It would be interesting to know at whose instigation or instruction it came to be introduced.
I'm sure I have read that it was from a suggestion by Savage as a way of simplifying / speeding up production.
However without official 'records' it could just be 'internet theory'.
Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...