Putting Mount On Lee Enfield

[EastBound&Down]

I just got my first rifle, a No.4 Enfield. It is an M47C, so the holes where the mount is were probably drilled by the British gov. Whatever guy had the gun before me took off the old British mount and put on a newer mount on so a modern scope could be attached. The mount was loose, so I removed it and it looked like he put epoxy or somethin' on it. Whatever it was it got brittle and stopped holding the scope tight. I've heard put locktight on screws and screw it in.
Should the old epoxy stuff be sanded/scraped off (I already got some of it with my fingers)??
Use locktight?
How level does the rifle need to be when screwing on the scope?
(Any other Lee Enfield tips are cool too)

 

[EastBound&Down]

 

[4v50 Gary]

The way I would drill a receiver is to first make a receiver mandrel. This requires removing the barrel.

With the mandrel inserted into the receiver, by mounting it in a milling machine with an edge finder and DRO, you can find your center and drill the receiver according to the center.

Now, you say that the receiver has been drilled and think it was done by some armourer. With the milling machine, you can can confirm if it was done to standard or if it was something done by a non-military gunsmith. The DRO on the milling machine will tell you either way.

Suggest you pick up Peter Alan Laidler's book on the No 4(T) Sniper Rifle. How about a better image of the drilled receiver?

 

[easy]

There is a no-drill/tap mount available. Goes where the rear peep sight is removed. Works really well.

http://www.scopemounts.com/index.html?main.html

 

[EastBound&Down]

Originally, H&H did it, according to google. But they might have been tampered with by the sporterizer to allow star bits, IDK. This is not the original mount, you can see the flathead screw on the top image, that is the only original screw left.

 

[EastBound&Down]

I'm lookin at it almost looks like the sporterizer retapped 3 of the 4 mount holes so he could put in the star screws

 

[EastBound&Down]

There is a no-drill/tap mount available. Goes where the rear peep sight is removed. Works really well.

http://www.scopemounts.com/index.html?main.html

The sporterizer cut 3inches off the barrel and the rear sights are long gone. All this gun has is the scope :/

 

[4v50 Gary]

The front three holes are about right for a MoD modified rifle. Take another picture of the rear.

If it was MoD, then go to Numrich and buy their reproduction bases and screws. Install those along with the scope base.

 

[EastBound&Down]

The front three holes are about right for a MoD modified rifle. Take another picture of the rear.

If it was MoD, then go to Numrich and buy their reproduction bases and screws. Install those along with the scope base.

I have a mount and I have the screws, I am wondering if I should use locktite on the screws+ how level does the rifle need to be while screwing the mount on?

 

[EastBound&Down]

 

[4v50 Gary]

I have a mount and I have the screws, I am wondering if I should use locktite on the screws+ how level does the rifle need to be while screwing the mount on?

It's not how level the rifle is but how aligned the scope is to the bore.

Like myself, you are photographically challenged.

 

[EastBound&Down]

It's not how level the rifle is but how aligned the scope is to the bore.

Like myself, you are photographically challenged.

I am using an LG Tracphone. LOL,
Tips on getting mount and barrel aligned?

 

[4v50 Gary]

Remove the barrel and strip the receiver.

Make a mandrel to fit the receiver.
Know the thickness of the mandrel front and center.
Insert the mandrel into the receiver.
Put the receiver into a rotating vise with a clamped down center on the other side of the bed.
On a milling machine, use an edge finder to touch off an find the centerline.
Find top dead center and then rotate the receiver 90 degrees such that the side to be drilled/tap is facing up.
Now it's a matter of moving the mill to where you want it drilled.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Foster jig is good for drilling a receiver. However, if you go with reproduction mounts to recreate a No 4(T), you have to use the method I described (unless someone else can figure out another method).

The book is Peter Laider's ".303 No. 4 (T) Sniper Rifle and the Holland & Holland Connection."

 

[jdh]

The Indestructible Scope Mount:
http://www.303british.com/id32.html