Last Round jamming, feed lip adjustment

[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