L42A1 build

I went to prestigious wood stocks to order a No.4 wood set, when I came across these:

https://www.prestigiouswoodstocks.com/products/lee-enfield-l42a1-4-piece-set

I have several bubbatized No.4s that I've acquired over the years. One of them just got a new criterion barrel and will be built into a (T) clone. I'm thinking I might like to have an L42A1 clone to go with it. So, I have a stock set. Now I just need a magazine and a barrel.

So, would anybody happen to have the outer dimensions of the L42A1 barrel?

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Originally Posted by A. Quatermain

So, would anybody happen to have the outer dimensions of the L42A1 barrel?

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Well it just so happens ...............................................


This was a post on the old Jouster forum from December 2008


This is for the first type of barrel, the heavy "snakeskin" type.
Overall length from where barrel mates with
receiver to the muzzle=26.75 inches
Diameter at this point is 1.230 inches
Length from where barrel mates with receiver to beginning of first "step" in barrel= 1.172 inches. Diameter at this point is 1.140 inches
Length of first "step" in barrel= 0.365 inches. Diameter at end of step is 0.956
Here the barrel resumes a slight taper to a point 1.250 inches back from the muzzle. This is where the front sight mount is mounted to the barrel. The barrel for the L42 gets a military type sight base, and the Envoy/L39 gets a simple dovetail.
At this point barrel diameter is 0.791 inches.
At the muzzle of the barrel the diameter is 0.767
Using the below drawing (from shaw barrels) the dimensions are:
A= 26.75 inches
B= 1.230 inches
C= 1.172 inches
D= 0.365 inches
E= 0.956 inches
F= 0.767 inches
G= 0.791 inches

Thanks. Now I just have to find a mag.

Just to get you on the range, there are some original and "aftermarket knock-offs" of Indian 2A1 mags that can be easily "blacksmithed" to work in a No4 action.

Genuine L-42A1 mags or even the Sterling version are hard to find and asking silly prices.

Maybe someone better heeled than me could pop over to Mec-Gar in Italy for a chat. They seem to be able to make just about any magazine on the planet at the drop of a hat (full of lira).