no4 7.62 stripper clip adapters

[sparky12130]

anyone know where to get these? were they reliable or am i better off just saving my money and not bothering

thanks

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[Bindi2]

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[Strangely Brown]

anyone know where to get these? were they reliable or am i better off just saving my money and not bothering

thanks

There're crap!
I used an L39A1 for service rifle competitions a few years back (with a No.4 rear sight) and assumed I could load fairly quickly with the adapter in the charger bridge.
Nothing could have been further from the truth, I ended up buying another couple of magazines and kept them charged in a 58 Pat ammo pouch for competitions.

[Maxwell Smart]

My own experience with them has been that they work well; there is a bit of a knack in making them fit into the 303 charger bridge. Also a modified technique when stripping the rounds into the magazine - as well as thumb pressure, I put my forefinger under the tip of the top round in the charger and this seems to keep everything square to feed in. Have used three types, the Enfield, Sterling and a very well done custom job which was made to replace the cross-piece in the existing charger bridge.

[David TS]

There're crap!
I used an L39A1 for service rifle competitions a few years back (with a No.4 rear sight) and assumed I could load fairly quickly with the adapter in the charger bridge.
Nothing could have been further from the truth, I ended up buying another couple of magazines and kept them charged in a 58 Pat ammo pouch for competitions.

Bloody hell Mick, two spare 7.62 magazines, did you win the lottery!?

[Strangely Brown]

Bloody hell Mick, two spare 7.62 magazines, did you win the lottery!?

From memory David they were £35 & £40, I thought I was being ripped off even then!

A now departed friend remembers buying 5 new No.4 magazines from Ma Parkers nephew after he took over the business for £25.

[David TS]

I saw a Stirling 7.62 mag for sale today Mick, it was around £180

And new No 4 mags at £5 each - I'll take a crate

[Strangely Brown]

The clip adapter that the OP mentions were classed as scrap about ten years ago, when I enquired about them a dealer gave me 5 or 6 which I have since given away.
Their ability to stay in the charger bridge was at the very least suspect, there may be one in the mud on Century range at Bisley because I can remember finishing a service rifle stage only to discover the one fitted had vanished!

[Maxwell Smart]

Apparently the little adapters were supposed to be rivetted in place, that is what the extra hole is for

[Strangely Brown]

Apparently the little adapters were supposed to be rivetted in place, that is what the extra hole is for

I didn't know that.