I have one of the us made Enfield's. The mag doesn't seat in the rifle. I'm sure its a matter of some filing but I don't have time to mess with it. Anyone in the area wanna take a look at it?

I have one of the us made Enfield's. The mag doesn't seat in the rifle. I'm sure its a matter of some filing but I don't have time to mess with it. Anyone in the area wanna take a look at it?

I'm definitely no expert but I have learned a few Enfield facts over the last month or so.

 

From what I gather, magazine fitment and feed issues are common. Mainly because the magazines were never designed for frequent removal and/or interchange between individual guns. The mag was meant to stay inserted in the rifle it was issued with, and to reloaded with 5round stripper clips.

 

I have also read that aftermarket mags can frequently not fit/work right without custom fitting. According to the internet, "pro mag" is notoriously problematic; not that there are many options for Enfield mags anyway......

 

Also, apparently magazines from various different models and mark#s of enfields will physically appear to interchange, but not fit/function correctly. For example, a No3 mag in a No4 rifle, or an Ishapore .308 mag in a No4 rifle (thse will work, with some trimming/filing- assuming you have a .308/7.62 rifle).

Its a possibility of a different mag. I got the rifle from a widow its was brought home from ww2. Its a .303 brit anyway to tell on the mag?