Sirs,

If you were to find an Eddystone action that wasn't cracked when the barrel was removed, would the action be worth turning into a sporter? Also, if I found an Eddystone that still wore its original barrel, is it possible to remove said barrel without cracking the front ring?

Also, I have a Winchester M1917 receiver that has the duck pond cut in the rear bridge. What is the best way to make that go away? Would making a plug to fit it and having that TIG'd in place work or would is there something else to do?

Lastly, has anyone tried the long magnum magazine box from Numrich? They've advertised them forever and I'm contemplating buying a couple and trying them. Any feedback on them?

Forgive all the questions, but I've recently been bitten by the Enfield bug. I have a Winchester receiver & P14 bolt that I just received today and I have another Enfield on layaway at a local pawnshop. I'm thinking of locating a third action to start building up a trio of long magnums.

Thanks!

numrich mag boxes are junk, unheat treated sheet metal.. you can make a better one in 10 minutes...

to fill the duck pond, make a plug slightly taller , then bevel the edge of the receiver.. and tig with great caution, basically tack it on 4 corners, using the plug as fill rod... let it cool to the touch.. fill 4 more corners.. cool... might need another round... stitch the tacks together...

i built a 500jeffe on an eddystone.. no drama, but not the best choice

here's my pics of removing a barrel.... if you can forgive the horrible pics
https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...=883107856#883107856

this shows how to remove the barrel without causing any damage to the receiver,

if you find better pics of this, please let me know

there's ALOT of work in making an enfield into a nice sporter, but it can be done ... and I have a decent enfield pattern

jeffe

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If you were to find an Eddystone action that wasn't cracked when the barrel was removed, would the action be worth turning into a sporter?

Probably more opinion than real facts here but I wouldn't bring an Eddystone home unless it was going to stay in the 30-06 case!

I have a 450 Watts built on an Eddystone back in the 50's by old Harvey Anderson himself. No telling how many rounds through it and besides a cracked stock, it has held up just fine.
Jeff

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Also, if I found an Eddystone that still wore its original barrel, is it possible to remove said barrel without cracking the front ring?

The method I use to get the barrel off a 1917 Enfield without risking the receiver sacrifices the barrel, but does not require anything more than a vise and a hacksaw blade. Since one is probably not too interested in saving the old barrel, it makes no difference.

I cut the barrel off about 2" in front of the receiver ring, (just leaving a stub that can be gripped later by a pipe wrench). Then I make two cuts opposite one another in the chamber with a hacksaw blade, down to the reeiver threads, but stop before the blade touches the receiver threads. These cuts relieve the tightness sufficiently that the barrel stub can be unscrewed easily. There is no damage to the receiver. But of course, the barrel is now only fit to be a vise handle or something....

Tex21-

Welcome to Enfields Anonomous .

If it were me, I would take all my Enfield receivers (Winchesters and Remingtons included) to a local machine shop and get them magna- fluxed. It's an extra step and most people will tell you it's only necessary on the Eddystone's but, it they all check out then I would not look back or in other words, you can build pretty much whatever you want. I have a .338 Win Mag in the early stages on an Eddystone action. I suppose a lot of folks will say that a .338 is too wimpy a caliber for an Enfield but, hey, it's what I want to do.

Jeffe's advise is right on the mark with respect to the magazine box and filling in the "Duck Pond"; I believe a lot of folks just rebuild the original magazine box if there is a lack of replacements.

There are a couple of methods for removing barrels from Enfields mentioned here by Jeffe and El Deguello. It is very hard to remove a barrel from an Enfield receiver without sacrificing the barrel. I have seen the method that Jeffe describes in person.

Here's a look at my .300 H&H on an Enfield "in-the-white" and finished off:

Re the duck pond... On one M1917, I simply shaped a plug out of steel and brazed it in place, using Eutectic brazing rod. When finally shaped, polished and blued it leaves an attractive gold oval on the bridge.

Bud W

i have 1 in the project stage at tip burn's place now.....416 taylor, shilen barrel, i'm leaving the bolt, safety, and bottom metal original....adding a timney trigger, negc sights and a pepper laminate stock... parkerize finish... definitely a truck/beater south texas hog thumper...the next 1 will be a 9,3 x 74r...

I have an Eddiestone action that had never been barreled. I have done some pretty extensive modifications. I built my own bottom metal and opened it up for .416 Rigby. By the way it took a little longer than ten minutes!! I modified the action to accept a Mauser trigger and added a three position safty. I also square bridged the reciever. I will also make the rifle a take down. I seem to have to work for a living so I have not finished it yet.