SMLE No1 Mk V (.30M1 carbine)

[bigduke6]

For anyone who followed the rebuild of the bubba SMLE No1 Mk V (in the restorers corner) which I recycled an old target barrel and chambered it to .30 M1 carbine, the rifle was completed apart from the rear sight, was just waiting for a quiet time at my local club and my mate was shooting a postal comp so was opening up so went down to give it a test run.

The rear sight I borrowed off my SMLE Sht .22 IV, rifle preformed OK and a few tweeks on the sight brought the rounds on target, test ammo was Privi but will knock up some home loads and give it another run also need a bit more work on the bedding etc, but more than pleased with the initial results.




After another test with a few tweeks it produced this,

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