f'ing autocorrect is right...lactate loctite! I suppose, cplstevennorton, that one could lactate on the screws as well to make them rust in place as you mentioned. Of course loctite wasn't around for use on the originals. I could have sworn I read a guide about soldering the bases. which is why I asked...I know for certain this is the process on the enfield no4t over in the knowledge base. Glad this is cleared up for posterity here.

All is well now. All cleaned up. I cold blued the ladder and and touched up the bolt knob blueing. All turned out very nice. Now on to the range to see what it can do.
A question about stocks - it came in an unmarked, unworn, scant stock. From what I have read, it would have had a c-stock when it left the factory. Is that correct?

For what it's worth, not too long ago (early 2000's) marines (at least me and my friends) would wipe the back of our a2 sights with very light clp, sprinkle over some foot powder, and lightly wipe it into the grooves with a clean patch. worked great for range day and came back off with one swipe of a nylon brush...which was very much needed to keep the armorer from throwing a fit when turning it back in at the end of the day. This trick certainly wasn't limited to just peace time either. I'll try the marker - I wanted something a little less jenky than foot powder.
It would be an awful waste to purchase that much mineral spirits just to clean one tiny tight spot. Not arguing with the trick - worked wonders for my mosin when I bought it still packed in cosmolineicon.
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