a source for multiple thickness sheets of cork?

[Centurion]

I need some to bed a few N0.4s and because of the variations, I will most likely need a few different sizes.

they need to be clean new stock because it is for other shooters rifles also.

any ideas?

I have been experimenting with Lee Enfield bedding materials. A handy reference, in case you are not familiar with it, is Roger Wadham's Book, which summarizes alot of historical material. In any case, why mess around with cork? The whole idea of bedding is to prevent movement of the barrelled action within the stock and to absorb or minimize harmonic vibration. I have been using Brownell's Steelbed material to bed the action and barrel and would suggest that you try Dow-Corning High-temp silicone to seat the handguard(s). This excellent material allows for expansion and barrel heating while absorbing vibration. It won't shrink or move out of place over time, unlike cork. The only caution is that one has to use a good release agent to prevent excessive adherance to metal parts (try "TopCoat" or pure Carnuba wax as the release agent).

[Peter Laidler]

Unless I am mistaken or misssed the point somewhere, the handguards or even the fit of the handguards should have no influence on the barrel whatsoever. They should be totally free of the barrel and therefore offer no effect whatsoever. You can leave the handguards off the rifle while range and accuracy testing a rifle (on the Armourers test range and on the Enfield rest) after fitting a fore-end knowing that they (the handguards.....) won't affect the test/accuracy result

The only thing that you should watch for is the top handguard slipping forwards during recoil and nosing against the rear of the foresight block band. But you can cure this by very lightly punching the centre, top, rear of the upper band into the opening in the top of the upper handguard cap. But apart from that there can be no influence at all between handguards and barrel

[jmoore]

Is there a manual online or otherwise that details fitting a no4 forend? I would really like to read about the process.

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And...here we...go:


http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...0correctly.pdf

http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...%20Fitting.pdf

https://www.milsurps.com/content.php...ter-Laidler%29

May not be pretty links but that's the price of easy.

[PA_RIFLEMAN303]

this book says to use cork as bedding

The 2012 Complete Book on Lee Enfield Accurizing

yea or nay? i didn't order any cork yet.

[Peter Laidler]

Nay! No other method tried ever gave better or more reliable accuracy than the correct wood bedding method. If that were the case, then why was there never a relaxation for or a different method applied to the No4T sniper rifle. A rifle incidentally, where real accuracy really counted..............

[muffett.2008]

Don't be such a dinosaur Pete.

[Peter Laidler]

Not a dinosaur Muffer, just a pragmatist! Don't forget that the cork method was being done between the wars, well before the days of the No4 and it was also tried during the post war trials too. I'm ready to accept that the main purpose of the trials was to see whether fore-end fitting could be made easier, remain reliable AND retain the accuracy. It was made easier and more reliable with the Mk1/2's and 1/3's but accuracy was always down to that damned barrel vibrating........... Damp that at both ends and you were pretty well home.

I know that it's easy for me to say all this because I've fitted hundreds of them and if one or two (or plenty in my case) failed, then I'd patch up and start again or just get a new one and start again until it became second nature. This ain't as simple in the outside commercial world. But that's the way I was taught. But like I always say. The fitting of the fore-end on the sniper rifle was NEVER compromised, even at the height of the war, even when good wood was in dire short supply.

Anyway Muffer, you've got to be kind to me now. This is my first day as one of those retired people!

[Bindi2]

Well done Peter you made it. I became unemployable in April. More time to spend with the Enfields when the #$%$^&%$ get the concrete laid so i can get to the shed.

[Peter Laidler]

Just about to send Badger some pics of the Vickers swansong

[ptf18]

Peter: Sure wish you were in the States...... I'ld be sending you my Mk2 so you could give it your magic voodoo that you learned over the course of many years.