What is it?

[muffett.2008]

:madsmile: Well, as you lot did so well on the last photo quiz, I'll throw one into the ring for you, What is it and what is it used for? (and no cheating now)
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Yes, it is forum related.

[gunner]

Shooting pipe for test purposals?

[Peter Laidler]

Yes, what we call a no danger area pipe range. Rifle or Bren fired from the Enfield rest

[trooper554877]

Rifle fire along this metal tube tests velocity before each new batch of .303 ammunition is sent from the ammunition factory. The tube is 180 feet long, electrical contacts at rifle and stop butt connected to a chronograph gauge bullets speed.
cheers
Ned

[browningautorifle]

We have one of those at Valcartier Que also. IVI plant. The difference is size. Ours is huge in dia. Same thing though.

[muffett.2008]

Well that was easy, Ned picked it in one, (almost) word for word to the caption from the AWM. I said no cheating, but it is certainly improving the research skills.

[trooper554877]

Well that was easy, Ned picked it in one, (almost) word for word to the caption from the AWM. I said no cheating, but it is certainly improving the research skills.

sorry muff,
never could cheat very well, that's why i gave it away as a kid! now i call it good observation and research skills!! You did leave the number on the pic.
All's good.
cheers
Ned

[Old Lancer]

Havn't they still got one at swanbourne Ned?

[Bruce_in_Oz]

And there I was thinking it was the pipeline from the brewery!

[trooper554877]

Havn't they still got one at swanbourne Ned?

similar thing but its called a gallery range, only 25 metres long or shorter I think. You can actually build a gallery range with the pipe and have a bullet trap set up at the end and if you have enough room get it registered and use it in your yard. I think it was a cadet unit in perth somewhere made one for 22's and carted it to a shopping center for a recruitment thing a while ago. Talk about taking the kings shilling!!!

Cheers
Ned

[jimmybob9]

Years ago when I was with the 50RCU under the wing of the the 13th Field Engineers based at the now demolished Victoria Park Barracks in Perth we had a tube firing range setup for air rifles.

It was from memory 15m long with a tube diameter of 0.5m mounted on the back of a 6x4 trailer. The tubes used to slide back into each other for transport. taken around other units on camps and on displays until the nasty governemtn said cadets shouldnt have war like things to play wth. (Back in the day when we were issued a L1A1 with BFA and 300 rounds for a weekend camp as a 14 year old to see if we could harrass the recruit plantoon on their first camp experience)

We also did shooting inside the main muster hall with air rifles and .22 conv SLR's.
The engineers obtained some old mining belt about 5" thick and hung them up on a metal frame at one end of the hall with overlapping belts. The belts stopped all the .22 rounds no dramas and we never punched through the belts into the walls. Back then the neighbours didnt complain about the noise either considering we were next to a freeway and we had our own regimental band practicing all night.