a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

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a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by joseyclosey » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:14 pm

adam and myself had a early start for battle hill this morning, it was a bright and crisp morning/day. got the range set up for the lazy buggers who couldnt be arsed to get out of bed before daybreak, and had the water boiled for tea as they straggled in later:D;


took a few pics to share with you all and here they are, enjoy.


joe.





a brace of faz no.4s. luverly;)


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the lucky stiffs they belong to. me, jealous? no.


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P14


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.303 sporter


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7.62 charnwood converted no.4


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adjustments to an enforcer


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snow on the highground


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it WAS cold, brass monkeys actually:lol:;


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who left his mittens on to take this one?;)


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evil black rifles


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another one


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them davey crockett hats are so cool. springfield coal burner.


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L39 at 600yds. adam was hitting bull after bull, the flash herbert was crowing like a cockeral.


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german commission carbine Kar 88


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the firing point in winter sunshine.


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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by Brass Rat » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:45 pm

Joe, was that one of those strait pull AR's?

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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by PeterN2 » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:53 pm

It looks like a good day was had by all. I am going to Srensall range tomorrow. The forecast is cloud with intermittant showers. I hope the showers miss me when I am shooting. I am taking my 1942 dispersal SMLE.


Brass Rat, the staight pull AR is the only one allowed in the UK, semi autos regarded as far too dangerous for the private citizen to possess here.


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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by miketv1 » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:08 pm

Looks like a great day Joe, what was the temp? Isn't November a bit early for snow?? BRRRRR!!!!








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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by Brass Rat » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:16 am

I never knew that the strait pulls existed until I saw one in a magazine that Adam sent me.

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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by joseyclosey » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:56 am

temperature was about freezing point all day mike.


the straight pull ar is one of the club guns curtis, i was going to have a bit of play with it myself but we ran out of time.


peter, did you get a soaking at strensall? i went out with the shotgun today, but i didnt stay out long cos it was pissing down and freezing cold. BIG change from yesterday.


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Re: a preponderance of enfields at battle hill

Post by PeterN2 » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:32 pm

Joe, I didn't get soaked. It was very cold and damp, but not much rain apart from a few drops. I shot first but when we changed over and went in the butts, the mist started to come down. It was marginal seeing at 500 yards and some packed up and didn't shoot 600 yards because they couldn't see the targets clear enough to shoot. I didn't shoot too well today as it was very cold lying on frozen ground and it was not very good visibility at the best of times. Thats my excuse anyway. I got 60 rounds through my SMLE anyway.


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This was a good picture post

Post by Niner » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:18 pm

After coming in out the heat after fixing a porch swing... I ejoyed seeing these pictures again. :GBR:
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On the range

Post by Aughnanure » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:06 am

A very interesting post.

Those black rifles are definately sinister, I noted that one well known marksman is sinister also :) .

Re straight pulls that look just like semi-autos, down here in the deep antipodes we'uns aren't allowed to have 'look-alikes' like that because they look like military automatic rifles :mad: .

Looks like I'll only ever be able to look at pictures of what I like. Lifes like that, like :roll: .

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