cleaning 10 round magazine?

thumperpaul · 03-29-2008, 05:07 PM

Hi all
Was at the range today with my Long Branch #4 Mk1* and I had a bunch of surplus ammo, so I tried to do a few solo "Mad Minute" courses of fire. I squeezed in 10 rounds, and had found that the first round would either pop up primer first and jam, or half eject and get jammed when I would try to chamber it. I was wondering if the problem is due to the spring in the magazine being worn or overly dirty? I have never really taken apart the magazine, so I am wondering if it could be Cosmoline/grime build up....what's the best way to clean and lube the magazine on the .303?
By the way, it felt quite impressive firing off a mag as fast as I could cycle the bolt...I can see why the Germans in WW1 thought they were under machine gun fire when the Tommies would do the "Mad Minute".

Very smooth and fast bolt action on the Enfield!

billy · 04-01-2008, 06:37 AM

i would blast it out with brake cleaner or something like that.
and give it a light coat of oil.

i like aerosols for just these kind of things

wunhunglo · 04-01-2008, 08:47 AM

Thumper, the magazine is easy to strip to clean...........Let me see if I can remember as I don't have one with me. Take out of Rifle, Press down on the back end (I think, maybe assforelbow)of the follower with small fingers or use a pencil or wooden dowel, sort of try & tip the follower vertical and it will come out easily with the spring attached. Re-assembly is the opposite.
If you are clip(charger) loading, make sure your clips are loaded correctly, cos if you get a rim in the wrong place/order the rifle will jam.

Charger.jpg

20-38 rounds a minute????

thumperpaul · 04-01-2008, 03:40 PM

Thanks guys, for the info. Yeah, it's really amazing the amount of fire that a trained British soldier could put out in one minute.
I always thought the original "volley sight" set up for 1000 meters was very interesting too...an early "spray and pray" method of fire.

Polock · 04-01-2008, 04:46 PM

hunglo--Thank you for the info. Never used a clip before, and was curious if the mag could be disassembled--Appreciate your help--

03-29-2008, 05:07 PM	#1
thumperpaul Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0)	cleaning 10 round magazine? Hi all Was at the range today with my Long Branch #4 Mk1* and I had a bunch of surplus ammo, so I tried to do a few solo "Mad Minute" courses of fire. I squeezed in 10 rounds, and had found that the first round would either pop up primer first and jam, or half eject and get jammed when I would try to chamber it. I was wondering if the problem is due to the spring in the magazine being worn or overly dirty? I have never really taken apart the magazine, so I am wondering if it could be Cosmoline/grime build up....what's the best way to clean and lube the magazine on the .303? By the way, it felt quite impressive firing off a mag as fast as I could cycle the bolt...I can see why the Germans in WW1 thought they were under machine gun fire when the Tommies would do the "Mad Minute". Very smooth and fast bolt action on the Enfield!

04-01-2008, 06:37 AM	#2
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,702 Trader Rating: (0)	i would blast it out with brake cleaner or something like that. and give it a light coat of oil. i like aerosols for just these kind of things __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya! Last edited by billy; 04-01-2008 at 06:38 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

04-01-2008, 08:47 AM	#3
wunhunglo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: currently "Sunny West Africa" Posts: 1,309 Trader Rating: (0)	Thumper, the magazine is easy to strip to clean...........Let me see if I can remember as I don't have one with me. Take out of Rifle, Press down on the back end (I think, maybe assforelbow)of the follower with small fingers or use a pencil or wooden dowel, sort of try & tip the follower vertical and it will come out easily with the spring attached. Re-assembly is the opposite. If you are clip(charger) loading, make sure your clips are loaded correctly, cos if you get a rim in the wrong place/order the rifle will jam. Charger.jpg 20-38 rounds a minute???? Last edited by wunhunglo; 04-01-2008 at 01:31 PM.

04-01-2008, 03:40 PM	#4
thumperpaul Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks guys, for the info. Yeah, it's really amazing the amount of fire that a trained British soldier could put out in one minute. I always thought the original "volley sight" set up for 1000 meters was very interesting too...an early "spray and pray" method of fire.

04-01-2008, 04:46 PM	#5
Polock Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south east by-God Arizona Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0)	hunglo--Thank you for the info. Never used a clip before, and was curious if the mag could be disassembled--Appreciate your help--