tbonesmithicon

The bedding of the Enfield has always fascinated me and I have never seen draws screws that pulled the fore stock to the rear such as yours. I have a photo of a No.1 Enfield Australianicon range rifle with adjustable draws screws but I thought these screws were set up to "push" the rear of the stock up tight against the copper bedding blocks.

The way your Enfield is set up these adjustment screws would also effect the centering of the barrel in the barrel channel of the fore stock. Also wood shrinkage could have adverse effects. If you have any wood shrinkage and then tighten these "draws screws" the stock could be pulled out of the bedding area below the receiver. This would pull the fore stock up on to the unbedded area I have marked below.

Below, wood shrinkage and tightening these "draws screws" could pull the fore stock out of the normal bedding area, raise the barrel and decrease "up pressure.



Would you take some more photos of both the forward and rear draws areas and do you know how or if any shimming was done in the draws for bedding and centering the barrel.

One of the reasons I ask is I have a center bedded South African No.4 Mk.2 done just like yours in the barrel channel with the same type rubber bearing points. The only difference is the Knox form wood is totally removed and the draws area is as issued or has standard military bedding.