Charnwood Ordnance 308 conversion

[Thunderbox]

Charnwood is/was a private firearms dealer who happened to acquire a very large stock of Enfield parts.

The 7.62mm/.308 No4s are simply "parts" rifles made up out of No4 parts and Sterling barrels. They are competently made, and generally attractive rifles - some have plum rebluing.

Shooting and accuracy-wise, the rifles are extremely variable. This is not so much to do with the assembly of the rifle, but rather that 7.62mm No4 barrels often do not work well in standard military (front bearing) bedding on any rifle. Owners often have to try shimming the barrel, or converting the rifle to centre-bedding in order to et reliable grouping. These barrels can also be sensitive to different brands/loads of ammunition as well.

Top to bottom:

a) Full Sterling conversion (including new ejector);

b) Charnwood (military bedded);

c) DCRA-type conversion of Long Branch (centre-bedded; Belgian barrel. Extremely accurate..);

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[bigduke6]

c) DCRA-type conversion of Long Branch (centre-bedded; Belgian barrel. Extremely accurate..);

Anyone have any more info regarding the centre bedding for the Belgian 7.62mm barrels, is the fore-end and hand guards compressing the barrel or the barrel just in contact with centre of the fore-end ?

[Thunderbox]

Anyone have any more info regarding the centre bedding for the Belgian 7.62mm barrels, is the fore-end and hand guards compressing the barrel or the barrel just in contact with centre of the fore-end ?

The barrel just sits on a wooden block at the bedding point with about 4 lbs down force, but is otherwise entirely free floated with no touching points any where in the handguards or barrel channel.