Another possibly useless Bren Accessory

[tankhunter]

Peter, Yes, like yourself. A 'Modest' Quantity of L4's & Brens have been Range & Function tested over the Years! The Brens 'Reputation' for accuracy, as understood by me from feedback gleaned for the 'End User'. So to speak is:

When the infanteer spoke of 'Accuracy' as HE meant it. Was the fact that because of R.E.M.E Stringent Inspection Rules. one of the 'Complaints' if I may term it that, was the fact that it gave too tight a group at the fall of shot end. IE: it did not 'SCATTER' the rounds sufficiently to give a greater 'Beaten Zone' effect. This was due to Armourers complying with one of the many Inspection checks on quarterly inspections. The Barrel nut (Or lever to the uninitiated) must NOT allow any rotational movement of the barrel when pulled out against it's retaining catch.(Taking up the slack) And the LHS of the Reciever. Gripping the foresight protector with your left thumb whilst holding the barrel in the palm of your left hand & holding the reciever in your right hand. There should be NO rotational movement at all. If movement WAS encountered. Then the next size of Barrel nut up was fitted, & engraved with the Guns serial number.

To gain the 'Accuracy' that the infanteer wanted, then the opposite would have applied. IE: fit a barrel nut of the next size lower than the one already fitted. this would then obviously ALLOW barrel slop, or rotatioanl movement. & thus open UP the group to widen the Beaten zone.

BUT, As we Armouers had to follow E.M.E.R's, The Rules above stated applied. And the group was tight for an LMG, which was NOT really what the infanteer wanted!.................

Hence the 'Reputation' that the Bren gained as far as Infanrtymen I conversed with. On the subject of 'Accuracy' as far as a Bren/ LMG was concerned!