broken cocking piece

[cassar]

Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 with a broken cocking piece, is it easier to replace the whole bolt or just this bit?

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[spinecracker]

Replace the cocking piece. It is a lot cheaper than replacing the bolt, and you would still have a matching bolt (assuming that the bolt matches in the first place). You will need to remove the firing pin, so you will need to get hold of a firing pin removal tool.

[Peter Laidler]

Before YOU do anything Cassar, I suggest that you read up on the thread about fitting up bolts because a new cocking piece isn't just a case of unscrewing one and screwing on another (and screwing several things up at the same time.......) Doing it properly is a bit more technical than that. Take a bit of time to read up. When you've read it, ask again.

But in short, if your rifle is a good target rifle that has a finely adjusted pull-off, then the new cocking piece will certainly upset those pull-offs. If it's an old farm hack for shooting at cans, then you could just send the bolt away to a reliable armourer who knows what he's doing

[Badger]

Here's an older, but interesting thread on the subject of broken "stuff", about .... Gallery of Dramas. Broken Enfield Parts!

Regards,
Doug

[cassar]

thanks gents will look into getting it done proffessionally the last thing i want is bits flying everywhere when i pull the trigger. the broken parts thread was informative my cocking piece fracture is exactly the same grainy texture as most of the breaks there. cheers all.

[Peter Laidler]

It was great to re-read that thread again Badger. Real anorak stuff (or train spotter as we say in England.....) but good old back-to-the-classroom stuff for the engineers here. Some great discussion among it too.