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[jss]

Just as a side issue - An Enfield in 410 shotgun uses EXACTLY the same bolt & bolt head as a 303 rifle but you can keep spare bolts and bolt heads for a shotgun without it being on your FAC / SGC. Buy a 410 in the same 'model' to keep your 303 company but remember you must not use the bolts or bolt heads on the 303 !!!

Interestingly I recently stumbled on a pair of No4 enfields for sale locally, one a 410 and one a 303. Looked outwardly identical until I was told one was a 410.
Can I get one on my shotgun certificate?. Do they feed from the magazine?.
Sorry question, questions...................

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[Thunderbox]

Interestingly I recently stumbled on a pair of No4 enfields for sale locally, one a 410 and one a 303. Looked outwardly identical until I was told one was a 410.
Can I get one on my shotgun certificate?. Do they feed from the magazine?.
Sorry question, questions...................

You can only get one on your shotgun certificate if the magazine well has a steel plate welded into it - converting it into a single shot. Despite the fact that .410 Enfields will not feed from the magazine, they are classified as Section 1 firearms if the magazine is unmodified (ie a shotgun with more than a 3-shot capability)

[Alan de Enfield]

There seems to be various ways of "blocking off the magazine" - I've had several Enfield 410's which have varied from " a wooden plug" in place of the magazine, a plate fitted underneath the trigger guard to 'blank off' the magazine well (this was loose and fell out when the trigger guard was removed), a welded in plate and, finally my current one has the magazine 'pinned' so the follower can only move a couple of mm and the magazine welded to the trigger guard.

I think that the ways of complying with the shotgun requirements have changed over the years but these days (to be 'safe') go for the welded up option.