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That is normal for LE rifles. Depends on what you mean by 'how much force' - you don't need to force it to close. Visit your local gun stores and handle/test the LE they have, to compare with your LB. It should be clear then. Or friends with LE.
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Originally Posted by
Daan Kemp
That is normal for LE rifles. Depends on what you mean by 'how much force' - you don't need to force it to close. Visit your local gun stores and handle/test the LE they have, to compare with your LB. It should be clear then. Or friends with LE.
Not force close as in feeling like it’s hurting the rifle, just a fair amount of resistance at the end of the bolt cycle. Again, the enfield is new to me so it could be and sounds normal based on what you’re saying and what I’ve read.
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Yep, normal. Put simply, the resistance starts when the sear catches the striker. When you open the bolt after cocking and without pressing the trigger, the bolt should move back smartly on its own under the tension of the striker spring.
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Looks like a nice piece. I have owned a tremendous number of LB #4 rifles over the years and have yet to see one with the last 4 of the serial number stamped on top of the buttstock behind the receiver. So I am not sure what to make of that but it is a very nice mid war rifle. Congrats on a good find!!
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Longbranch No4 Mk1 - Album on Imgur
Some quick pictures i grabbed today if anyone is interested[COLOR="black"]
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Originally Posted by
boltaction
Looks like a nice piece. I have owned a tremendous number of LB #4 rifles over the years and have yet to see one with the last 4 of the serial number stamped on top of the buttstock behind the receiver. So I am not sure what to make of that but it is a very nice mid war rifle. Congrats on a good find!!
Thank you, I love it! And thats interesting what youre saying about the serial number behind the receiver on the buttstock, I just assumed that was a normal thing for the Enfields in general, or at least the Longbranch models.
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Please dont take this the wrong way but that blue tinge on the bolt just in front of the handle up top looks like heating marks what say the others, looks a tidy rig good for you.
Cocking on close you do not need that much force realy, make up some dummy rounds and practice using the stripper clips and the cocking you can shape and glue in a pencil rubber if you want to get used to the 2 stage trigger or buy some snap caps to get the feel of cock on closing and the trigger pull.
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Originally Posted by
CINDERS
Please dont take this the wrong way but that blue tinge on the bolt just in front of the handle up top looks like heating marks what say the others, looks a tidy rig good for you.
Cocking on close you do not need that much force realy, make up some dummy rounds and practice using the stripper clips and the cocking you can shape and glue in a pencil rubber if you want to get used to the 2 stage trigger or buy some snap caps to get the feel of cock on closing and the trigger pull.
Thats what i was thinking about the blue tinge...is that a bad thing that its there do you think?
And yeah as far as the cock on closing, I think its just somethiing I need to practice with and get use to.
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Originally Posted by
CINDERS
I am not qualified enough to comment on that but life experience with 40 years in construction where one has a metal of a certain hardness and enough heat is applied to leave that type of bluing then it could alter the temper of the metal. I am just saying it appears thats what has happened others like
Brian Dick,
browningautorifle, Lee Enfield and others are probably more qualified to answer the picture. For the minute I would hang 5 on firing it just to be sure.
Will hold off on firing, and can provide more pictures of the bolt if needed. Hopefully one of the guys you listed can give us better insight
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