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Hi all,
First time posting after being on the other forum for a long time.
I have seen a few enfields that have been converted to 44 mag.
I have a smle in the safe that doesn't get used and thought it might be a good project to make a slightly interesting bush gun and also have a go at firing some heavy projectiles subsonic.
Has anyone here done this conversion or know what would be involved?
Thanks
Talk to gunworks, they've done them.
If its in original condition sell it they are worth good coin and buy a "sporterised" one for stuff all.
Had a quick chat to gunworks but they weren't too interested. And definitely not original it's a cheap spotter that has all ready had the barrel shortened at some stage of its life
I made a delisle carbine project-sort of years ago. 45acp rimless not rimmed 45
If you know a good machinist they can machine/bore the chamber to suit the rimmed straight wall cartridge. Machine the thread so it is longer and make a nut to suit ala the savage system.
You could make the extractor cut out go further around the barrel that way you can adjust the headspace to suit.
I took the extractor off, I did the nut up on the barrel so the cartridge was in the right place when I took it off cut it a little either way to allow for different headspace adjustment.
410 conversion a possibility? Just a barrel swap
the bolt face would need to be resized from 13.72mm 13.1mm for a start but if you went for 45 long colt you would need to resize from 13mm to 13.1mm bolt face a lot less mucking around since you want subsonic the 200ft/sec isn't really a issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Araspring
thanks for all the replies, some good info and ideas.
Other option i have thought of while doing some research was to get a fast twist 30cal barrel and chamber in 35-40 Krag.
This would hopefully let me use heavy 30cal subsonic projectiles like in 300 blackout and eliminate bolt machining and magazine feed issues.
Anyone know if reamers for 35-40 krag are around?
Sorry meant 30-40 krag
why try to reinvent the wheel...you can load heavy projectiles in the .303 brit and can make them go slow if you want..... seems like a lot of pissing around and $$$$ spent to get what you already had.
Trail boss powder and cast Bullets from Robert in tokoroa is the way I would go.
I'm keen for some subsonic for my suppressed 303Quote:
Originally Posted by The bomb
I dont reload though, anyone out there reload for others ?