Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII Jungle Carbine. HOLE in barrel! Is it safe to shoot? (Help)

[Peter Laidler]

I know that I'll be the odd man out here. I accept that I've never seen a No1 barrel burst or crack etc etc across the the cross pin but.......... It IS a weak point in that it is weaker that the remainder of the barrel. The rearsight bed reinforces that weakened point. and if it were me, I would leave the ring of steel that formed part of the old backsight bed in place. That's just the engineering physics in me telling me something. The strength of a tube is in its cylindrical form

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[browningautorifle]

It IS a weak point in that it is weaker that the remainder of the barrel. The rearsight bed reinforces that weakened point. and if it were me, I would leave the ring of steel that formed part of the old backsight bed in place. That's just the engineering physics in me telling me something.

Yes, I'd also agree with the engineering theory here. I'd have blinded a pin off in there, cleaned it off so the hole would be gone and a screw in the other hole cut and made flush too. Cold blue and then we don't have anything to discuss...