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    Enfield No4 Mk1

    I recently purchased a No4 Mk1 from Royal tiger imports that was a B grade with good bore, after cleaning the Barrel thoroughly I can see 2 groove and there is a asterisk above the barrel, I’ve been told that means there’s rust inside the barrel. Will this damage the barrel further if I shoot it on occasions? Also the receiver and barrel have matching numbers but the bolt does not. Will that cause bad headspace with this rifle? Also the receiver says “ROF” and a letter X followed by 2 serial number.

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    A non-matching bolt is bad news; because they were hand fitted to each rifle when manufactured. So each bolt should remain with the original rifle.
    The fitting concerns the recoil lug contact; which must have contact on both lugs. If the bolt only contacts on one lug; it can cause issues and possible failure in extreme cases.
    So you need to check the lug contact of your bolt to the receiver. If you are lucky and have good contact on both lugs; you can proceed to the next check which would be headspace.
    I would recommend getting this checked by an Armourer who knows Lee Enfields.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 30Three View Post
    A non-matching bolt is bad news; because they were hand fitted to each rifle when manufactured. So each bolt should remain with the original rifle.
    The fitting concerns the recoil lug contact; which must have contact on both lugs. If the bolt only contacts on one lug; it can cause issues and possible failure in extreme cases.
    So you need to check the lug contact of your bolt to the receiver. If you are lucky and have good contact on both lugs; you can proceed to the next check which would be headspace.
    I would recommend getting this checked by an Armourer who knows Lee Enfields.

    At least he is getting the same advice on each forum he has asked the question.
    What he has aslo said (on another forum) is that the end of the firing pin is cut off.

    Being as that is one way of making a rifle DP it is even more important to have somoene like Brian Dickicon give it a thorough looking over.
    Mine are not the best, but they are not too bad. I can think of lots of Enfields I'd rather have but instead of constantly striving for more, sometimes it's good to be satisfied with what one has...

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    To address his pointed question of rust, as long as rust doesn't block the bore and you remove as much as possible, the rest will come away through shooting and scrubbing. I suspect a mild case of rust which will be removed with cleaning and shooting. The rest, yes...have it examined by a pro.
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