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    Posted: September 26 2023 at 12:49pm
I had the No 4 Mk 1 at the range today. When I went to clean it and remove the bolt the rear sight will not let it pass. I don't have the ladder sight but the peep sight. There is a U under the sight that looks like  it was designed to pass the bolt but it does not. Is there a step I am missing? Before I go grinding on the sight to give more room I would like to know if that is the only answer. Both settings on the sight will not let the bolt pass. Thanks.


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You will need to remove the scope, then remove the rear flip sight, otherwise the bolt will not pass through for removal.
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The "flip sight" set @ 300 yards should allow the bolthead to pass under it with no issues at all.
Intresting that it won't...
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The scope has nothing to do with the issue. I took the rear sight off and used a dremel and removed some of the material. It now passes on both sides of the peep site. It was really close and only hit on the very left edge. Not sure why but I just used a sand barrel on the dremel and it fixed it. Strange it did not work but I have been told these are not drop in anything parts.
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Originally posted by edteach edteach wrote:

The scope has nothing to do with the issue. I took the rear sight off and used a dremel and removed some of the material. It now passes on both sides of the peep site. It was really close and only hit on the very left edge. Not sure why but I just used a sand barrel on the dremel and it fixed it. Strange it did not work but I have been told these are not drop in anything parts.
The MkI, Mk2 L type, MkII leaf, and MkIII leaf sights for the No4 Enfield are actually all interchangeable and can be readily dropped into place. What I referred to had nothing to do with the scope. The L type flip sight on that rifle of yours has two settings, 300 and 600 yards.  When set at 300 yards the bolthead can pass under it so it can be removed, as intended. Unless it was installed backwards however.  If you look at the following picture, the circled and underline area shows were the sight sits on the plunger and the curve is more to the left allowing the bolthead to pass under it. If the sight is reversed,  the bolthead won't pass under it. Some people will reshape the curve without first checking to make sure that the previous owner did not install the sight the wrong way.
(The only non "drop-in" component is the bolt assembly which is fitted and matched to the Action Body during assembly.)
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I think He's replying to CANUK's post?
 "The "flip sight" set @ 300 yards should allow the bolthead to pass under it with no issues at all.
Intresting that it won't..."
THIS^^^.

Are you sure its the rear sight?
I have never had such a problem. What's more I don't know of any one else that has either?
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Did you depress & hold the bolt catch down while withdrawing the bolt Then flip the bolt head to Vertical?
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Just an observation here regarding your scope setup edteach.
To avoid any possible contact between the scope adjustment ring and the rear sight, you might consider leaving the flip sight completely off of the rifle when the scope is in place or, cut one of the peep sights off and turn it into a "fold down" type sight when not in use.
 I have a Custom No4Mk1* chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition with a reproduction telescopic scope mount and it has a modified and cutdown Mk2 sight that when not in use, stays folded down...
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