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SMLE
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:55 pm
by joseyclosey
No.I MkIII. Enfield 1911, all matching apart from the nosecap. Volley sights, piling swivel and mag cutoff still on there. Good rifling with a small amount of corrosion 1/3 of the way up the barrell, but still a very nice shooter. I have owned this one a good few years now and will not be parting with her.
Heres a few pics...
Joe
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In use at the ATSC SMLE extravaganza May 03
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:44 pm
by dhtaxi
Dont remember seing that one before Joe.
Thats a nice looking range were about is that one.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:08 pm
by dromia
Ash is just outside Bisley, part of the military complex there. Deepcut is part of it.
That was the most boring shoot I ever attended, the shooting courses of fire were good original pre WW1 period courses with original targets, landscapes, Wessex, Kneeling Hun, Lying Hun etc.
The whole comp must have been less tha 50 rounds and it took all day queing at the firing points to get your shoots in.
We had a great weekend Joe and I but it wasn't worth the petrol for 50 rounds.
We practiced at Battle Hill, the proper targets are there. We should hold the comp ourselves, been talking about it for a while but haven't got our acts together yet.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:11 pm
by dhtaxi
I think thats a bloody excellent idea Id have bash at that.
Nice No1 MkIII
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:16 pm
by Strangely_Brown
Nice looking set of prints Joe, the range is Stoney Castle (although I am not aware of a castle within miles!)
The meeting was an Army Target Shooting Club event which did not take place this year because of Landmark not letting us use the range because the cadets had booked it supposedly, but in the event the secretary of LERA went to check on the day and found the range closed!
A group of us did exactly what you are thinking of doing Adam and that is hold the event on your own turf, we hired a lane on Short Siberia at Bisley and used did the same course of fire at 100 yards on home made targets.
It was a lot of fun..............................and very little queuing!!
Targets
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:30 pm
by Strangely_Brown
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:48 pm
by Niner
Mick, I can't get there from here. Seems I have to be a registeed member of something....... just like the internet. LOL
Joe , learned our stance from the same school
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:57 pm
by Niner
1903-A3. With the hat... correction... bonnet...that Adam sent me. I've since worn the "bonnet" to work and other times and have gotten a lot of comments. The main ones suggested that I fit the hat without looking out of place. Wonder why that is? IN any case I like my "bonnet" almost as well as my old jungle hat or my favorite fishing hat.
On another note, I had my old Army ear plugs from basic as I lent my real hearing protection to my brother who was with me at the time of the photo.
Just an aside. I never used hearing protection in combat. That's why my hearing is gone to hell today.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:22 am
by Tom-May
If there is any interest,I can post some details of targets from Musketry Regs of 1905 or from one of the Great War period manuals.
Tom
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:49 am
by dhtaxi
Id be intrested in some of those targets.
