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    Homer, My 1927 Lithgow was FTR'd in 1954. ...

    Homer,

    My 1927 Lithgow was FTR'd in 1954.

    New barrel made in 1953.
    Foreend and upper handguard are Slazenger 1952 (Slaz '52)
    Lower or rear handguard is Slaz '42.

    Buttstock Slaz '52....so...
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    Thanks for the reply and information, Green. ...

    Thanks for the reply and information, Green.

    It's a while since I tried this rifle, so it may have been 600 to hit POA at 100. If I try the Peddie, I'll need a notebook for figuring sight...
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    Thank you for the interesting reply, Muffett! ...

    Thank you for the interesting reply, Muffett!

    Yes, Does appear to have come Full circle. I had not found any info on Peddie, and very little on the sight. As you say, I now see similarities...
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    Few more photos with old barrel fitted;

    Few more photos with old barrel fitted;
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    8967489676896738967789675https://www.milsurps.com/...

    8967489676896738967789675https://www.milsurps.com/Cinders,

    I believe we need to use a host for posting pictures do we not? I don't have an account with any and usually post direct from computer....
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    Thanks for that and I agree Cinders. So where...

    Thanks for that and I agree Cinders.
    So where should a bloke be with a sight like this?
    The rifle has a new -to me barrel and I think it will shoot. The old barrel was Badly pitted end to end,...
  7. Thread: My SMLE

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    Ovidio, If you have reloaded the Hornady brass...

    Ovidio,

    If you have reloaded the Hornady brass a few times, it is very likely fatigue causing your cases to fail. The .303 is rather hard on cases, and we sometimes only get a few reloads before...
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    Good lad, SMLE Addict! You have saved me the...

    Good lad, SMLE Addict!
    You have saved me the trouble of trying to post a photo. Thanks for that!
    Yes, it is this sight exactly.

    Thanks again,
    Richard.
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    Peddie target sight value?

    Morning Gents,

    A pal back home in the UK came by a Peddie target sight for a Long Lee. (Made by Vickers)
    He sent me it with some odds and ends at Christmas, only requesting I send him what I...
  10. Late reply, just got in. Was baling hay until...

    Late reply, just got in. Was baling hay until wheel fell off the baler.

    Thanks for the replies all!

    E-man,

    The rifle is a Canadian Mk 1 by BSA. (1896) This new barrel is a commercial BSA,...
  11. Very nice to hear from you, Mr. B! This is an...

    Very nice to hear from you, Mr. B!

    This is an odd issue, and am glad I am not the only one running into it.
    The new barrel is marked HV in front of the rear sight.

    I don't understand how...
  12. Difference in POI between Mk V11 & Mk V1 ammo?

    Morning Gents.
    Recently I replaced the barrel on my cordite -washed out Long Lee.
    The replacement is a lightly used BSA Commercial Long Lee, and fit perfectly to the 1896 BSA action.
    New barrel...
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    If the rifle was FTR'd in the '50's, it may be...

    If the rifle was FTR'd in the '50's, it may be partly stiff through lack of use.
    I have one like that, and the bolt needed some work to get it loosened up.

    Post edited, as I replied to thread at...
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    Thank you for your reply and answers Peter! ...

    Thank you for your reply and answers Peter!

    All best,
    Richard.
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    Re-crown or couter-bore?

    Morning gents,

    Just wondering;
    Was re-crowning or counter-boring ever done on British L-E's rifles to regain accuracy?
    Some, like the Soviiet and Finnish M-Nagants were very often so treated,...
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    What Jim says. Mk 1 sight best and fitted if...

    What Jim says.
    Mk 1 sight best and fitted if available.
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    Glad to see some of you blokes calling them...

    Glad to see some of you blokes calling them magazine chargers! :-)

    On another forum, one chap froths at the mouth if the term "Stripper clips" is used. LOL!
  18. The trouble was, WW11 had nothing to do with...

    The trouble was, WW11 had nothing to do with "going back for more".

    The Second World War was fought because it Had to be fought And won, to destroy the Reich and its associates.
    Can I ask what...
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    Surpmil, At Dunkirk, most were ordered to...

    Surpmil,

    At Dunkirk, most were ordered to leave kit/equipment behind including arms. That is why we even see photos of great piles of helmets on the beach.

    I suppose in the long -run it was...
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    It Sounds promising, Harry!

    It Sounds promising, Harry!
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    Boat-tails in my '42 Maltby keyhole at 100 yards....

    Boat-tails in my '42 Maltby keyhole at 100 yards. The target look very like the photo above.
    I think the load was the old PPU brown box Mk 8Z.
    Fine with flat base though.
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    It says " Informal outdoors portrait" on HA Lake...

    It says " Informal outdoors portrait" on HA Lake photo.

    Do you think it possible that the photo was taken with props supplied by the photographer? (After all, we see British soldiers with photos...
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    Peter, To help our pal out a bit, Can I ask if...

    Peter,
    To help our pal out a bit, Can I ask if there is a greater Probability of the wood being beech at this time??...........followed by birch? And, more likelihood of being non-grooved?
  24. This one must have been around the block so to...

    This one must have been around the block so to speak, JJ.

    Looks in good order. I wish there was more information on the when and where's of these rifles! Many sent from Germany to Finland were...
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    Read6737, Regarding the poem "yours", written...

    Read6737,

    Regarding the poem "yours", written for Violet by her boss as the key to a code;

    Have you (or anyone else for that matter!) ever heard how this code and the key worked?
    I asked...
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