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Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:49 am
by ballkeeper
no, weak groves one side hardley any
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:50 am
by bradaz11
TomH wrote:ballkeeper wrote:he does,
bought a brass rod this mornning , spoke to kranks bring it over tommrow,i think the muzzle end is very weak
Do you mean you can move the muzzle within the forend/top guard left and right and up and down? If so they all do that, they're mean't to. The No4 is bedded so that it has between 4 and 6 LBs upward pressure at the muzzle. So if you pull it up it should spring back and lie centrally in the bottom of the barrel channel.
I think he means the rifling is weak
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:10 pm
by bhodge
I can't imagine a Lee Enfield rifle with bad rifling...baked in cosmoline maybe, but not worn or misformed. But a trip to Kranks should give you piece of mind.
I'm looking forward to seeing the next target you shoot with it!
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:32 pm
by ballkeeper
bhodge wrote:I can't imagine a Lee Enfield rifle with bad rifling...baked in cosmoline maybe, but not worn or misformed. But a trip to Kranks should give you piece of mind.
I'm looking forward to seeing the next target you shoot with it!
look down the barrel from breach seems ok ,but not the other end
have you a pic of your barrel from the crown/muzzle down?
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:48 pm
by bhodge
I'm not good with photos on this forum, but if you pm me an email address I'll send you a shot of mine....
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:59 pm
by Dark Skies
My camera is a very basic Lumix so not really suitable for detailed close ups - also I'm rubbish at photography. :)
My rifle is a five groove but you get the idea. When actually looking down the bore the rifling is stronger than the picture's.
The rifling at five o' clock is what you ought to have.
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:05 pm
by ballkeeper
bhodge wrote:I'm not good with photos on this forum, but if you pm me an email address I'll send you a shot of mine....
pm sent
My camera is a very basic Lumix so not really suitable for detailed close ups - also I'm rubbish at photography. :)
My rifle is a five groove but you get the idea. When actually looking down the bore the rifling is stronger than the picture's.
The rifling at five o' clock is what you ought to have
there not the easist to photograph, thanks tho
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:17 pm
by bhodge
Hi Chris I've emailed a couple of photos, as you said it's not the easiest thing to take a snap of...
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:19 pm
by Dark Skies
ballkeeper wrote:bhodge wrote:I'm not good with photos on this forum, but if you pm me an email address I'll send you a shot of mine....
pm sent
My camera is a very basic Lumix so not really suitable for detailed close ups - also I'm rubbish at photography. :)
My rifle is a five groove but you get the idea. When actually looking down the bore the rifling is stronger than the picture's.
The rifling at five o' clock is what you ought to have
there not the easist to photograph, thanks tho
I had ten goes at trying to get a halfway decent example. :)
It's hard to fathom how yours ended up with one side worn out so badly. It's almost as if an incorrect cleaning procedure was used for some considerable time before it was put into storage. Rifles were issued with a cord pull through - I just don't see that being capable of wearing the bore. It's almost as if a chain pull through (like an AK47) was used incorrectly and dragged across the muzzle for many many cleaning sessions.
If it truly was unissued then ... factory quality control slip?
Re: just had to
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:25 pm
by Triffid
Any chance of posting up the photos for us all to see please!
Triffid