Removing bolt head

[mattra]

Is it necessary/proper to remove the bolt head to clean the striker and inside the bolt body after firing? Just curious about the typical cleaning procedures of enfield shooters. Should it be done or is it unnecessary if only shooting non-corrosive ammo?

If it is necessary to remove to do proper cleaning/maintenance, is it just screwed back in the same way it is removed, is there anything to take note of or to make sure to do?

Thanks for any info.

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[bearhunter]

If you're shooting under clean conditions and the light lube inside is clean. Leave it alone. Other than a perfunctory visual inspection, once in a while, unless used in very dirty conditions or wet conditions, all should be well.

[villiers]

We were not permitted EVER to remove the bolt head!

[Edward Horton]

We were not permitted EVER to remove the bolt head!

What I really what to know is how a British soldier of French Norman ancestry (Villiers) ended up in Berlin Germany and how many Bordellos do you own and run to support your Enfield habit.

And one more question, in the winter when it’s too cold to shoot do you do needle point to pass the time.

[RobSmith]

I can't see any harm in it to check for obvious signs of damage or bits of primer that may be stuck in the hole for the firing pin...

[villiers]

What I really what to know is how a British soldier of French Norman ancestry (Villiers) ended up in Berlin Germany and how many Bordellos do you own and run to support your Enfield habit.

And one more question, in the winter when it’s too cold to shoot do you do needle point to pass the time.

Pity, I have to pay for my enjoyment.

Got left here when all t´others left. Can´t go back `cos they´d lynch me for being responsible for all those otiose 2-smoke engines (and confiscate my medium sized collection of Lugers). Besides living here provides an automatic and permanent feeling of superiority.
AND I like the cold and sliding around on icy roads on my CCM.

[Beerhunter]

We were not permitted EVER to remove the bolt head!

Quite right. Only armourers were allowed to do that.

[Edward Horton]

Mattra

I’m an American rebel of English ancestry, I also live in a yellow area on the map below and I don’t have ANY guilty feelings at all when removing the Enfield bolt head.

Even if I lived in a red-brown area below I wouldn’t feel any guilt about removing the bolt head especially after the British burned Washington D.C.

(Go ahead and get even and take the bolt head off unless your Canadian)

[Badger]

Well, if you're referring to No.4 Enfields, check these out ....

Perhaps download a complete set of manuals for the Lee Enfield, which includes operating and armourer's maintenance instructions.

The manuals may be found in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)


2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)

Complete Set includes:

- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Data Summary
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Parts Identification List
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Equipment Description
- 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions


1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals (click here)

Complete Set includes:

- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Operating Instructions
- 1991 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Maintenance Instructions

Note: The difference between the 1991 set of No.4 Manuals and 2002 No.4 (All Marks) .303 Rifle Manuals, is that the 1991 manual contains armourer's information on how to properly "bed" the No.4 rifle, whereas the newer 2002 manual does not.

Hope this helps...

Regards,
Badger

[bradtx]

mattra, If I've shot corrosive ammo I'll unscrew it a couple of turns and rinse it with hot water at the range after tending to the barrel. I've been told it's un necessary, but I can't help myself.

Brad