No4 butt srew seized! Tool help...

We still use those in the industry for framing up and boring wood utility poles. They're a whole lot easier to carry in than a gas drill or having to rely on battery powered cordless drills for when it counts sometimes. Boring bits carefully kept in an oiled tool cloth and sent up in a nose bag never tossed about or thrown. When I started to apprentice they were the norm. Break one of those out now and the grunts will start to look out their phone or need an energy drink real quick.

I also made a long bit up for drilling deep holes in half stocked muzzle-loading rifles. A brace is better than a drill motor to avoid splits or holes that wander off center when driven to quickly. Haven't used it for a while though. A socket brace is good for some things. Still keep one for some things and pretty handy sometimes, surprised to see them being discussed here.

So i finally cleaned the butt stock out, took a hell of a lot of kitchen towel and i kept cleaning till it came out spotless.

As the wood was incredibly dry inside i gave it all a once with boiled linseed oil which is soaked right up.

All nice and tidy ready for the new leather washer, pull through and oil bottle.

I have a new screw, washer and spring washer. Just dropped it inside for a quick check to make sure it fits ok. Nice and snug. I'm so happy with the results i have done a before and after picture.

The screw has again been removed until i can source sum XG-279 grease to coat it all with.

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Fortunately there are large quantities of NOS stock bolts still on the market - they must have over-ordered. Not the sort of thing you wear out.

From what i have found, most parts are "Ten a penny"

Although i can't for the life of me find a magazine follower for a Long Branch magazine. I believe it should have a circle with a B inside it.

The oil bottle hole (I was gunna say butt bolt hole but thats a bit well off?:eek:) brass guide is not often seen I brought one years ago I have a commercial 4 jaw in the shed but thankfully I am blessed with gorilla hands so can get them without the brace just a large square shanked screwdriver suitably ground and if they are really tight I add a spanner to fit the shank and there ya go........
Good persistence Scout got there in the end........:thup:.

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Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield

you have removed the leather washer

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Having never tore down one of these rifles I have to ask what is the leather washer for? is it to keep the oiler from hitting the bolthead? and Did the come on all of the Enfield variants including the Indian versions?

Thanks, Bill

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Originally Posted by usabaker

what is the leather washer for

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To keep things from rattling and being noisy...I think. Peter...?

My 2c worth:

The original oil bottles were robust little brass numbers. The rear of the storage hole is nicely padded by the correctly-wound pull-through.

The leather washer was probably to mute the impact of brass on steel in delicate situations.

Probably also helped reduce cracking of the later "plastic" / Bakelite? ones

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Originally Posted by usabaker

Having never tore down one of these rifles I have to ask what is the leather washer for? is it to keep the oiler from hitting the bolthead? and Did the come on all of the Enfield variants including the Indian versions?

Thanks, Bill

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Bill,

Precisely. Leather washer stopped the brass oil bottle form rattling and making unwanted noise and damaging the brass bottle.

It works well to stop rattling, but removing it can be a pain.

There is an armourers tool designed specifically for the removal of the leather stock wad.