Thread: My Shrunken Wood... need advice on No 4 Enfield.

Thanks guys. No quick answers then, except of course for the mention of little blue make-wife-happy pills.

I don't think my particular two-groove has probs handling the HXP boat tails, at least going by the absence of keyholing which is described on another forum as the failure mode of two-grooves when fed with HXP.

As far as I understand it re the problem with boat tailed bullets is that they do not obturate as well into worn grooves as do original .303 flat-bottomed spitzers. I believe the S&B .303 FMJ ammo is boat tailed which, if true, might be a lost opportunity to cater for worn Enfields (someone please correct me on this, I could not confirm it either way on the net).

Think I'll just get on with stripping the varnish and getting some oil deep into the wood. But obviously it is not widely known to be a miracle cure for bedding issues. For that we must turn to the little blue pills...