..tightened screw and worked bolt..ejected 10 loaded cartridges from the magazine...all ejected correctly.. |
Posted By: Land Rover
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 4:14am
Hey Shamu thanks for that info, I was nearly there but not quite on track.
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Shamu wrote:Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 5:38am
No problem. Its an odd system to say the least (not using the ejector to eject that is) ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: muffett.2008
Date Posted: September 24 2012 at 6:34am
If it was simple and basic, we would have nothing to talk about.
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Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: September 26 2012 at 4:17am
| 9/47 makes it a late no5 rifle , FAZ quit making them in 10/47 , nice find |
Posted By: snuffy
Date Posted: September 26 2012 at 8:36am
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Thanks...took it out to the range for the first time...has quite a kick to it, but very accurate...think I'm going to need a shoulder pad to absorb the recoil...
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