Lee Enfield No. 4 MK1 Restoring.

[carl1114]

Well I am restoring a Lee Enfield No. 4 MK1 I have found a mint barrel for it and No.3 bolt head. Now all I need is Action Wrench and Barrel vise. Looking for and tips. Has anyone done this before on here. This is going to take some time. I still need the stock. I want to do this right.

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[tbonesmith]

I'd suggest getting someone like Brian Dick at BDL Ltd to do it for you. While it's possible to buy the tools and just do it, it's very easy to wreck a receiver. They can be frightfully tight. Also they are not always a breeze to index and breech up with the corrrect tension, to adjust this you will need a lathe. Here is an article on how to breech them up, and the thread contains how some pics of a barrel replacement happening.http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...ching%20Up.pdf
More related info here: Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......
No4 Mk1 T Rebuild

[carl1114]

I am going to send it to Brian I already email him. Looking at the the tools needed it is cheaper then doing it myself. some day I will get all the tools just I want to do it some day and I am going to find a job as machinist apprenticeship then moving on to gunsmithing.