I purchased an enfield action for a project. I was thinking about a medium calb. Ive been told this is a large action and I should use it for a Big Bore. If this is the case what Ideas do you all have.
I also have a few questions. does your calb require you to use a different bolt? My action already has a mauser style mag box. How big must it be for the round you reccomend. I might know where there is a Ruger #1 458 take off can this be used in anyway?
What do you normaly do to the Enfield safety?
Thanks Dean

You can probably go all the way up to a 470 Mbogo. If I remember right, anything bigger than 375 requires the boltface to be opened up. I may be wrong about the boltface.

You can go up to the T-Rex if you want.Quite a few
are built in 500 A-Square...How about trying our
550 MAGNUM that is being developed.Use 460 brass.Just
get a barrel, open up the bolface, and get magazine work done.The 458 Ruger #1 barrel youmention doesn't have right threads for enfield.Have to cut it off, rethtread, and rechamber.Look up info on the 550 Magnum threads in this forum.RNS and others are getting barrels made now for 550,
dies made, bullets made, in a few styles,etc..Ed.

I don't know why people always try to associate the 1917/P-14 with a big bore while these actions can be used perfectly to build many other smaller calibers. Since you bought it for a medium caliber, I would consider the 35 Whelen, as this cartridge will require very little feeding work and there is no need for an expensive custom bottom metal assembly. Give Ed Lapour a call at 360-479-4966, as he can install a 3-position safety shroud with a gas flange on the Enfield actions.

Tongue in cheek--He posted on big forum.So I thought he was not interesred in mini-bores(416 and under), maybe small-bores(510 and under), maybe medium(620 and under)or
big(above 620)..And the regular Enfield safety does work great as it locks firing pin, and it has the big game rifle
look.I know a bunch here knock A-Sq but I got Enfields and built heavy stocks like that.Ed.

I think a more apt recommendation than build a big bore is, build at least a standard length cartridge, the long action family. it isn't just that the action is massive so it can accomodate a large cartridge and should be used that way. It is bulky and heavy, so would in my opinion, and most others, be wasted on a medium or short length cartridge.

I second the recommendation for the 35 Whelen, but do it improved, and with a 26" barrel, so it matches mine!! :-) From my understanding any takeoff barrel that you get is going to have to be cut and rethreaded, the Enfield threads are unique (something about being square?).

personally I very much like the original safety on the enfield.....HOWEVER...I did see Ed Lapour safety this weekend, and it looked great! Two things though, one-it is expensive, as you have to get the whole new bolt shroud with it. two-if you don't plan on restocking the gun you probably will have some kind of cover up work to do regarding the area where the original safety comes out of the side of the action. Personally I would just leave it the original way, I think it is an identifying characteristic of the action same as the knob on the 03's bolt. But it comes down to preference and $$$$.

What is the condition and make of the action right now? (REmington are generally the best).

Red

I started this post on the medium bore but was told I should use a big action to build a big rifle. Now i post here and get its ok to build a medium
I have looked at the 550mag and the 470m but wanted something a little more "classic" I think the trolls have made it harder to get good advice out of the experienced regulars The entire bigbore forum has slowed down
Thanks Dean

Tonto, I have a half dozen Enfields in various states of completion. The smallest is a 375 Weatherby. The largest (for the moment) is being done as a 475 Ackley. Yes, you can build medium cartridges on the Enfield. It's just that a lot of us see it as a waste of a large action. However, if it's what makes you happy, build it. Keep in mind, to do it right it will get expensive. You can do it a bit at a time though to keep the cost down, and whatever you can do for yourself will help as well. The P14 bolt will accomodate up to the standard magnum cartridge case with no changes (375 H&H size). The P17 will have to be enlarged. For case sizes larger then the H&H (for example, the 416 Rigby) you'll have to open up the P14 bolt face as well. Enfields make very nice big bore rifles, but they are NOT the cheap route. I'm not saying that it is frighteningly expensive, it's just not as cheap as people seem to think it will be. FWIW - Dan