DisgruntledPatriot
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Hey all, I have lurked here for a LONG time, and generally have to say that this is my go-to spot for firearms info. That being said, I need help with a project. I picked up a "sporterized" (meaning mutilated) Lee-Enfield rifle. I am just replacing the wood with military stocks for now, but I have a couple of questions I can't find the answer to, and was hoping for someone to shed some light.
First, there is a wood screw in between the front magazine recess and the front recoil lug area, crossing the stock from left to right. Why is it there? can I just fill in with a walnut dowel and sand smooth, or replace the rusty screw with brass to match the buttplate if it is necessary.But it doesn't look like something bubba did. There are shoulders inside the hole that look like it was done with something other than a craftsman drill bit.
How do I tell if I have a late or early model butt stock socket? I can get either one, but I don't know how to identify the differences. If it helps the rifle was manufactured in 1942 (I think, the stampings are very faint) and the serial on the wrist is I (?) as in India, 6233.
How do the handguard clips go on? are they riveted, and if so, how?
Is that flat metal bar running crossways of the action end of the walnut the keeper plate?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
First, there is a wood screw in between the front magazine recess and the front recoil lug area, crossing the stock from left to right. Why is it there? can I just fill in with a walnut dowel and sand smooth, or replace the rusty screw with brass to match the buttplate if it is necessary.But it doesn't look like something bubba did. There are shoulders inside the hole that look like it was done with something other than a craftsman drill bit.
How do I tell if I have a late or early model butt stock socket? I can get either one, but I don't know how to identify the differences. If it helps the rifle was manufactured in 1942 (I think, the stampings are very faint) and the serial on the wrist is I (?) as in India, 6233.
How do the handguard clips go on? are they riveted, and if so, how?
Is that flat metal bar running crossways of the action end of the walnut the keeper plate?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.