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Like this one peter.

Interesting, confusing but definitely interesting.

Cheers
Gil.

Look forward to that mate!

Gil,

Any idea how many M85's came out of Parker Hale?

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Urrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!
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https://www.milsurps.com/Simon, can't wait to see the pic of the original trial rifles!!

Below is an extract from the book of which DanL96a1was talking about in post #43. Interestingly the M82...

That's interesting Simon. The stock in the PH literature is wood and the scope is in two piece rings opposed to the one piece mount. I wondered why the repair manual gives advice on the maintenance...

Well said Gil! I think unless you've experienced "the system" going diffy on a weapon or a stared item simply isn't an option, not with your name next to it anyway!!!!!!!!!

The supply and demand issues arose when the first production rifles developed catastrophic bolt problems. I know one of the Air Service guys who trialled the L96, or PM rifle as it was known and he...

The wooden fore-end and butt stock was in the eighties fast becoming antiquated when in comparison the Americans were playing around with composite stocks and synthetic bedding compounds and having...

The Falklands offers great terrain for sniping opportunities of which maybe some were lost. The extreme cold, wet and damp conditions may have highlighted the negative side of using a sniper rifle...

You wouldn't be biased would you DanL96!! Hhahahaah!

Nigel mentioned earlier RGJ possibly had the M85. I am ex 3rd battalion, I'm sure we didn't. I'm also lucky enough to own one of my battalions L42's of which I have a copy of the UIN list of which...

QUESTION

I leave you with one thought……….. “which other rifle of the time, could produce a guaranteed cold barreled first round kill at up to 600 metres, and also produce an 85% first round deadly...