Replacing a Charger Bridge no1 Mk3

[Bearclaw]

They come up on evil bay quiet a bit.

[xa-coupe]

cant say I have seen them but probably have and just gloss over them..

[jmoore]

I believe this is the original thread:

"Odds of finding an MK3 charger bridge?"

thanks for all your input !

Yah, thanks, that's the one, xa-coupe!

As usual, my time sense stinks! Sorry if it lengthened your search.

[nzl1a1collector]

I've got to remove a (maybe 2) charger bridge from a SMLE as part of a Cadet SLR Drill Rifle project, it won't be of any use to me so you can have it if you want it. That is of course once I get off my fat butt and remove it..... it was going to get attacked by a grinder, I guess I better look at a more delicate method of removal.

[Bearclaw]

NZL1A1,

If xa-coupe doesn't want it, I will take it. I am trying to collect up a these sorts of parts as someone always seems to want something, that someone has thrown out. With our gun laws down here it is not a simple project to acquire a receiver to replace and existing one.

Myles

[xa-coupe]

NZ, thanks for the offer but if you would, please give it to Myles.
I can't get a straight answer from the seller about a price. I will move on.

[Badger]

I believe this is the original thread:
Odds of finding an MK3 charger bridge?

thanks for all your input !

Although off topic, for which I apologize, I thought this might be a good opportunity to use this thread to help members become aware of other tools available in threads and posts on the site, that are useful in finding related information.

For example, using the specific thread started here titled:

Replacing a Charger Bridge no1 Mk3

Scroll to the very bottom and you'll see a box titled Smiliar Threads (see pic)

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The system software looks at the title of the original thread and some of the content, then tries to match older threads with similar phrases (or content) using an artificial intelligence algorithm, showing the results as links to those other threads. It's not perfect and can be pretty crude at times, but again, it's just another tool that's available to help members locate associate information similar to the content of the original thread.

Also, if you look below the Smiliar Threads box, you'll see another box titled Tags for this Thread. (see pic)

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Tags are a method of categorizing articles on the site. They make them easily searchable by keywords and you can list articles with similar tags. Tags are a useful way to search for threads with similar subject matter and content. This complements the normal search system, which searches only for certain words or phrases and/or posts by specific users. Tags are displayed in a box near the bottom of a thread page. Clicking on a tag will allow you to view other threads that have the same tag - and which may be related. Clicking on the words "View Tag Cloud" will take you to an overview page with a 'tag cloud.'

This cloud allows you to see which tags are the most popular - the larger the word, the more times it has been used on threads within the board. There is also another tag cloud on the advanced search page that shows you the tags that have been searched for (or clicked on) the most. Tags for a thread are automatically created by the system software, but members may add specific tags of their own to any thread they start, in order to make future searching for information easier.

In our example thread here, since charger was a word in the original thread title, then the word charger became one of the tags associated with the thread. In the thread itself, go to the bottom and click on the word charger as it appears in the tag list and you'll see a list of all old threads that could be relevant.

Finally, if want to remember that example thread and find it easily in the future, then go to the top of the thread and click on Bookmark Thread. To find it quickly in the future, check the My Posts & Bookmarks drop down box on the black navigation bar at the top of the forums. (see pic)

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Regards,
Doug

[Bruce_in_Oz]

About fitting a new charger guide:

One of the more interesting issues with SMLEs is that of dimensional variation. This is particularly noticeable when comparing British-made rifles to Lithgow production.

A major contributing factor is that there is a difference between the “Enfield Inch” and the “Pratt and Whitney Inch”.This came to light when early-production Australian rifles were shipped to Britain for evaluation. In the archives at Lithgow, there was once a chart, which was essentially a graphical representation of the differences between the two.

In 1926, this was more thoroughly investigated and documents showing the differences between British and Australian component specifications were produced. From my notes, these drawings were numbered: A.1833 and A. 1837. (the “A” refers to the document size, not any sequence information). There may be others, but that is what I found some years ago. I also noted that these drawings often showed dimensions to one ten-thousandth of an inch, but no tolerances; very strange.

From memory, none of the differences were huge, but could cause gauging and some interchangeability problems. (Not that SMLEs are exactly “interchangeable” in modern terms.)

Charger guides should be available, rivets can be made and things can be made to work without too much drama if care is taken.

Good luck.