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dromia wrote:

huntervixen wrote: If you are thinking of buying a No4 I can recommend contacting Richard Stork http://www.thedevizesgunsmith.co.uk/ he is hugely knowledgeable about Enfields and always has a good number in stock, he can also help with any non FAC and FAC parts you require.

He is a really nice guy and he couldn't be more helpful....the trade could use a few more like him!

I am pleased that you admire Richard's business to such an extent that you feel the need to proselytize about him at every opportunity, one would almost think you were on commission, not that I am at all implying any collusion here. However this does neither of you any credit.

We have many good gun makers and traders on this forum and in order to try and give some equity to their presence here, stop the forums ending up like bloody gunmart and to keep the boards content on the subject of the forums as much as possible we have two dedicated forums for the gun trade.

"Gunshops" where we encourage people to give their opinions good and bad about their experiences with the trade (where comments like those above would be appropriate) and the "Vendors and innovators" forum where Richard is more than welcome to ask for a slot if he wishes to ply his wares here.

The obvious exception to this is where a member asks for a recommendation and the reply is in the context of the thread.

I hope that you will see the point here and be more circumspect in your enthusiasm in future.

You're just hacked off that he isn't recommending you! :lol: :cheers:

Ref maintaining No.4s, all you really need is standard cleaning kit (rod, jag, brush, flannellette, cleaning fluids of choice) and two flat head screwdrivers: one fine and one ... well, not so fine! You can strip most of the rifle with the screwdrivers except parts like the sear and the rearsight, which ordinarily don't need removing unless it's for replacement.

Give it a once-over every so often to make sure no screws have worked loose and it'll keep on going bang forever.

The foresight blades come in about 7 different heights and, as dromia says, are used to zero the rifle when the service sight is used. You swap them out to get a correct elevation zero and drift them sideways to get a windage zero. The screw on the front of the foresight block needs a special tool (easily available on fleabay etc) to loosen. Don't be tempted to use pliers like I did, else you'll be in the market for a new screw very quickly! It is a standard BA thread if you want to replace it with a normal screw for ease of maintenance, although to be honest once you've set it you won't touch it again unless you fiddle with the stock or change to target sights.

Gaz wrote:

dromia wrote: You're just hacked off that he isn't recommending you! :lol: :cheers:

Despite the emoticons I take exception to your suggestion that the integrity of these forums is being abused. The above was done with my admin hat on in full concurrence with the forum staff.

As a member of staff I try very hard not to be seen to abuse my position here to the benefit of my commercial interests and feel that the board policy of keeping the "trade interests" separate from the discussions of the board along with the other reasons explained above is right and as member of staff here it is my duty to try and uphold that. We don't always get it right all the time but we do try hard to do so, not for us but for the benefit of the members here like you. I am sorry you do not value that.

Fair enough to have a pop at me when I post as a member, but when you have a go at the role then you have go at the whole forum.

Still from your perspective no doubt a headline is a headline.

To make things absolutely clear, when Dromia posts on the forum as a moderator the forum stand behind him 100%.

The forum does not want advertising on the board apart from in Innovators. The only exception is when people ask for a recommendation.

Morning Christel and Dromia,

I am sure Gaz wasn't having a pop, this is my fault for being over enthusiastic about a certain supplier and breaking forum rules.

I apologise for that unreservedly and am quite happy to go and sit on the naughty step, but please let Gaz play with the other kids, he was only joking.

Cheers John.

dromia wrote:Still from your perspective no doubt a headline is a headline.

No, Adam, from my perspective a joke is a joke. I am sorry you chose to interpret it as a pop at your moderator status rather than as the light-hearted banter I intended it as.