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johno	308 Conversion parts available anywhere ?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 (05/03/09 11:26 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None I've accumulated a great collection of enfields but have a real desire to convert one to 308. Are parts available from time to time on ebay or anywhere else or is this a pipe dream ? Thanks for the great forum ! John
Skeyed		#1	[-]
Posts: 4055 (05/03/09 12:35 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Why not just find a 2A1, and don't fire full factory loads in it. Be cheaper.skd
johno		#2	[-]
Posts: 2 (05/03/09 09:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	The goal was to "build" with a new barrel/bolthead/mag etc and make an equiv. to really clean No4 Mk1* but with a tight chamber and minimal headspace that could be made to shoot sub MOA.... Are barrels and the other bits still made ? could one of the custom barrel houses do it ? do the parts show up on ebay ? thanks john Last Edited By: johno 05/03/09 09:35 PM. Edited 1 times.
Skeyed		#3	[-]
Posts: 4056 (05/03/09 09:41 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I think we may be entering in to the "not to be discussed" on his forum. sorry bout that.skd
brass rat		#4	[-]
Posts: 2025 (05/04/09 12:03 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	No sense trying to re-invent the wheel here. You just need one of these; I seriously doubt anything you could cobble together with parts from EBay would be any improvement. Besides, the list of things that you could accomplish with a 7.62x51 #4 that couldn't be done using .303 would be extremely short. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Why not join us at Milsurp After Hours handloading forum Last Edited By: brass rat 05/04/09 12:20 AM. Edited 2 times.
Ray Newman		#5	[-]
Posts: 336 (05/04/09 12:07 AM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	If I recall correctly, Sterling Armament produced .308/7.62 mm NATO conversion kits for the UK and Commonwealth forces in the late 1950's - early 1960's. It was to be a stop gap effort designed to alleviate the time between developing, testing, & fielding a self-loading rifle by converting No. 4 rifles from the vast stocks of WWII & post WW II No. 4's. Periodically, such kits come up for sale. But the Sterling kits are extremely expensive as well as few & far between. Haven't heard of or seen one for sale in a good many years. Given ebay's anti-firearms policies, you are not very likely to find one there. Might look on all the Enfield & military surplus rifle boards for a Want-to-Buy & Sell section & post an ad. Also contact Brian Dick @ BDL to see if he has any leads or ideas: http://www.bdlltd.com/index.htm Speaking from personal experience, Brian is a good man to deal w/. An Enfield gunsmith who knows his onions might be able to do the work, but the problem is finding the parts. From what I understand, the appropriate bolt head is a big bugaboo-- not easily made from scratch & originals are difficult to find. It might just be easier to look for a .308 No. 4. Those that I've seen came out of Canada from Long Branch. Again, such rifles are expensive & hard to find. Good luck. Let us know what turns up. I wouldn't mind having one myself.... Last Edited By: Ray Newman 05/04/09 12:14 AM. Edited 2 times.
johno	Thanks Ray	#6	[-]
Posts: 3 (05/04/09 10:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I will reach out to Brian... He looks like a great resourse.. john
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Posts: 860 (05/05/09 08:51 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Once you have found the parts, you will need a good gunsmith to do the work, especially the rebarreling work. It can add up...
Ray Newman		#8	[-]
Posts: 337 (05/07/09 01:44 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Johno: See Joe Salter site @ below link. Click on "new arrivals", item # 11762: Long Branch Model L8A5 (No 4., Mk I*, 1955) , 7.62mm/.308 Win. Approx. US $1200.00. www.joesalter.com/
johno	thank Ray	#9	[-]
Posts: 4 (05/07/09 05:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	will drive up and take a look John
brass rat		#10	[-]
Posts: 2026 (05/07/09 08:18 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Nice rifle ----------------------------------------------------------------- Why not join us at Milsurp After Hours handloading forum
T OHeir		#11	[-]
Posts: 465 (05/09/09 12:40 AM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	"...Joe Salter..." Very big bucks for collector grade stuff. Bordering on piracy. There's more to converting a Lee-Enfield to .308 Win than just a barrel. You need to modify the extractor and the mag. Ishapores were not converted No. 1's. They were made from scratch. It really is better to find a No. 2A Mk III. Spelling and grammar count!
Ray Newman		#12	[-]
Posts: 338 (05/09/09 01:10 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	"Very big bucks for collector grade stuff. Bordering on piracy. " --T OHeir What is the problem w/ selling collector grade goods @ collector's prices?

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