No4 Mk1 firing pin & refinish

A good quality screw driver with a large enough handle and a thick enough shank is a good starting point. I have one somebody made that way. Saves fiddling with the cross handle or finding a suitable piece of steel.

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Originally Posted by busdriver72

I feel better now.
I got a complete bolt assembly in from Numrich.
The bolt wouldn't slide in at first. I noticed the bolt head wouldn't turn enough counter-clockwise to slip into the receiver. It was very tight, but I managed to unscrew it. Using 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper I smoothed the flat areas where the bolt and bolt head meet, then finished it off with 1500 grit. The bolt head lined up perfectly.
Took her to the range and it funtions great.
Lotta work to get a gun to go 'bang.'
Also ordered an issue WWII Enfield sling. My gun is a 1943, and the sling I got just happened to be dated 1943. Sweet!:dancingbanana:

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Did you do the headspace? I may be wrong here but wasn't the bolt originally proof fired to match it with the action? Therefor a new bolt may head spaces for a few dozen rounds but then go out of tolerance due to bedding of the shoulders? Then that requires new heads.