#LEE ENFIELD NO4 MK1 T MOD#

I do mine periodically, around once a year. donвЂ™t cover it with gun oil and store your weapon muzzle down). This has been faked a lot by methods such as staining and burning, so buyer beware!Д«oth the above woods require the same care, (i.e. Just a little note here, tiger beech was a type of beech that had a loosening of the grain which affected its appearance and gave it a stripy look. Woodwork on EnfieldвЂ™s is either walnut as fitted to Long Lees No1, No3 and some No4вЂ™s, or beech as in most No4вЂ™s and No5вЂ™s. There is one specifically formulated for 303вЂ™s and that is YoungвЂ™s 303, which is thicker than modern gun oil (newer guns need thinner oils for their gas operating systems). Protect your rifle with a good quality gun oil.

#LEE ENFIELD NO4 MK1 T MOD#

The MOD gets around this by having climatic control which keeps the moisture and temperature at a constant level. This may help prevent distortion and warping. When the weapon is not in use it may be beneficial to slacken the trigger guard screws and, in the case of the No 3 and earlier weapons, the other screws in the fore-end. This wears away the thread and loosens all toleranced parts. Secondly donвЂ™t strip the weapon down for no reason. This prevents distorting the slot and the chipping that subsequently results. It should fit the slot snugly and not rattle about. It is often said that an Armourer does a lot of damage to a gun by stripping it and to prevent this we use the right screwdriver. One sure way of doing that is to clean and care for them in a way that will not add to their wear and tear.

Perhaps you have just bought your first rifle, perhaps you already have a few, either way they are an investment and like all investments they need care and attention. If the bottle says that the contents are harmful to humans then it is a fair bet that it doesn't do wood a lot of good either, especially over long periods of time. The metalwork will probably be OK, the woodwork is another matter.

None of the amazingly clever chemical cleaners now available have been tested to see what long term effects they have on either steel or wood.

Your Lee Enfield has survived for many years by being maintained with very little more than gun oil and raw linseed oil. I should like to add just one brief warning. Finally I persuaded our resident REME Armourer (Paul Wragg) to tap the keys on our behalf and he has written an article on rifle maintenance.

Lee enfield no4 mk1 t