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I bought an Enfield No4 Mark 2 (UF55A33xxx) years ago, seems like the 70's I know I paid $89 for it (to see those prices again!). Had a lot of fun with it, she was quite accurate and didn't look too bad either. I did notice a small mark or indentation on the shoulder of the fired cartridges, but being young and stupid it didn't bother me.
As time went on and the priorities of life changed my shooting hobby took a back seat and she has been silent for a good 20 years or so. After seeing the Top Shot episode featuring the Enfield, I was bitten by the bug again and have plans to bring the old girl out of retirement for more fun. Since I am in the curio and relic class myself now and much wiser, I have concerns about that indentation on the case. Rifle has always performed flawlessly and have never had a problem with the cases, i.e., split necks, pierced primer or case seperation.
Am including a picture. Am hoping the esteemed experts here can give an answer, and let me now if the old girl is OK.
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04-09-2012 10:41 PM
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I have a No.4 Mk.I(T) that has a very similar chamber oddity. I find it useful as a brass identifier. Otherwise, it quit being of concern years ago!
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If I had it in my hot little hands, it would have an endoscope inspection to check the chamber for blemishes.
It's difficult to understand how this mark got where it is, maybe a scrap of neck brass welded to the chamber wall.
You can check it's position by marking the base of the case before inserting, 12 o'clock, and this will give a reference after the case is fired, your rifle, your choice.
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Originally Posted by
muffett.2008
...endoscope inspection...
I suspect it's "cord worn" but I can't prove it. Haven't figured out how to take photos of images in the borescope's eyepiece yet!
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From what I have been hearing, I shouldn't worry too much. I will mark the case to determine the orientation of the mark
Thanks for the heads up.
jmoore - explain "cord worn" please
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Originally Posted by
tincansailor1
jmoore - explain "cord worn" please
The cord used for cleaning could abrade the chamber, throat, and/or commonly, the muzzle whilst being pulled through the barrel.
Oddly, my rifle seems to have no other damage in the bore, but I can't think of much else that would create this sort of "washed out" area in the chamber. If your rifle shoots fine, it's nothing to worry about.
Last edited by jmoore; 04-11-2012 at 02:38 AM.
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Originally Posted by
jmoore
The cord used for cleaning could abrade the chamber, throat, and/or commonly, the muzzle whilst being pulled through the barrel.
Oddly, my rifle seems to have no other damage in the bore, but I can't think of much else that would create this sort of "washed out" area in the chamber. If your rifle shoots fine, it's nothing to worry about.
Surely an indentation on the case indicates a raised lump in the chamber, whereas any sort of wear or pitting in the chamber would be the reverse?
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Originally Posted by
Thunderbox
Surely an indentation on the case indicates a raised lump in the chamber, whereas any sort of wear or pitting in the chamber would be the reverse?
It looks like a lump to me! (And in my rifle it definitely is a lump on the case.)
If it actually is a depression, then there's something stuck to the chamber wall. Awfully smooth looking for a rust bump.
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My endoscope has a monitor attached and can be hooked directly into a computer, giving me the ability to look at things with all the functions of the modern computer age.
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