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appreciate the info, thanks

I have a Mauser that shoots 8mm and I have shot this gun before without any loading or cocking problems

when I took the gun to the range last time, this happened


https://youtu.be/HVgEhy-l3W0

Thanks, Jim. what you said made perfect sense.

This is a follow up to the question was whether the gun will fire after I sanded the chamber of the gun

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and here's the answer


https://youtu.be/rTqrVyyjQTo

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Thanks to all those provided helpful comments which really was the reason why I was able to solve my problem with my Lee Enfield's difficulty in chambering


it was a journey from first a problem...

It started when I encountered my first case separation and after using the cerrosafe to remove the stuck case in the chamber.


https://youtu.be/Nept-1VgeEw

now I am faced with a new problem...

Thank you for the info, the nick is very light so i think polishing will help it.. lots of oil

i just ordered an extractor from Marstar, $25 including tax and shipping

thanks again
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I reloaded some brass given to me by a friend and I examined each case carefully before charging them.

so I went to the range and fired with my No4Mk1 sporter and when I tried to eject the case, I...

i bought the no1 mk3 with just one large hole when normally the no1 mk3 receiver has a vertical three hole type as per pictured.

as some suggested, the one hole one is from india, i bought this...

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i bought this no1 lee enfield and the receiver is puzzling in that normally on the side of the receiver the holes are vertical but this receiver has just one hole like a no 4.

please advise
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Thanks guys for sobering me up, excellent assessments and expert opinions, this is what I came for.

thanks again

the seller is located in cowichan bay, bc, and he wants $470 including shipping, to the lower mainland, rather than as a collector item, but as a shooter, would it be a reasonable deal..

so this is a lee enfield jungle no5 mk1

the flash hider is modified, do you think it's possible to replace it with a normal flash hider


https://youtu.be/JZHm16ZUGd0

please look at the...

There's so much to learn about the lee enfields, so much history. i will check the chamber, but how about the roughness on the rims. do you think it's the extractor being too tight,

with the new dummy cartridges, i was able to extract, two of the ok, third needed a bit of muscle, but all were able to extract,

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So after following all the valuable suggestions, and by the process of elimination where applicable, I nailed it down to the cartridges. many of you have the correct suspicion that the cartridges...

sorry I didn't answer each suggestion separately but I have tried all that was suggested.

the safety, the extractor, check for the right cartridges, bolt head, etc.

one thing I would like to...

i will try to take more videos with the two rifles.

i bought these rifles a few months ago and never fired them, i figured that i should check out all the mechanics before using live rounds,

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Safety is off, ie full firing position. after pulling on the trigger on the dummy round, i lift up the bolt handle to eject, but it goes half way, and stuck.

i had to use my palm to hammer it...

i have the same problem with both the no 1 mk 3 and no4 mk1 in that both locked and closed ok but when i tried to eject the bolt handle moved half way up and everything is stuck.

can't move up any...

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