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Whether the wood inserts are to reinforce the new drawers or to prevent the rear of the fore-end moving from L to R, I can't really imagine an Enforcer being repaired in such a way. Simply based on the fact that in the great scheme of things, they were used very little, didn't get a hard life and were very probably a one-man-dog so to speak.
As a bit of an aside while admitting to being a bit of an amateur here, I can't really see the point of the two wood peg inserts to prevent the fore-end moving or tightening anything. After all, if you really needed to tighten it up a tad, you'd just screw the tie-bolt/nut up a bit. That way the rear of the fore-end would grip the Mk1/2, 1/3 or 2 trigger block. End of problem. That's how we did it when fitting fore-ends in the first place
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Hi Peter thanks for your reply. It certainly gives more food for thought. Regards Steve
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I have an L-39 with twin dowels on either side of the receiver wall. I was told, and have read, that they were used to minimize vibration in the receiver under recoil, and is done to target/competition rifles.
No proof other that what I've read.
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Wasn't this part of the mod's carried out by DCRA on the Canadian match rifles. There's write up's on this site. I nearly purchased one once and it had the same pegs. It doesn't need to be a long branch either as they converted other makes in that they possessed too, that's as I understand it anyway. Goodluck.
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Thanks for your input. I am now wondering if this type of mod has any effect on the rifles value as it non standard.
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To answer that Q, you'll have to say exactly what you've got. Is it an Enforcer? An L39, a commercial conversion or wot! Would be interesting to know what your particular wood pegs were for. Rebuilt drawers or a means to prevent L&R movement.
The pags weren't an authorised modification in the UK service and as such (thread 14), you'd have to be pretty careful at the scrutineers bay before any UK MIlitary competition. If he saw and noticed it and it wasn't approved he could just bar you. The UK Military were also fairly strict about non standard modifications. For example, a couple of L39's that had been used in non service competitions by the local TA Regiment here* were returned to Ordnance when they were withdrawn. A week or so later a snotty report was sent down from RSSD Ordnance to the OC/Quartermaster why the fore-ends had been butchered unlawfully and contrary to EMER spec by having hand-stop/bipod rails inletted. Well, it takes all sorts.
*the rifles were loaned to a local school who'd been using the L39's for many years instead of the crap L81's
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The NRA Lee-Enfield pamphlet also has examples of the sidewall pegs and their purported purpose. (say that fast three times.)
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Under Bisley, DCRA and other Commonwealth rifle orgs service rifle competition was shot under two classifications:
Service Rifle a (SRa) the service rifle exactly as issued
Service Rifle b (SRb) the service rifle modified with target sights, target slings and swivels, ball burnished barrels, non service bedding including the plugs, but retaining the appearance of the service arm.
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These peg's are present on my Fulton's regulated N04 Mk1/2.
I assume it was part of there bedding modifications.
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All very well of course but what sort/type of 762 rifle does the questioner have is the only way to answer his Q 15! As for those SRB rules and regulations, yes, some of these changes are/were permitted under the Equipment Regulations. But the point that I am making is that those same relaxations also specified that when the rifles went back to Ordnance, they went back 'as issued'. If you give me an hour or so I'll quote the chapter and verse in relation to the No8 and L39.
And we STILL don't know what the pegs in the questioners rifle indicate! Maybe one of the resident experts can tell us why such pegs would be required on the fore-end of a Mk1/2, /3 or 2 rifle when tghe rear end of the fore-end grips the trigger block. Answers on a postcard.............
