Last Round jamming, feed lip adjustment

[Brian Dick]

Rick, The only stupid question is the one you DON'T ask. I've adjusted the feed lips on a few Lee rifles in my time too. No where near as many as the experienced MoD and DnD Armourers on this site who maintained and carried these rifles day in, day out during their careers but more than I can count. It is an easy fix if you just take a deep breath and look at what's happening during the feeding process. Peter is correct about the left front feed lip. Use a good pair of smooth jaw pliers and just tweak it a little at a time and try it with Mk.7 dummy rounds. Please don't get offended by anyone. It's not the intent I assure you. Be happy we have the guys with experience that take the time to post here. Something many other forums don't have and never will. Now fix the dang thing and give us a report! Brian

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Almost forgot: I always get a chuckle from the folks who think soldiers carried spare Enfield mags in their kit. It just isn't so. It was a totally different weapons related doctrine than what we think of now carrying SLR's. One properly fitted magazine was all that was required. I have to make a shameless plug too. Buy one of the 1948 No.4 Infantry Training Pams I have for sale. It's all there. If you buy a rifle from me I'll throw one in for free!!

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Mike, Nope, sniper rifles weren't issued with two magazines. It's not in the CES. The magazine was never intended to be removed except for maintenance.

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[mike16]

Almost forgot: I always get a chuckle from the folks who think soldiers carried spare Enfield mags in their kit. It just isn't so

Brian, dont want to get into it with you again either. But I ask you,in all honesty can you speak for every soldier. ...from 1889 until now?

My reference above to the browning and the m4 was gently and gracefully let some people down without hurting the thread. or getting it closed because correcting feed lips could be important to some of us and thats the subject of this thread. I only introduced the option to own a second magazine, one that works.... to compare what might be done to fix another. my refference to mine and others experince was to maybe alert those who continue to be abitrary and subjective in thier opinion.

I completly understand and agree with your statement " one properly fitted magazine was all that was required" but the reality of combat May.....may ....may reflect another choice for troops in combat. it is remotely possible that some might have carried a second magazine. They may have been sold with two, they may have been issued with two, and soldiers might have obtained a second by some other means. I'm not discounting a letter/memo that states otherwise. I just reminding all who read this, never say never and never say always. and the rules go right out the window once the shooting starts.

I hope we can all put these things in a rational perspective. and stop being so extream and inflexible in our opinions. and this is no reflextion on you Brian. I would rather be chuckling right along with you . wrong (?) or right. really does not matter.

If there continues to remain an issue about how many magazines were issued at various times. then take it up with the author. I was only trying to expand the foundation for additional information. I still feel that Skennerton is right. just an opinion, not a weapon.

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There's nothing wrong with him having 6, that wasn't what was being said though. Personally I'd grab about every one that came by and hold on to them for emergencies. Like trying to trouble shoot...

and I agree with you there. I would buy 5 or 6 .try them unmodified in my rifle. if they feed all 10 rounds reliably I keep them. if not I offer them to others where they may , for some reason work in thier rifle. enfields are kinda that way. we all know that. it makes owning one so much "fun".

I think Ricks delema is that his is numbers matching magazine and mods to make it work are required.

and yep, they aint cheap

[browningautorifle]

the browning and the m4

What's that got to do with a #4?

what we have here is called a “troll” in forum land.

Sounds like...trolling...