Thread: Accurizing LE No. 4 trigger to No 4(T) specification.

As most know, Lee Enfields are not know for their hair trigger, in deed, they are meant to be set up to have a two-stage "creepy first-then-harder crisp" trigger.

Anyway, the best set up trigger is still a challenge to accuracy, especially shooting unsupported.

An over-travel stop in the form of a small cable tie around the trigger guard behind the trigger has been helpful already.

So... next now I decided to tune my No 4's cocking piece as per the No 4(T) description, with a 10 degree face angle, rather than 5 degree standard.

An inexpensive eBay knife sharpener, a bit of filing the plastic to allow the cocking piece to be mounted poking up through the bed, some spring clips and there we go. The sharpener only has up to 1500 grit stones, so I taped a small piece of 2000 grit on a stone to achieve final mirror polish.

Because the sharpener is designed to rest the stone on the blade there is no problem canting to either side, but for sharpening the small cocking piece face I had to run the stone over and in contact with the end-edge of the sharpener bed. A small roller will be added if I need to do this job again to stop any sideways rocking.

Hope this is useful to someone.

. The dishwasher soap is my go-to lubricant for the stones. Allows you to rinse everything off in the sink afterwards and the stone may be used with water later at a pinch, not so with oil. But oil IS the ideal lubricant for honing.

the spring clamps holding the cocking piece. Also held by the sliding blade holder's front edge.

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[/ATTACH] the 2000 grit paper for the final mirror shine polish.