TLynn Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 SB48 1 Posts: 3 (6/1/05 4:27) Reply Fake #5 jungle carbine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am new to this board. I have a fake Enfield Jungle carbine and was considering converting it to 45/70. Anyone here done one of these conversions? If so, does the magazine feed the 45/70's OK? Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Edited by: SB48 at: 6/1/05 4:29 oldmil 1 Posts: 52 (6/1/05 7:53) Reply Re: Fake #5 jungle carbine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It could be done with a No. 4 or 5 as far as rebarrelling and modifying the extractor (judicious filing), but the magazine might be a problem. Navy Arms builds theirs on No 1 actions and their magazines are (apparently) modified No 1's which are not interchangable with No 4's, which means you couldn't just order a mag from them. You could always get a spare mag or two and--carefully and slowly, checking feeding often with dummy rounds--bend the lips until it feeds. The follower might need work, too, as the wider .45-70 case might need to be single-stack. It sounds like a cool conversion but remember: Murphy is always lurking in the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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