18 June 2005, 22:33
30 Caliber Mag FanBottom Metal Options for Enfield Actions
Friends-
I have a rifle project in the works on a Remington 1917 action. When I purchased the action, it came with either Springfield bottom metal or someone had already straighted the "dog-leg."
My question is this; what other bottom metal options exist for Enfields like Sunny Hill, Blackburn, etc. I saw an Enfield on Rick Freudenberg's web-site and the trigger guard had a nice release button like a Blackburn et al?
Are there some aftermarket sources for bottom metal out there for Enfields.
Thanks in advance.
A few years back Rifle magazine printed an article about a 1917 Engfield that had been extensively customized by Ted Blackburn, and wore one of his triggerguard/magazines. So I am sure Blackburns would be a great place to try.
Their website is
http://www.blackburnmachine.com/index.html20 June 2005, 23:31
30 Caliber Mag Fan22WRF-
Thanks for the information. I called Ted and said that once upon a time he build bottom metal assemblies for Enfields but, not in recent years and in fact sold what few parts he had to a gentleman several months ago.
Any other thoughts?