Enfield conversion to .223 or 7.62x39?

[RJW NZ]

Armalon in the UK convert No4s for use with Pistol calibres & .223.

Armalon - Armalon AL42

Well, shoot, that was a best kept secret! Thats a nice looking piece of enfield, how come I never heard of that before!!

[tiriaq]

I am in the process of converting a salvage grade No. 4 Mk. 1/3 to 7.62x39.
A piece of steel was silver brazed to a bolthead which had been turned back to the lug. This was then turned to correct diameter, counterbored, and faced off until the bolt could be closed. The .303 barrel was set back, rethreaded and rechambered. Relatively little reaming is required, because the front end of the .303 chamber is remarkably similar to the 7.62x39.
I have yet to install an extractor, or plunger ejector; bolthead is drilled for the ejector.
Rifle has been test fired, without incident.
It is my intent to use a Mini-30 magazine. I used one successfully in a Remington M700 conversion. In this conversion, the magazine was fixed, and loaded from the top like an ADL.
If anyone is interested in photos, pm your email address. Posting photos while on dialup is painful.

[RJW NZ]

This sounds a very interesting rifle to shoot, please come back with a range report. My guess is that it might hold its usual good habits to 500 yards, but unlike the bigger load it might drop off after that, which is all good seeing as 99% of shooting is less than 500, so, sacrifice almost nothing and shoot all day long with buckets of ammo. 'oorah!

[Landy]

I like the ejector system, very simple.
Ive built a 7.62 x 39 (in 308 not 311) and was wondering about the ejector system.
Have been using it as a singleshot till I sorted out the ejection.
Did not just rechamber but used a brand new barrel blank and parkerised it rather than blueing - safer, easier and much cheaper

[newcastle]

I sthere ANY reason we can't mail a bolt from USA to canda to have it worked on and then sent back? I'm sure there is but it's worth asking.

[browningautorifle]

Does your state department consider it war materials? Canada might be anal about letting it in due to not knowing what the state department's policy is...I know we generally don't consider sending stuff to the US for work.

[Brian Dick]

All firearms components are licensable items under ITAR and require an AES-ITN submission with Customs and Border Protection/Census at the very least. A bolt wouldn't require a permanent or temporary export license but is technically still a controlled item in the eyes of the US authorities.

[bearrowland]

Its a long shot but around these parts the 7.62x54r is the cheapest round around.