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Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:59 pm
by joseyclosey
I got to try this .45acp version of the Peter Sarony, Armalon No.4 conversion yesterday, i like it and when my FAC comes back from renewal i will be making the purchase.

I shot a few rounds, hastily assembled with .455 Webley dies, loaded with 265g RN HB over 4.8g Viht N320. It shot well although i only had access to a 15m range.

I will write a better report when i have the rifle and the kit to do some development with various powders/boolits/ ranges etc.

If anyone is shooting one of these in .45 any help and advice would be welcome.

Joe


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Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:40 pm
by Brass Rat
Looks like it would be fun to shoot. What kind of mags does it use?
What I am interested in is one of the .45-70 #4 conversions. Should make one hell of a pig rifle.
A brass butt plate really adds a bit of class to any rifle.

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:52 am
by KCLRPC
I got to play with the prototype, in 9mm Para, a few years back. It's fun to use, but the original had a minor flaw in the placement of the mag release, which I think pointed forward and normally meant you'd take a firm left-hand grip and drop the mag! However, the production run have a good rep and are still well sought after, so I think you're lucky to have found on.

Brass Rat, I've fired one of those conversions, which had been outfitted with plastic furniture and handloaded with cartridges of ascending power. At service load I imagine it will stop pig easily, but God it jumps!

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:13 am
by joseyclosey
It is a good find KCLRPC but they fetch high prices and i had to deliberate over getting this one now that i'm retired. What sort of ranges did you find the 9millie version effective to accuracy wise?

Its an Italian manufactured 10 shot mag Curtis.....

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Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:54 pm
by DuncaninFrance
Retired! Wish I was :( :(

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:22 pm
by KCLRPC
I'm with Duncan on that...

The 9mm version seemed to be good out to 50 yards. I'm afraid I can't give a fair assessment, as we were doing a PP1 competition rather than a deliberate practice. Armalon generally have a reputation for accuracy, so it should be good. I look forward to the full report.

Nick

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:12 pm
by joseyclosey
Well i finally got my "ticket" back so off to pick up the rifle tomorrow, i just need a range day now.

I have all the loading gear collected together now so it will be all systems go at the loading bench this weekend! :D

Joe

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:55 am
by DuncaninFrance
Colour me GREEN :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:23 pm
by joseyclosey
Got a 25m range day on Sunday and a boatload of ammo loaded up so, as long as the army don't cancel us, a good testing day is in the offing. :D

Joe

Re: Armalon/Enfield

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:02 pm
by dhtaxi
Up and at em Joe. Give it some.