where was my no.4 mk.1 made?

[chainsaw]

I picked one up today,first enfield i have owned,ser.#R32855 made in 1944.where was it made?

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[ssj]

*3**** says BSA Shirley in my book, so it should also be marked M47C? Whats the date on the barrel and does it have BSA markings on the barrel?

[chainsaw]

Where will i find the date on the barrel?is there a source for info on the rest of the stampings?It does have m47c stamped above the manf.date.
Thanks for the reply.

[gsimmons]

Look under the rear hand guard. It should be on the left side.

[ssj]

The date on the barrel is in the re-inforce area ie the fat bit of the barrel that screws into the receiver under the rear top front guard. BSA guns were supposed to be better made. Do check the headspace is OK and enjoy.

Even put up some pics if you want.

[Beerhunter]

Where will i find the date on the barrel?is there a source for info on the rest of the stampings?It does have m47c stamped above the manf.date.
Thanks for the reply.

right here is quite good

[chainsaw]

Thanks again.Ill get a pic or two up tonight.
One more question,any guidelines for reloading for it?can these actions handle full power loads or should I load them under a certain pressure?

[Peter Laidler]

I'm not a ballistician by any stretch of the imagination, believe me....... Your rifle will shoot a nitro cellulose propelled machine gun bullet for miles and miles without any problems to the rifle at all so you ain't never going to overload it. Just follow the reloaders manual. But don't expect great things...... You'll get the best results from using bog standard NATO Mk7 ball!

Just my 2c's worth

[ssj]

Re-loading, well start by stripping the stock off and look for cracks, wear and tear and wood shrinkage, fix that its a 70 year old battle rifle after all. There is a series on youtube showing what to look for and fix up. This is what Im doing with my gun right now, it has a nasty crack. Aftwards Im hoping to shoot it in the spring (Its late winter here in NZ) in service rifle and maybe the Charles Upman trophy. I'll get creamed by the "old buggers" mind you, they shoot their enfields very well.

Also from castboolits the throat of the barrel can wear on enfields and that allows blowby especially on boat tail bullets which badly effects accuracy. So to get around that ppl slug the barrel and make their own bullets, I know one guy who does it on his P14 and gets winning results at service rifle shoots.

While sure mkVII ball is Peter's choice, here in NZ its like hens teeth. At auction recently it was going for well over $1 each and auctions are once a year So most ppl I know swap out the soft points in Highland AX or Wincester X cartridges with FMJ and then reload. I have some Russian heavy ball 185gr barnual projectiles Im going to try, basically as its 1/2 the cost of anything else (31cents v 60cents)....and I use it in my M44 Mosin anyway. I will probably use ADI 2208 as I shoot 7.62Nato target so one powder means its safer, cant mix up powders. I think its called Varget in the USA.

[chainsaw]

I'm not a ballistician by any stretch of the imagination, believe me....... Your rifle will shoot a nitro cellulose propelled machine gun bullet for miles and miles without any problems to the rifle at all so you ain't never going to overload it. Just follow the reloaders manual. But don't expect great things...... You'll get the best results from using bog standard NATO Mk7 ball!

Just my 2c's worth

Thanks,I dont expect a whole lot out of the 303,,I just want something that will reach out to 500 or so and smack a steel plate.Maybe whack a deer with it someday.