I have a friend who has an Enfield projoct in the works and wants to convert it to a cock on opening configuration. It seems that I have heard of a kit that makes this conversion fairly easy. Any guidance? Thanks in advance for the help.

Jay Kolbe

I don't know about ease of installation as I haven't done it myself (I have 3 enfield's that cock on open). But here is where you can buy the kit.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=5690

Now, it says requires bolt modification, so that would mean to me a gunsmith since i would probably mess it up. It also says that it requires the Dayton-Traister trigger, i would double check that though since two of mine have Timney triggers and work fine. Hope this helps.

Red

Snowcat...The conversion referred to works well, I have used several on my enfields. Can be done at home if you follow the instructions with the kit. Makes a nice conversion with proper fitting,,,but measure 3 times before you cut and lots of checking fit during, good luck.

Snowcat,
A couple of comments from doing dozens of these...

If you use a Gun Parts Corp kit, then check that the firing pin supplied is correct for your application. Should be about a 0.055" tip diameter for a P-14 (or 0.075" diameter for a M1917 bolt), and that final protrusion is set at 0.060".

When Enfields are converted to cock on opening, the striker fall distances are normally reduced to the point that a 24 or 27# Wolff spring is required to get energy levels back to 75-80 in-oz levels.

Last, you may have to refit the cocking piece slot for the safety to pick up and move back, as it sometimes doesn't remain at the same position as it did with the issue CP.

Thank you very much for the detailed information. The kit is on order.

The two most common conversions are the Dayton-Traister speedlock kit, which contains everything you need, but does require some minor gunsmithing; and the Gun Parts Corp. kit.

FYI, the Gun Parts Corp. kit comes with a new cocking piece and striker mechanism, including firing pin and new spring. It requires no gunsmithing whatsoever. They say it is only compatible with the issue trigger; however, I've found it works well with the wonderful Dayton-Traister trigger. It does not work at all with the Timney trigger, though.