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Mk4 Enfield extractor issue

Riomouse911
First post, two parts, so bear with me...

I have a 1943 Savage made Mk4 Enfield .303 (U.S. Property marked)that tossed it's original extractor and spring when I was shooting it last year. I got another extractor and spring from Numrich, and had a gunsmith-inclined friend install it when I could not get it to stay. (He works mainly on Smith revolvers and semi-autos, never before on an Enfield. This one, too did not stay in, so I guess I got what I paid for :-) Does anyone have a gunsmith who is familiar with Enfields in their memory banks, so I might send this bolt their way for a new extractor?

Second, the gun came with a little metal item that looks either like a golf tee or the door-lock topper from my old '74 Chevy Impala. Is this a headspace tool?

Thanks!

EB
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  • Spartacus
    welcome to the forum!
    which enfield do you have? there's a No1 Mk4 and a No4 Mk1.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    quote:Originally posted by tplumeri
    welcome to the forum!
    which enfield do you have? there's a No1 Mk4 and a No4 Mk1.


    Pretty sure he has a NO. 4 MK I. 1943 lend lease act, I dont think we produced any NO. 1's in the states.
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  • Riomouse911
    Thanks for the welcome! Sorry about the slow response, I don't get too much time for computer use anymore, with 10 month old twins at home... my error, it's a No. 4 Mk 1. It has a good bore and shoots very well for an old warrior so I'd like to save it if I can.. it just won't hold it's extractor in place.
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  • Ridgerider
    Yes you have a Savage/Stevens built Lee Enfield No 4 Mk1. There are Four parts to the extractor consisting the bolt head,the extractor,the extractor spring and the retaining screw. When assembled properly it should not come apart. If you need further help please e-mail me. As for the golf tee thing it may well be a button shaped head space gauge but a pic is worth a thousand words.
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  • Riomouse911
    Thanks. I will send a note when I get a chance later. Based on the markings on the "tee", it looked like a headspace gauge, but I wasn't sure.
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