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    Can anyone ID this rifle?!

    Look at this one.


    Photo pinched from today's press about Iraq. ( US poised to ask Britain to join air-strikes in Iraq - Telegraph )







    Looks like a No1 - with volley sight disk! - cut down, and fitted with what may be a Dragunov barrel.
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    Looks like a No.1, perhaps with a flash eliminator added.

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    Look at the shadow cast, there's a bipod and short forend. The mag box is unmistakable...it's an LE of some sorts.
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    Someone also posted this on CGN where it was suggested that the front volley sight is visible. As to the barrel, the front sight looks a bit like that on the CLLE hanging on my wall at the moment. If it were a CLLE then, of course, the barrel would look heavier than that of an SMLE. So this must be what this lad uses for the long shots- the AK on his shoulder his backup?

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    How did Bubba make it to Iraq? Cool pic.

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    The rifle looks shiite but the weather is sunni.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobD View Post
    the weather is sunni
    Regards, Jim

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    Looking at the brass on the ground. Bottom LH corner a pretty straight sided rimmed case, 303 british or 7.62x54R?? Also some shorter brass in the picture, likely 7.62x39. Can anyone identify the ammo belt? Maybe a clue there.

    Seems a pretty heavy barrel too with, as mentioned by TB a Draganov type flash hider.

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    One may say he could be;

    A) Taking pot shots at the herd at 2 o'clock near the telegraph pole just visible.

    B) Harassing fire at who knows what.

    C) Is a lousy shot.

    D) Placed himself in a well defined spot ala road block for counter sniper fire. (Though we cannot see the background behind him there is a nice structure he is positioned behind as a great reference point)

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    Bandolier looks to be Turkishicon.

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