Sterling Lee Enfield 7.62NATO Conversion

Hello,

I am looking for the "Lee Enfield Sterling Conversion Kit Brochure"

In particular the parts list (with pictures) and installation instructions.

Can anyone point me in the correct direction?

Thank you.

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There is a reproduction of the parts layout from the Sterling 7.62 brochure on page 40 of Ian Skennerton's S.A.I.S. No 18 " 7.62mm L42A1 SNIPER, L39A1, 2A & LEE-ENFIELD CONVERSIONS"

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Originally Posted by Maxwell Smart

There is a reproduction of the parts layout from the Sterling 7.62 brochure on page 40 of Ian Skennerton's S.A.I.S. No 18 " 7.62mm L42A1 SNIPER, L39A1, 2A & LEE-ENFIELD CONVERSIONS"

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After referring to the documentation noted above, it appears I have each of the following:

1. Sterling Magazine
2. 7.62 Extractor
3. Charger Guide Adaptor

Missing is the:

• Spring loaded Ejector

Not a major issue as I have no intent of drilling & tapping the 7.62 barreled action.

I understand that the extractor and magazine together may facilitate a proper repeating action anyway?

They are OK with the original Sterling design ejector installed. They are about as positive as the RFI 2A/2A1 without it. The action of the extractor, providing it has a good spring will hold the fired casing on the inside wall of the body until it's tipped out by the left rear feed lip but it's not ejection. The Enfield pattern magazines with the built on ejector are so much better. The Sterling mags are OK for bench rest shooting.

I wonder if anyone has thought about modifying a Sterling magazine to incorporate a small hardened 'ejector' tip. That seems to be the way to go. There is a lot of experience among repro L42 mag owners of re-spot welding crap originally spot-welded ejectors

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Originally Posted by Brian Dick

.... The Enfield pattern magazines with the built on ejector are so much better. The Sterling mags are OK for bench rest shooting.

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Just for reference, the base rifle is a '42 Long Branch DCRA conversion.

This came from Stirling Arms and was used to show their conversion kit.
The trigger was missing when I got it.

The Sterling brochure was written before the days when honesty and integrity were required in advertising. Let's just say those immortal words '......you wouldn't get away with it now!'

The only DCRA conversions I've seen that were fitted with 7.62 magazines and extractors were the so-called "factory specials" and they have Enfield pattern magazines but the magazine wells aren't modified like the L8/L39/L42 series of rifles from Enfield. I'd guess the Sterling mag was fitted by a civilian shooter. Does the rifle have a 7.62 extractor fitted? The standard DCRA conversions retained the normal .303 extractor which worked fine in the single shot mode.