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OK, had a little time today to spend with my Bren. Specifically, my South African .308 barrel and my Bren.

The barrel has the black synthetic ( thought it was just a painted wooden handle...

Sounds like you got a nice package. I should have contacted GunParts and requested a replacement. They may still have a few?

Hey tr63, got the barrel but have been so busy, only dealt with it in a cursory fashion. I tried it n both a .303 and the L4. Don’t recall which one, but it locked up pretty tight in one rifle,...

Don’t see why it would be longer? Shorter, yes. But point taken. I will measure and compare. The 7.62 does not have feed horns like the .303, so I suspect (but do not KNOW) that they will clear. I...

Here’s a dumb question. IF the South African 7.62 barrels work as they do in .303 Brens, then will L4 barrels do the same thing?

Jumped on the S.A. 7.62 barrel so fast, then started thinking, “...

Found this picture attached to a thread of 2010 date. Helps explain how they went about it.

Thank you LE. Thank you for the updates as I have missed many of the earlier contributors comments and express my gratitude and respect for those members not with us any more. I will do some more...

Joe H, What I am trying to figure out is what sort of mag well conversion did South Africa use to fit L1A1 or FAL mags into the Bren well? They seemed to obviously not have gone the route that the UK...

Gary, Thanks for the information.

I keep wondering, "who cares if there is one round left in the mag?"...

It is the "follower's helper" so to speak.

Thank you Joe, will read and digest.

Oh to locate a coveted Mag release, ejector conversion unit...

Do any drawings exist?

The obvious question, does the front of a .303 mag well accommodate...

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I am understanding just a little more each time comments are made... As I slowly become aware of the nuances of the Bren, I can see that the L4 mag did need to be seated deeper, as you say...

TactAdv,

Conratulations on a well running piece of kit. My question is along the questioning by PL. Happy the gun is functioning, but is everything really working in a proper interface? Don't want...