Quote Originally Posted by Edward Horton View Post
yellowhousejake

Any Enfield Rifleicon that looks that good restored must be made to shoot as well also, you have done a beautiful job.

You also have some of the best people in the world helping you here, specifically the well known Armourer Mr. Laidlericon, Son the Australianicon and Thunderbox from the UKicon. I'm saying this to help you weigh the advice given here in this forum in fixing your problem.

Mr. Laidler stated your Enfield was sighted in using Mk.7 military ammunition which has flat base bullet and not boat tail bullet. The Prvi Partizan ammunition you are shooting is nothing more than modern Mk.8z machine gun ammunition, try switching and shooting flat base bullet ammuntion.

Thanks for the kind words. I very much appreciate the help and I am thinking long and hard about the next step to ensure I do the right thing.

I never noticed the "BT" on the Privi box, but that does explain a lot. My previous Enfields, A Lithgow, a Savage, and a BSA, all shot beautifully using my standard load of a Sierra 180gr Pro Hunter over WW 760 powder. The Sierra Pro Hunter is a flat base bullet. Something to keep in mind.

Re-reading everyone's information I checked that my barrel forward of the inner band is bedded to the forearm properly, it is. With the inner band tight and the nosecap off, stud removed, a dollar bill will not slip between the barrel and the wood. This I checked from the inner band all the way to the front sight.

I checked next to see if the inner band when tightened will still move when a screwdriver is pressed into the screw, it will NOT. Tightening and loosening the inner band screw, will however, show movement of the barrel. The inner band is certainly applying pressure to the barrel. I believe I have the barrel channel bedded correctly. I may not have the inner band socket(?) in the forearm correct though.

As to relieving the nosecap. I removed at most .010 out of the nosecap which can be easily put back if needed. To check if that is my problem, I can add shims to the nosecap for the barrel to press against.

I will be on the firing line for the next three days instructing, but I have next week free until I start a new job. I will look into the forearm bedding then and report my findings.

Thank you all again!

DAve