1943 No4 Mk1* problem

[Sruikyl]

I recently purchased a 1943 No4 MK1* savage arms lee enfield. A few times the bolt head has actually skipped outside of the bolt raceway. I searched everywhere about this problem and have found out that it only occured on MK1* specifically. I couldn't find any advice on repair or temporary fixes that would help my situation. Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
my raceway looks exactly like this:

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[Alan de Enfield]

Hopefully you didnt pay too much for this as it is bu****ed.
The bolt raceway is damaged - particularly the front where there is a big chip out of it just where the bolt head sits. The rear portion is also damaged (it should be a 'square corner' not stepped back)
I have never heard of any repair to this area being successful. Maybe your only chance would be to weld a piece in and re-profile it but dont forget that the action is 'hardened' and you may well ending up annealing it with the heat from the welding

[Thunderbox]

You can repair the rails with weld - it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect to work ok. I think there are a couple of gunsmiths in US who routinely do this repair - but it would probably be cheaper to buy a new rifle than to pay the shipping & 'smiths' fees.....

[Edward Horton]

Scott Stonehill does the work your Enfield requires, I have seen photos of his repairs contact him at….

http://www.customscrewsandmore.com/default.html

[Sruikyl]

Thanks for the replies.. I might end up trying to weld it if it becomes a problem.
And I contacted Scott about the repair and he said he couldn't do shipping.
Looks like I'm SOL on this one..

[Alan de Enfield]

Thanks for the replies.. I might end up trying to weld it if it becomes a problem...

It is a 'problem' now dont risk it.

Its your face, your life and your choice but I would suggest not firing it until you have it fixed.