L4 A3 7.62

[Story]

Kev,
Thanks, that's brilliant.
Didn't the Indians and South Africans have different approach to the magazine well issue? Are those inserts even *necessary*?

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[Brit plumber]

I think the SA went down the root of the L4A1 with the small lip FN type magazines leaving very little support to the mag lips. The Indians went down the L4A2/4 root with the inserts but whey they ran out of Mk3 bodys to convert, they made new bodys without the inserts, as they could machine the new mag well dimensions from scratch.

[Kev G]

As BP has said.
The SA and L4A1 conversions didn't leave much material left after machining the magazine support lips......they are as thin as razor blades !
Underneath picture of an SA conversion with a FAL mag in situ.

The inserts (on L4A2 >) once attached to the body and machined to the correct profile add allot more material to support the mag lips.

ATB Kevin

[Global Trader]

Hi,
This is my first official response... hope I'm not too foolish. I've seen several Brens lately and have apparently ot the "bug", but no bren. I am overwhelmed by the L4A3 and all the beautiful pics (hate to say that, sounds like a girl) but they are great pics. Just a second, let me wipe the drewl off my chin. I've seen several Brens on Gunbroker lately and have thought about them... one person will make me one in 5 weeks...
The question.... (finally) what can I do to make a L4A3 or equivalent semiauto? Buy a MK2 and convert it (can I get parts somewhere) or what? How about if all else fails, just convert to 308.
Hope I haven't hijacked this thread... I'm just overwhelmed by the pics and the idea of the project!

Update:I found I can get a 308 barrel but the barrel does not have a flash-hider on it but has holes, I guess to act as a muzel stabilizer. Can I put a L4 type flash on? Is it a L4 barrel? The big question, now that I have potential barrel, what about the bolt face etc. It's the ETC. that worries me.
I'm trying... got to give me that!
thanks for any response
global trader

[Longshaor]

Hi Global,

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you're looking to build an L4, the .308 barrel on GunBroker isn't going to get you there. It's a South African one & looks nothing like the British L4 barrel.