Bren shortie/crimp nose blank.

[Peter Laidler]

Does anyone out there in Forumland have details of the slight modification used in Canada/Canadian Army Brens body/feed ramps to enable it to properly feed short/crimped nose blank correctly from the magazines specially spaced to accept the short blank?

It is in the Canadian EMER's and I know it was done because we had the EMER at the big joint Base workshop at Wetter/Germany where many og these guns were modified. Canada used these BFA Brens for many years in BAOR after we'd gone to L4's and they were using L2 rifles

I have the EMER here but can't seem to find it!

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[Kev G]

Peter have attached E553,if you want the drawings that go with it I'll email them to you.
Have also attached a copy of the BFA barrel box label that also refers to this.
Hope this helps , ATB KG

[Peter Laidler]

It's the drawings referred to in Para 4c that I need to refer to. The range testing etc is a bit academic. Thanks

[Warren]

I've sent the drawings and diagram of the tool to check the receiver to two or three on the list in the UK .....they still should have them.

[Peter Laidler]

Come on........ own up........ Who's got Warrens drawings? As I said, I have them 'somewhere'. Someone local is converting a gun to use them and came to me because the blank round case shoulders seem to hang up on the ....... anyway. That's the reason why the main gun body needs to be relieved.

[Kev G]

Hey Warren how come I never got a copy ?

Drawing para 4c attached.

[Warren]

Kev: I was sure I sent you a copy with all the Canadian BFA stuff a couple of years ago. Now I have to dig into at least 4 drawers of the filing cabinet.....
Sure you don't have them as your filing is much more precise than mine. One of these days I must digitize them and learn to use folders and files on the computer to sort all the stuff I have here. I recently did find a microfiche reader that I can use to open the thousands of plates I have on the Bren.

[Peter Laidler]

Dat am de one. MANY thanks Warren and all........

[csmarcher]

I have some of the actual inserts if somebody needs to look at one for some research.

Gary

[Peter Laidler]

Maybe c310pilot ought to contact you. He's building an L4