Gun is new to me, shot yesterday for the first time. (First time with any Enfield) It is a No 5 Mk1 ROF(F), 1945. Two problems, gun would not eject and the magazine would not stay in place to feed. Only fired a few times with Pakistan surplus. About the ejection, the ejector seems pretty simple. Took the screw out and it seemed OK. Saw something elsewhere about checking the extractor spring. The extractor moved back and forth and was spring loaded, but then I checked a schematic and they showed a U-shaped flat spring and what I saw was a coil spring. So I took the bolt apart tonight and it seems Bubba was there before me working his magic. Tomorrow I am going to order a correct spring. See the pictures.
Now about the magazine, I don't have anything to compare this to and it is the first Enfield I ever shot. The magazine goes in and clicks, but I can pull it out without using the release pretty easily. At the range, if I smacked it into place, loading a couple cartridges would push it down enough that the bolt would pass over the cartridges. If I loaded the cartridges, then smacked the bottom of the magazine, they would feed. Only fired a handful of cartridges since this was a drag. How tight should the magazine be held in place? I am going to tear the whole gun apart tomorrow and see if I find anything else. See if I can adjust the magazine catch and magazine. Thanks for any help. If I missed anything. let me know. I wanted one of these since I was a kid!
Thanks,
Bruce