I have a 50 year old gunsmithing project that was given to me incomplete. Hard to tell where the smith was going with some things..
My main question is about the ejector/bolt stop box. The spring that makes up the cover normally rests against a stop behind the hinge which gives the spring/cover something to bear against and provide tension to keep the ejector box closed. My receiver has been profiled shorter and the spring rest has been milled off! Nothing for the spring to bear against and my bag o parts has a shortened spring/cover included.
Aesthetically this does little for me but functionally this is a huge issue! I can't figure out how to provide tension for the ejector box spring. The cover/spring is there as I mentioned and it is shortened such that the tail of it rests right on the hinge of the ejector box. I've been looking at this thing for over a year and I have no idea how to get tension on this spring aside from some sort of custom setup which I guess I'm going to try out. I can't find any info online at all from other people who have done this and don't really know what to try out. I was thinking to try to somehow get a coil spring in there but that would be a real mission. Any ideas or insight from others that may have similar custom 1917 enfields?
My main question is about the ejector/bolt stop box. The spring that makes up the cover normally rests against a stop behind the hinge which gives the spring/cover something to bear against and provide tension to keep the ejector box closed. My receiver has been profiled shorter and the spring rest has been milled off! Nothing for the spring to bear against and my bag o parts has a shortened spring/cover included.
Aesthetically this does little for me but functionally this is a huge issue! I can't figure out how to provide tension for the ejector box spring. The cover/spring is there as I mentioned and it is shortened such that the tail of it rests right on the hinge of the ejector box. I've been looking at this thing for over a year and I have no idea how to get tension on this spring aside from some sort of custom setup which I guess I'm going to try out. I can't find any info online at all from other people who have done this and don't really know what to try out. I was thinking to try to somehow get a coil spring in there but that would be a real mission. Any ideas or insight from others that may have similar custom 1917 enfields?