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Are you using factory loads, or someones home-loads ?

I have examples of two different instructions, one says "on top of the breech and indicated rust found in bore" whilst the other says (item 18) ..................

Its OK for me.

That is generally stamped by an Armourer to show rust in the barrel.

Rifle still usable but is to let the Sergeant know that the soldier will not be able to get a nice clean, shiney barrel.

You now just need the Grenade Projector rear sight. (Rear sight photo from Terry Hawker)

The complete CES for the Rifle No5 Grenade Projector Mk1

Wasn't the No53 scope capable of being converted to a No32?
Wasn't the No53 the scope that Peter Laidler says 'always buy it' as the optics etc could be used in a scrap No32 ?

And another picture.
British Royal Marines with their Le Metfords in China - 1900.


Miss G. L. Smith (London Missionary Society), 1900

The Boxer Rebellion had a tremendous impact on Beijing....

They are both based on the No4 rifle, and as stated in post #18 they do bear on the front face.

The original question is about an LSA (Lee Metford Mk11) which does NOT bear on the front face.

You have a message.

The Lee Enfield 'Enforcer' was in use in Afghanistan.

Don't forget that the MOA of each click will also depend on to which rifle the sight is fitted, and varies by the sight radius.

A forum member 'parashooter' did a very good study and comparison of...

That certainly appears to be an oddity, normally you won't find any Mk1* in the low serial numbers because the 1st (approximatley) 120,000 rifle Savage produced were No4 Mk1 (without the alteration...

Yes he was 'one of a kind' - sadly missed.

The barrel is actually 30".
Minimum legal barrel length is 24" but maybe it was longer to help with keeping the load pattern together - there are a lot...

There are normally around 700+ lots, every couple of months. Around 50% will be firearms of various types, the rest will be 'firearm components', ammunition, books and miscellaneous.

Prices for...

The same thing is happening on 'GunBoards'.

A picture is posted and some can see it but most cannot see it and just get a 'blank space'.

I don't see the original either (just the BAR post)

You have had the answer, but so you can visualise it here is the tool used on the No1 MkIII (the No4 tool is similar)

Somewhere I saw a caption to this article saying (something to the effect) that the article had been written with the assistance of AI.

It may be useful to have Peter Laidler's 'notes' on the L39
Written many years ago.

(I wonder if the AI got some of its information from this ?)


L39 owners weekend reading............ ...

Next auction is 27th Feb but although they do have a few BSA .22rf bolt action rifles non are listed as the 'Sportsman 5' (there is a Sportsman 15, but that is not the same magazine).

Yes - every chance.

Our local gun auction (every couple of months or so) has the BSA Sportsman 5 rifles at virtually every auction, I have bought many of them removed the magazine and left the...

Well, of course they do tell you in the name :

P = Pecentage
o = Of
F = failures

Don't say you were not warned !

Allegedly - if you have a 303 sight in 'yards' it is pretty close to the adjustments for 7.62 in 'metres'

Extract from :

Specification No S.A./462 P, being for Rifle's No1 Mklll, with bantam long, normal and short butt (S.M.L.E., .303-in. With cut-off.)





And it says:

Yes, it has the case but not the contents (at least no pictures of the contents) for example does it have the 'spotters' telescope.

Trying to read the label - does the Canadian version not...