Enfiled conversion to 7.62 x 39

scattergun · January 25, 2007, 22:45

Is anyone familiar with this conversion of Enfields to 7.62 x 39 ? Scroll down the page about 3/4 down
http://www.specialinterestarms.com/#Enfield%20K

**indy_Muaddib** · January 26, 2007, 00:15

interesting idea but for the price you could buy 2 SKS or a good AK

justashooter · January 28, 2007, 00:28

interesting, but the feasable conversion these days is to 7.62X54R. this is just a bit of reaming of the chamber, and opening up the bolt face by .020". surefire under a dime a pop, compared to click bang at 20 cents.

**indy_Muaddib** · January 28, 2007, 01:14

the only improvement i can see with using a enfield to shoot 7.62x54R is the enfields powerbolt would deal with the sticky lacquered cases some x54R has.

however i cant see paying $160 for the conversion on top of the $110 i had to pay for the enfield itself when i can get a mosin for $70

but i do like the idea of 10 rounds instead of 5

forever · January 30, 2007, 15:12

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Originally posted by indy_Muaddib
interesting idea but for the price you could buy 2 SKS or a good AK

Yeah, really. Or current ammo prices it might be more economical to convert 7.62x39 guns to take .303

richbug · January 30, 2007, 15:21

Quote:

Originally posted by indy_Muaddib
the only improvement i can see with using a enfield to shoot 7.62x54R is the enfields powerbolt would deal with the sticky lacquered cases some x54R has.

however i cant see paying $160 for the conversion on top of the $110 i had to pay for the enfield itself when i can get a mosin for $70

but i do like the idea of 10 rounds instead of 5

the SMLE mags only hold 7 rounds of 7.62x54R

olsarg · January 31, 2007, 00:23

do it the cheap way use a chamber insert from MCA sports mcace.com They can fix up most thing you dream up Unless yo use a bigger cartridge then you ream.

Bad Bob · February 03, 2007, 18:11

Quote:

Originally posted by indy_Muaddib
the only improvement i can see with using a enfield to shoot 7.62x54R is the enfields powerbolt would deal with the sticky lacquered cases some x54R has.

Oh, come on, Compadre! The Lee-Enfield has the fastest, smoothest action of any bolt-action military rifle ever adopted by a major power. It's an absolute joy to shoot! I won't say the M-N isn't reliable, but fast, slick, and 'a joy to shoot' it definitely ain't.

(Just my opinion... ;>)

Bad Bob · February 03, 2007, 18:17

Quote:

Originally posted by olsarg
do it the cheap way use a chamber insert from MCA sports mcace.com They can fix up most thing you dream up Unless yo use a bigger cartridge then you ream.

Interesting factoid: the 7.62x39 cartridge will chamber and fire safely in a shortened .303 British chamber. Many Australians just shorten the threaded end of the barrel to produce M-43 chambered L-Es, without any rechambering required (talk about 'cheap').

Because I believe that coincidences are a lot more rare than most folks think, it kind of makes me wonder if the Soviets based their M-43 cartridge case on a shortened & slightly modified .303 British case...

;>)

scattergun · February 03, 2007, 23:00

I like that thought BadBob. I'll check aroud and see if any local gunsmiths would do the cut and rechamber thing. I can't get MCA to return a phone call or emails about a chamber adapter.

January 25, 2007, 22:45	#1
scattergun Registered FALaholic #: 181 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: west tennessee Posts: 318	Enfiled conversion to 7.62 x 39 Is anyone familiar with this conversion of Enfields to 7.62 x 39 ? Scroll down the page about 3/4 down http://www.specialinterestarms.com/#Enfield%20K __________________ Cogito Ergo Armatus Sum. I think, therefore I am armed.

January 26, 2007, 00:15	#2
indy_Muaddib Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 17581 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 3,046	interesting idea but for the price you could buy 2 SKS or a good AK __________________ All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him. If it be aristocratic in organization, then it seeks to protect the man who is superior only in law against the man who is superior in fact; if it be democratic, then it seeks to protect the man who is inferior in every way against both. One of its primary functions is to regiment men by force, to make them as much alike as possible and as dependent upon one another as possible, to search out and combat originality among them. All it can see in an original idea is potential change, and hence an invasion of its prerogatives. The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are. -H.L. Mencken 1919 Were not that lucky.

January 28, 2007, 00:28	#3
justashooter Registered FALaholic #: 5967 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: york, pa. Posts: 4,503	interesting, but the feasable conversion these days is to 7.62X54R. this is just a bit of reaming of the chamber, and opening up the bolt face by .020". surefire under a dime a pop, compared to click bang at 20 cents. __________________ If the concept of heading on down to the local Home Depot and transforming $100 worth of random pipe bits into a killing machine doesn’t appeal to you, you’re a frikkin' pansy. Also, you’re probably sane and will live significantly longer than I will. Nonetheless you disgust me, and I take comfort in the knowledge that your obituary will be nowhere near as humorous as mine. The next time I hear "THE RANGE IS NOW HOT", it just wont be the same. Max tried another question. "What sort of people live about here?" "In THAT direction," the Jin said, waving its right paw round, "lives a Han: And in THAT direction," waving the other paw, "lives a Ming Hare. Visit either you like: they're both mad." "But I don't want to go among mad people," Max remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Jin: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Max. "You must be," said the Jin, "or you wouldn't have come here."

January 28, 2007, 01:14	#4
indy_Muaddib Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 17581 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 3,046	the only improvement i can see with using a enfield to shoot 7.62x54R is the enfields powerbolt would deal with the sticky lacquered cases some x54R has. however i cant see paying $160 for the conversion on top of the $110 i had to pay for the enfield itself when i can get a mosin for $70 but i do like the idea of 10 rounds instead of 5 __________________ All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him. If it be aristocratic in organization, then it seeks to protect the man who is superior only in law against the man who is superior in fact; if it be democratic, then it seeks to protect the man who is inferior in every way against both. One of its primary functions is to regiment men by force, to make them as much alike as possible and as dependent upon one another as possible, to search out and combat originality among them. All it can see in an original idea is potential change, and hence an invasion of its prerogatives. The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are. -H.L. Mencken 1919 Were not that lucky.

February 03, 2007, 23:00	#10
scattergun Registered FALaholic #: 181 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: west tennessee Posts: 318	I like that thought BadBob. I'll check aroud and see if any local gunsmiths would do the cut and rechamber thing. I can't get MCA to return a phone call or emails about a chamber adapter. __________________ Cogito Ergo Armatus Sum. I think, therefore I am armed.

January 31, 2007, 00:23	#7
olsarg Registered FALaholic #: 9625 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,197	do it the cheap way use a chamber insert from MCA sports mcace.com They can fix up most thing you dream up Unless yo use a bigger cartridge then you ream.

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