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    While we were apprentices and the No4 rifle was our daily bread and butter, our technical and practical trade instructors used to impress on us that you could have a No4 (or any Enfield) with a perfectly gauged barrel or a sewer pipe barrel that would still shoot accurately - or at least accurately enough to pass the accuracy test. But with a badly fitting fore-end, you would NEVER have an accurate rifle. Never heard truer words to this day. Some sniper rifle barrels would look like crap and barely gauge up but would shoot like a dream. Crap fit fore-end, No4 or L42/39 and you had a crap shot rifle

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    Hi,

    The stock still doesn't have engagement I would like to see at the draws (moving side to side). Is anyone familiair with a shop which has Lee Enfield stocks for sale and would be able to send oversees, as a lot of US based stores don't? They seem to be sold out everywhere here in Europe... Unfortunately I don't think I'm capable enough at woodworking to repair it

    Yours sincerely,

    Jorrit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    Hi Jorrit,

    You at least have a basic knowledge now of what to look for. I went to the trouble not long ago of patching and refinishing to spec a Savage No.4 forend to use in a restoration I was doing for a good friend. After getting it all pretty and ready to install, I assembled it and it was warped like a banana at the muzzle end! Boy, did I feel stupid because the only thing I didn't do was try it on first before expending all of that time and energy on it! Lesson learned and it won't happen again. It was not serviceable at all and may be a candidate for a replacement L42 forend some day if the need ever arises. The only way to repair a warp like that is to cut it off.

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    I've tried all sorts in the past to remove the warp Brian, steaming, clamping etc ...
    It always comes back.

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    Getting a new fore end sounds excessive and the new one may be lousy.
    If the wood of the draws is sound (by which I mean it is not cracked or breaking up) here's what I would try first.
    Personally I would try cutting a little square of a playing- card and using it as a shim to tighten up your draws. If it works, glue in place. Paper or cardboard is virtually incompressible, and the card can be left indefinitely, but if you wanted material other than card, the Australians use copper shims, and once you know the thicnkess you need, you can buy copper, brass or aluminium sheet on ebay quite cheaply, and glue in place.
    Just a suggestion, and it doesn't require wood work.
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    Rob,

    I can hear the growling armourers From here!

    I suggest you dig that foxhole, ensure your chinstrap is nice and tight and get ready for incoming!

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    Mr Clark, my suggestion is certainly not what an armourer would do, that's absolutely certain.
    I await incoming, but, I am feeling immortal, so let me clarify:

    As I read it, Joje is in a situation where
    (a) he believes his draws are not engaging and this is causing his fore-end to wobble side-to-side
    (b) he doesn't want to undertake a wood repair
    and (c) he is considering to spend $$ on importing another fore-end.

    Now, I am not convinced (a) is correct but it is a testable hypothesis. So, if it were me, I'd try a test to see if it were correct - and to avoid (c). And if the test worked (i.e. the fore-end was now snug) then it could easily be made a permanent or semi-permanent adaptation, without (b) or damage to the rifle.

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    I was Given[to repair] a LE[early] fore-end that had been machined,then dryed!!, for several years .It had such a bad bend in it that I cut it almost through at the middle barrel band ,then hammered a triangle piece of wood into it,to get it straight!!. The Walnut was Very hard!,probably why it was machined green?Never again. S

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    Joje, have you shot the rifle yet? It might be it is accurate enough without any work. If the rifle is accurate enough, no need to be concerned about the barrel movement. If it isn't, the experts on this forum should be able to guide you hopefully with little expense and some elbow grease.

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