No. 8 Bolts

[gsimmons]

International Military Antiques(ima-usa.com) has bolt(s) for sale for the no8 .22 rifle. They are on sale for $75.00. If you're in need now is your chance.

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[Hal O'Peridol]

I ordered one in. Going to use it to fabricate a bolt for my Brit No7 barrelled action.

[Alan de Enfield]

I ordered one in. Going to use it to fabricate a bolt for my Brit No7 barrelled action.

Click the link to see photos of bolts from the .22 trainers :
No5
No6
No7
No8
No9

http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Enfield_t...comparison.htm

[Peter Laidler]

Don't bother Hal, the geometry is totally different and it can't (?) be done.

Added later: If you want to get a bolt for your UK No7 rifle, then better start with an unserviceable No4 bolt and cut that short. Start/index the bolt head thread reasonably carefully and you're most of the way there.

The only other use for a No8 bolt, in my experience, is as a short bolt in a No4 action for whatever reason but even the rear unlocking cam groove (cocks on lifting bolt don't forget.....) geometry is useless for any other purpose

[Brian Dick]

I ordered a bolt, ejector plate/feed ramp and trigger assembly. I have one barreled action left over from my heyday of importing, (the good old days). A New Zealand owned DA prefix BSA with a perfect barrel. Since I have a customer No.8 here for full BDL FTR, might as well do two instead of one.

[Peter Laidler]

Suprised that they have the ejector plate as this was never an available part as it was matched to and bored through to the body

[Brian Dick]

I was surprised too. I remembered that the ejector plate was never available as a spare part. The advert was in my email on Saturday morning and I jumped on it. Now I can bring another lonely project rifle back to life.

[smlemk111]

I bought 3 of them on Saturday. After Springfield Sporters sold all of their FFL rifles somebody who had bought a bunch of the barreled receivers sold them on Gun Broker I bought 8 of them at the time I followed the instructions from a guy called Steven H who had described building one using a No8 bolt head on the old lee Enfield site, run by a guy with the name of Mark Bitings as I remember. I built 2 of them at the time one as a Jungle Carbine and one as a No4 Mk1 T . As I only had the one No8 bolt head, I had to use the same bolt in both rifles. I have been stockpiling parts to build a couple of the other barreled receivers into rifles and my opportunity came this last Saturday when IMA lowered their price on the bolt heads. I was able find a couple of No 7 magazines with the .22 insert and they worked in my rifles. I have several of the real trainers a No9 2 No8s one Faz the other BSA a No7 Canadian a No7 English 2 Pattern 14 No 1 1 Pattern 14 No2 4 no2 Mk4 and a shortr.22 Mk11 I also have one of the Belgian No 4 Mk1 trainers that they built. I will look through my stuff and see if can find the original instructions from Steven H.

[smlemk111]

Hello Everyone,

I found the instructions from Steve N, enclosed are the instructions in question and some pictures of my Jungle Carbine with a No. 8 bolt-head.

Best,

Al

[Hal O'Peridol]

Hello Everyone,

I found the instructions from Steve N, enclosed are the instructions in question and some pictures of my Jungle Carbine with a No. 8 bolt-head.

Best,

Al

Thanks Al! I had lost my instructions and planned on doing the project from memory, so was doomed to failure. This helps TREMENDOUSLY!