De Lisle Repro

[Nick S]

That's correct, the buildup can be harsh. I preferred to use "J" baffles, easier to handle and more durable.

Everything was covered in a layer of copper grease to stop the carbon sticking to the baffles/rods - it did work, but its a messy job!

[browningautorifle]

I should think that would work at least until you burned it off with shooting...but that would take quite a bit. Would also serve to cool the gasses I would think?

[Peter Laidler]

In my admittedly very limited experience with L34's ans Mk2S Stens I would keep to the internal coppa-slip regime because it really does prevent the rods and other associated parts sticking and occasionally jambing up solid - which they WILL, as sure as god made little green apples. And when they do............. It will give a bit of smoke but when you're showing your mates (I can only presume that you won't be using it in anger anywhere.....) it the NOISE that you're going to impress them with. Not the puffs of oily smoke.

[Colonel Enfield]

It's a lovely looking rifle and it would be great if someone was manufacturing them in a non-suppressed version for export - a .45ACP rifle would be rather popular, I expect!

[bigduke6]

It's a lovely looking rifle and it would be great if someone was manufacturing them in a non-suppressed version for export - a .45ACP rifle would be rather popular, I expect!

Very easy to do, I've done 3 in the past, I imported three .45 kits that Rhineland Arms made (they still make them for the Mauser), the kit included the barrel, lock nut and magazine adapter......... at the time it was a very cheap kit and I couldn't even get a barrel blank for that price.........

I used old sporterized Enfield's which were around £50 at the time, Head spacing was so simple due to the lock nut like Savage use, only thing to source or adapt was the extractor, use an Indian 7.62mm or convert a .303 one.
There was some fettling here and there but nothing too taxing, the fore-end required some meat to be taken out.... and bobs your uncle.

I was gearing up to make and supply the kits, but at the time a company in the UK had produced a 9mm Lever release...... I did have a few enquiries but not enough to justify the outlay......

Like the Blue Peter saying here s one I did earlier, (this one I produced from a barrel blank)

[mrclark303]

Very cool little carbine Geoff How did she shoot mate?

[bigduke6]

John, They shoot fine, really good groups etc and the .45 is easy to load..... My own one I sold a good few years back...... interesting was the guy who bought it didn't really want it for much shooting but needed a .45 on his ticket, as he shot a 1911 (somewhere in the EU) so wanted to load at home for it.

[browningautorifle]

Wish we could get the mag block fillers here. I've done about tree I think, they all ended up singles. I made a mag replica from wood and grooved the top so it fed easily as single shot. Drop it in and scoop it into the chamber. Now with red dot optics things are different, at the time a simple 2.5 optic, crosshairs....45 has no recoil and you can load enough to blow primers without fear.