Quote Originally Posted by AT7WE2 View Post
Salt Flat - Thanks for the reply. Yes, my barrel is the original length. And yes, I have also found that the fore stock is the most difficult and expensive piece to acquire. Would be great if someone would start making nice repro's, preferably out of walnut. I managed to purchase a full-stock set from Apex at what looked like an excellent price based on what I've seen elsewhere. I had been checking Apex and several other online surplus parts vendors for weeks and everyone was out of stock. Then I checked Apex's site early one morning and they showed just 2 in stock - so I jumped on one immediately! That's the good news.

The bad news is, in my haste to get the new (to me) stock on my rifle, I did not do any research on how Lee Enfield stocks work and fit. I had had some difficulty getting the action to seat in the fore stock so, after identifying a couple of interference points.....I broke out the Dremel tool and partially ground off the draws. This was several weeks ago and I have since figured out the error of my ways. So now, one of my top priorities is to fix my own "bubba-hack-job" and repair the draws. Fortunately, I didn't touch ANYTHING else with the Dremel and I have since put the Dremel back in the tool box where it belongs.

I've watched every video I can find about repairing the draws, but I believe I may need some one-on-one input from members here. I will post some pictures of what I now have to work with as soon as I have a chance to get back out in the shop to work on my rifle.

Thanks,
AT7WE2
As someone who is new to Enfield restorations as well, I feel your pain. It is easy to make mistakes, but few things are irreversible if you take your time. I've learned my lesson the hard way a couple of times. Don't beat yourself up. I don't have any specific advice, just some words of motivation! Good luck!