No4 7.62 Enfield mag question

[Peter Laidler]

In answer to ChW above. While I'm not computer literate enough to bring the old thread up again, as I remember, and don't hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong, but early on the thread went into the ejectors breaking away and you stated that they all broke because of - and I forget all the reasons you gave, but one was the faulty extractor and faulty extractor way in the barrel. As I say, please correct me if I'm wrong. You might also recall that I and some(?) others looked on, eyes agog and open mouthed that such faults could cause the ejectors to break off.

Don't get me wrong here. The mere fact that your repro magazines are available has meant that many hundreds of shooters with shot-out .303's now have rebarrelled rifles in 7.62mm WITH magazines - thanks to your efforts that they applaud. But please accept that the ejectors were badly fixed. Once they're silver soldered, brazed or tigged, then they're as good as the others. In fact, I'd suggest that if you want to make a killing, I'd make 1,000 more. But this time......................................

From the photos TBone, it looks as though your initial ejector was way too thick. Space is at a premium in the magazine well and the smaller base rim diameter makes picking up a round by the bolt head even more precarious