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    Reasons to DP a Enfield Rifle

    As suggested by Peter Laidlericon, this thread is to list out the many and various reasons to DP a rifle.
    Due to my lack of hands on technical skill, I will kick the list off with an obvious Urban myth.

    Reason 1 to not DP a Rifle. It was issued to the Durban Police.

    Reason 1 to DP a Rifle. Worn Body

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    They must have DP'd this one because it had a big hole and a saw cut in the barrel.

    Shame because it's a matching 1935 Lithgowicon.

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    Hardening failed at the locking shoulders was a firm favourite at Base Workshops

    Low magazine front stop face

    Stripped threads.
    For DP purposes it was permissable to drill through to deepen a stripped front trigger guard screw. Re-tap and use longer bolt

    Distorted body

    Broken away bolt head guide on Mk1/1's and 1/3's

    Mk1/2's, 1/3's and 2's, enlarged trigger axis pin hole. We weren't permitted to stake/ring punch hole

    There's a few to be getting on with

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    What I can't understand is ... why were DP'd rifles left capable of chambering and firing live ammo ? Or are we looking at a load of DP parts which have been exported and then re-built as live shooters ?

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    I'll add the worn bolt/bolt channel for consideration just because I had a no1 mk3 that would fire when the safety was lowered. The bolt was loose enough in the channel to lift over the sear as the safety was turned, scared us good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bouletbill View Post
    What I can't understand is ... why were DP'd rifles left capable of chambering and firing live ammo ?
    If they can't chamber rounds, one can't practice: Holding, Loading Aiming & Firing because the Drill Rounds won't chamber.

    Second they were not "left capable of .... firing live ammo" because the firing pins were cut. Of course that does not stop an idiot from putting a Service bolt into a DP Rifle but ensuring that a rifle has the correct bolt is drilled into one and one can't legislate for complete stupidity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulseamus View Post
    As suggested by Peter Laidlericon, this thread is to list out the many and various reasons to DP a rifle.
    Forgive me but this subject has been done to death in the past and the reason for DP'ing a rifle is because a DP Rifle was needed - no other. As Peter has pointed out in the past, obviously one chooses the worst rifles on hand for DP'ing but once they were exhausted, perfectly good rifles can be, and were, DP'd
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    I wouldn't agree that this particular thread has been flogged to death Beery. This thread is just detailing of list of REASONS why a particular rifle might be downgraded to DP as opposed to the NEED for a DP rifle.

    That way, someone with a DP rifle that looks perfectly serviceable might have an idea as to exactly WHY it's marked DP Or am I flogging a dead horse............?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Demo View Post
    They must have DP'd this one because it had a big hole and a saw cut in the barrel.

    Shame because it's a matching 1935 Lithgowicon.
    Can't have happened in the OZ military system, this weapon would not even exist now. As per the EMEI this would have had the woodwork removed, S/N defaced and 5 cuts by oxy or a cutting wheel through the receiver, knox, and 3 more cuts equidistant across the barrel. All dumped into a bin marked ferrous, for scrap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muffett.2008 View Post
    Can't have happened in the OZ military system, this weapon would not even exist now. As per the EMEI this would have had the woodwork removed, S/N defaced and 5 cuts by oxy or a cutting wheel through the receiver, knox, and 3 more cuts equidistant across the barrel. All dumped into a bin marked ferrous, for scrap.
    Any suggestions where it was done. I recall about 30 others in the batch with this one.

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    Interesting question, DP's were left in the system until too damaged to use.
    Qld. is the only state in Oz that De activates firearms is'nt it?

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