Caliber conversion on BREN? to 7.92 Mauser or 7.62x51 NATO?

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Would like to find out if there were durability concerns when the BREN were converted to fire 7.92 Mauser when Inglis made them for the Chinese Nationalist forces? Was it simply to make the proper barrel and bolt. Would the headspace need to be reset after caliber change, or is it already taken care of by the bolt/barrel change? And were there other structural changes to the rifle? And were any changes permanent changes to the BREN, or could the firearm be changed back to original .303 by swapping out caliber-specific parts?

And then same question regarding the conversion later to 7.62x51 NATO.

Reason I'm asking is I'm thinking if I could have a caliber conversion kit to support my .303 Mk.II BREN, and then I'd be more flexible in ammo choices. Thanks in advance for any insight.

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