Fun and Games.....an old problem

[Alan de Enfield]

Quick question on the use of whiteout - do you put it on the BOLT lugs or the relevant points on the receiver? Do you simply work the bolt with a Dummy round in place or without or do you have to fire the rifle to get the full picture?

Fitting rifle bolts.
Posted By: Peter Laidler
Date: Tues 4 Dec 2007 12:07 pm
In Response To: Fitting rifle bolts. Any interest? (Peter Laidler)
First things first. Bolts could only be fitted at Field and Base workshops because they were the only ones that had a 'GAUGE, Inspectors, Bolt'. This is a brand new, calibrated bolt. Still in white metal and marked as such. If my memory serves me right, the slot in the long/top locking lug is machined right through to identify it. So that's the reason if you have ever seen one. This bolt is bare. Clean the locking lug surfaces of the rifle and put a smear of 'engineers blue' marking dye onto the corresponding locking surfaces of the inspectors bolt. Insert this bolt RIGHT FORWARD, rotate it closed, then draw it backwards and forwards a couple of times to mark the mating locking surfaces of the rifle. Push it forwards, unlock and remove.
Examine the locking surfaces of the rifle. The blue witness marks should be evident. This ensures that whatever wear that has taken place on the rifle locking surfaces has taken place equally. If its not, then I'm afraid that the rifle is unserviceable.

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