Last Round jamming, feed lip adjustment

[CINDERS]

Try 174SMK's and see what give maybe a person at your shooting club can give you 5 projies just a thought

[Peter Laidler]

Exasperation or wot......... We've got to 3 pages (so far I hasten to add.....) relating to a trivial mechanical fault that STILL ain't cured! I can see what's wrong from here. The left front magazine lip isn't controlling the movement of the nose of the projectile. It REALLY is as simple as that and in truth an everyday minute-on-the- bench repair. You test the car with the fuel it was made to run on. Get rid of the drill rounds you are using and test it with .303" NATO Mk7 ball. Fix it and be done with it!

[mike16]

As a matter of fact...there was a written direction that no extra mag would be issued per rifle

extra as in a third magazine?

off the topic but Skennerton indicated both one and two magazines. and who can really say with a couple of millions of rifles spread out over 25 % of the world over a period of about 100 years among units in combat vs units in support positions in wars around the world almost constantly?

perhaps that document represents a period of time stated by Skennerton when there was a batch of deffective mags and a shortage of good mags? and would that one mag rule apply to units stationed away from combat in order to relieve the shortage in the combat zone? I dont know. but it is at least plausable. Skennerton does not go into depth on this. One thing he does state is that with the deffective mags. capacity was limited to 5 rounds.

. I can assure you when some desk warrior sent a memo like that down the line ( and they did often) it never stopped us from packing extra mags. Our unit armorer back us up on this too. Those extra mags were the ones the desk warriors never used. I had 10 extra mags shipped to me from home. I carried a browning hi power with two mags..... 6 more from home and I made sure every one worked first. Everybody from our capatain on down, understood and looked the other way.

so....

you might want to confirm this with the soldiers who actually carried one., two or more extra mags. You might be surprised

[browningautorifle]

extra as in a third magazine?

One mag per rifle. No extras were issued. This has been stated over and over...through various threads. Hard to get this through it seems.

you might want to confirm this with the soldiers who actually carried one., two or more extra mags. You might be surprised

I started in the army with those guys, seems they didn't carry extras, just bandoleers.

[Peter Laidler]

Once again Mike, let's not get into a long winded discussion here....... I have been an Armourer since 1963 and we were always part of the quartermasters staff (....not always) and take it from me that each No4 rifle was issued with ONE magazine. Not in the UK Military but elsewhere in the Commonwealth too. Just read the Infantry Training booklet

[rickv100]

Obviously, I made the mistake of asking for advice from those who have more experience then me to be told that a.) Lee Enfields don't jam b.) it is a stupid easy fix.

Sorry for asking a question, seems like this board is only for experienced people to tell others how experienced they are.

I will fix it myself and not bother the gurus again.

[mike16]

I will fix it myself and not bother the gurus again.

Rick, dont let them bully you around.

Please stay the course. Your success can be shared with others.

as for you guru's... Its not me, once again that is wrong. I simply pointed out that Skennerton implies otherwise and to validate your own opinions on the matter its indicated both ways.

God forbid he should have to come on this forum and deffend himself.

wern't sniper rifles issued with two magazines?

[Brian Dick]

Rick, The only stupid question is the one you DON'T ask. I've adjusted the feed lips on a few Lee rifles in my time too. No where near as many as the experienced MoD and DnD Armourers on this site who maintained and carried these rifles day in, day out during their careers but more than I can count. It is an easy fix if you just take a deep breath and look at what's happening during the feeding process. Peter is correct about the left front feed lip. Use a good pair of smooth jaw pliers and just tweak it a little at a time and try it with Mk.7 dummy rounds. Please don't get offended by anyone. It's not the intent I assure you. Be happy we have the guys with experience that take the time to post here. Something many other forums don't have and never will. Now fix the dang thing and give us a report! Brian

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Almost forgot: I always get a chuckle from the folks who think soldiers carried spare Enfield mags in their kit. It just isn't so. It was a totally different weapons related doctrine than what we think of now carrying SLR's. One properly fitted magazine was all that was required. I have to make a shameless plug too. Buy one of the 1948 No.4 Infantry Training Pams I have for sale. It's all there. If you buy a rifle from me I'll throw one in for free!!

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Mike, Nope, sniper rifles weren't issued with two magazines. It's not in the CES. The magazine was never intended to be removed except for maintenance.

[browningautorifle]

I will fix it myself and not bother the gurus again.

Ok then...

wern't sniper rifles issued with two magazines?

Nope, just one...

[mike16]

So... Skennerton is wrong?

Once again Mike, let's not get into a long winded discussion here

absolutely not. not like the irish thing.

I merely stated what I read and quoted the source. your issue, should you have one. is with that source NOT ME.

so yea its not going to be long winded.

Rick, theres nothing wrong with having two magazines that work in your rifle.