A No4 Lee Enfield in 45 acp :)

[alasdair]

Hello , i've got a Delise replica ( with originals selling for about $ 3000 US - it was a lot cheaper to get a repro built ) fully silenced, shoots well out to about 75 metres , the only problem is magazines--a complete pain to build / get built, so i've been trying to get a magazine adapter, but none of the US makers { SIA , Valkyrie , Rhineland } have replied to my e-mails, & they don't seem to have telephone numbers, so I don't even know if they're still in business.
any body any idea where i can get a magazine adapter ?
thanks
Al

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[Peter Laidler]

Try Brian at BDL in SC

[jonnyc]

Will do, thanks.

[jonnyc]

I'm pretty sure Rhineland is gone, and SIA has been a bit in-and-out. I got the idea he was a part-time gun guy.

[bigduke6]

I'm pretty sure Rhineland is gone, and SIA has been a bit in-and-out. I got the idea he was a part-time gun guy.

Rhineland still in business but not doing any conversion kits, more into stocks etc, SIA do runs of the kit when they get enough interest as far as I know, mag adapters are good, better mag release than Rhineland ones, but there is a nice guy I know who may do a run of a few here in the UK, but wont be untill a few months, but for anyone wanting to make one, you need to think outside the box, have a look at the 1911 frame without the grips not a lot there to hold a mag...

[alasdair]

Bigduke: if you could supply more info re: mag adaptors i would be very greatfull, i thought about getting a cheap 1911 frame ( de-act or a good airsoft ) and getting a friend to knock up an insert { but there is still the hassle of height and angle, and the mag release cut out } -- but he is usually very busy and i wanted to do it the easier way.
but as i said earlier no bugger replies to my e-mails , not even to say no, and Armalon insist that there is way to have an insert, MUST be machined and converted.
so i will keep looking for made up adaptors ( the SIA one looks great )
Al

[Simon P]

Armalon in the Uk were making Enfields in 45ACP:

Armalon - PC Gallery Rifles

[alasdair]

Simon p , they don't reply to emails either( you would think that as i'm the same country there would see no problems supplying me ?? )-- tried phoning them three times so far, busy all three times

i'll keep trying
Al

[alasdair]

Continuing the saga : finally spoke to someone at Armalon: polite but no joy--they don't do magazine adapters , have to rework the action totally
Just have to keep checking ebay {usa} and gunbrokers etc

[Peter Laidler]

I haven't been following the thread too deeply but surely if it's a magazine adaptor you want - as in an adaptor to fit into the standard No4 housing that contains a .45ACP magazine, then it's a doddle...... no?

I/we don't know the position of the breech face, bolt configuration or exactly what you want/need but either way the mechanics of it are easy. Or am I missing something? Why don't you just do what engineering students learn early in their careers. Post a picture, pose the problem and ask for ideas?