New Manufacture No4 Barrels

[Roger Payne]

Peter, I take it the slight flat on the locking lug seen on many well used rifles is the evidence of what you have referred to? And would I be right in thinking the 'once only remedy' for the worn bolt way involved the judicious use of a big chisel (or similar implement!)?

ATB

[ssj]

What would be the best way to get one of these barrels in New Zealand?

Well, its going to cost you one hell of a lot of money (past $1kNZD). I looked at doing it and its just too expensive to be worthwhile.

The barrel will also be over $400NZD so there will be 15% tax on it when it lands just to add to the pain.

So I am going to buy an AR15 instead to plink and compete in WSRA competitions with.

Peter, problem is finding someone who will ship from the USA for a single item and who'll do the US export permit work with the US state department. I am doing this with Brownells for AR15 parts (anything over $100USD needs one), it costs and it is painful and slow (as you have to send the orignal signed docs back by snail mail) to say the least. I am still waiting on confirmation of my first order is a goer after some 2 weeks.

[ssj]

"involved the judicious use of a big chisel"

from what I can read, yes a shaped chisel to the right spot.

I think there was also a comment that there is also 1 visual as well ie it the bolt has worn a groove in the wood stock.

I went through this pain last year when someone sold me a stuffed no4. Seems the trigger guard can be bent to pull the trigger down, which pulls the sear down to hide the catching. Once I straightened the guard in order to set the gun up properly the bolt would not cycle. Cannot do that nasty trick on m1/2's 1/3's of mk2s.

regards

[Surpmil]

The Canadian No4 manual circa 1980 illustrates a tool made just like a "big chisel" for just this purpose: to push the bottom rear edge of the receiver down into the path of the sear, keeping it slightly lower.

This would suggest that either they didn't know it represented a worn bolt way, or they found it was not a critical fault, or there was some explanation other than a worn boltway in some or all cases.

[Peter Laidler]

What's the problem shipping to NZ SSJ. Don't be defeatist, Brian at BDL is a certified exporter..... Next question!

DRP. From the answers/comments above, you can see or understand why I don't think that I should elaborate on the matter any further.......... Sorry to sound disrespectful chaps but a little knowledge can indeed be dangerous

[ssj]

The problem is I have to get 2 forms filled in, plus a letter saying I can import legally to NZ and snail mail posted back to the USA and the person at the other end has to deal with the State department to get an export permit, all this costs. The net result is a no4 barrel that costs over >1kNZD, not really economic for a std no4, a "T" yes sure. Now with someone like Brownells the add on % is quite small and the parts for an AR15 commodity priced. There is then also the risk to the person in the USA that they can ship the parts paid for via a VISA only to find its stolen and they are out of pocket.