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L1a1 Barrel replacement
Last edited by jmoore; 08-18-2009 at 04:11 AM.
Reason: Clone
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08-18-2009 03:30 AM
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D'OH!! Thought the answer was posted by Alan de Enfield recently in the Milsurps Lee Enfield forum, but it leaves out actual initial preferred state from which the washer selection was made. Close but not there yet.
Last edited by jmoore; 08-18-2009 at 05:21 AM.
Reason: Not so smart
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The dangers of over torquing barrels are known, but what about under torquing, the worst that could happen is bad accuracy? If the threads are engaged does it really matter? It`s not as if it`s an old British motorbike and you can watch some bolts undo as you ride it! How about some comment?
Stuart.
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There are some dodgy things you need to know about breeching up L1A1 rifles.....and I assume FN FAL's too. I'll read up and come back to you. I do know that there were sone very intricate body clamps and torque figures. In short, not the sort of thing to do with a stilson wrench....................
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Thank You to Peter Laidler For This Useful Post:
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Have a proper action wrench (with which the rotted out barrel was removed) and plenty o' torque wrenches! Barrel will clamped in a steel fixture mounted to a plate steel table. Thanks loads!
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Found my stash of breeching washers. A tutorial would be grand!
(Also have a hydraulic press available with which, if required, to change out locking shoulder pins.)
Last edited by jmoore; 09-11-2009 at 06:53 PM.
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Thank You to NuJudge For This Useful Post:
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Well, that ought to get it done! Been a long time since I swapped one out, (pre-internet!) and just kind of made it up as I went along. Worked, but I remember it being a bother.
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When I was building my FAL's I used the 11o'clock position for final installation. I cut shoulder face on metric barrels and surface ground breeching washer on inch pattern to get that position. I then torqued to alignment marks. 75 to 100 ft.lbs got me there. Gary
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Dang, forgot all about this little project. Need to find out how its doing. (OK, I guess, or I would have heard something further!)
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