Who else likes the British stuff?

[Spring1898]

Bloke on the range had a good video on rim lock or lack there of. Personally I haven't had any issue with it, but he goes in depth quite a bit.

Lot of engineering it seems went into the design, so not sure if the issues you have are faulty mags, brass, bullets, or clips.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

One thing I haven't been able to try is actual blued British charger clips. Almost all the ones on the market now have that awful parkerizing. You can sand them and smooth them but they're still pretty terrible.

Yeah, I've never had any luck with them either. I just load the single rounds. As long as you push each one to the rear as you're loading, it's not too hard to avoid rim lock that way.

 

[Spring1898]

Just a question, if you get rim lock does it actually jam your gun?
Because the brass was designed for that not to be an issue. Also does pushing down on the rounds once loaded, and then letting them spring back up not fix the rim lock in your case?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Just a question, if you get rim lock does it actually jam your gun?
Because the brass was designed for that not to be an issue. Also does pushing down on the rounds once loaded, and then letting them spring back up not fix the rim lock in your case?

Rim lock will keep the top round from chambering, so in that regard I guess you could say it jams it, but it can be corrected fairly easily unless you were really slamming it home. The thing that causes it is when the rim of the top round gets behind the rim of the round just below it, so just pushing down and letting up won't necessarily fix it.

As I mentioned above, if you load the rounds by starting them slightly forward in the magazine and sliding them back as you push them down, it usually keeps it from happening. With rimless cartridges, just pushing the rounds straight down isn't an issue, but it can be with the rimmed cartridges.

 

[Spring1898]

Oh I know what it is, but I have never had it be an issue in an Enfield. Doesn't mean it can't cause a problem though

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Oh I know what it is, but I have never had it be an issue in an Enfield. Doesn't mean it can't cause a problem though

Thanks for posting that! That's very cool, and I'd not seen that before. Maybe that explains why I've never really had a problem with rim lock!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Not really British, but the bottom gun in this pair is a Dutch Hembrug M95 carbine, originally chambered in 6.5x53R (as is the top Dutch rifle in the pic). The bottom one is an Indonesian version converted to .303 Brit. After WWII, Indonesia (former Dutch colony) had a bunch of these rifles and they also had a bunch of .303 ammo, so they re-chambered them for 7.7 (.303) and added the muzzle brake. It's fun to shoot, but it will get your attention, being so small (even smaller and lighter than the Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine).

The original 6.5x53R ammo is hard to find, but interestingly enough, when you do, it's usually made from .303 Brit brass. I ordered a bunch of the brass and loaded up some rounds for 2 other fellow INGOers for their Dutch rifles and it was all headstamped .303.



A little additional information:

Indonesian M95 Dutch Carbine

www.angelfire.com

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Are you guys that are having trouble sure that you are loading your stripper clips correctly? I have to say, it is NOT intuitive compared to other stripper clips. It's not easy to explain in words, but the entire base of each round should alternate up or down within the clip. Pics from the net for clarity.

 

[Mongo59]

I have owned many Enfields, 'have' being the operative word here. I found my Ishapore 2A1 to be a superior shooter to all the Enfields I have had.

Now, I never mic'd the barrels or tuned the furniture on any of them but, as I say, the Ishapore could have easily had the same issues but performed heads and shoulders above the rest.

Right now, the only English gun I have is a BSA Super Sport 5 mag fed .22 bolt action. Now it IS a shooter...

 

[Bugzilla]

Have a nice Ishapore 308. Can’t decide if I want to let it go as it is an oddball for what I like but it‘s a neat rifle. I have never shot it.

 

[Mongo59]

Have a nice Ishapore 308. Can’t decide if I want to let it go as it is an oddball for what I like but it‘s a neat rifle. I have never shot it. View attachment 140448 View attachment 140447

I have only shot the German plastic 7.62x51mm through mine and I love it.

Someone replaced the characteristic aluminum butt plate on yours but other than that mine is a jungle conversion just like yours.

I also had a standard configuration but sold it to finance another project.

The German plastic ammo only cost me $9.00 per box of 50 rounds, so I can shoot frequently and often...



On a 'touchy' note, your sling is on backwards.

 

[Bugzilla]

Someone replaced the characteristic aluminum butt plate on yours but other than that mine is a jungle conversion just like yours.

On a 'touchy' note, your sling is on backwards.

Got this from a 70+ yo Marine who did the butt plate and sling. Now I can tell him I have proof he’s half bass ackwards

 

[Mongo59]

We Marines ain't too smart, you know...

 

[indykid]

When I saw the thread title I immediately forgot that this was a firearm forum. I like British stuff, hence my Jag F-Type.

But since this is a firearm site, my "British Stuff":

 

[Bugzilla]

When I saw the thread title I immediately forgot that this was a firearm forum. I like British stuff, hence my Jag F-Type.

But since this is a firearm site, my "British Stuff":

The top picture, isn’t that made by an Indian company?

 

[indykid]

The top picture, isn’t that made by an Indian company?

Owned by Tata of India but built in Britain by the Jaguar division of Rover.

And believe me it is all Jaguar!

 

[ces6508]

Good enough to win two World Wars, still lethal today.

like your avatar

 

[TheJoker]

 

[indiucky]

I love 70s British horror film chicks and Webley's....

 

[Bugzilla]

indiucky, put this in your post or people may think you have an obsession with 32’s, 38’s, 41’s and maybe 45’s!