Re your ask in q 5 DOD. To be honest, we were taught the technical stuff on Brens, L4's and the bit Browning M1919 in the third year of our apprenticeship under the not so pleasant 'Harry' Weeks........, known to us as 'sir' but pronounced 'cur'! It took 3 months to learn this stuff and that was after we'd done 2 years of other technical stuff. There was a lot of classroom theory and much practical work on the bench before we became remotely proficient.

What I'd suggest is this. What about putting a small ad in one of the RAEME newsletters/comrades journals or in one of the local RSL's for a 70's era ex RAEMEArmourer to come and assist/teach you. It's not just a case of quoting the EMER either as this is really just a bible for gauging limits. Most of the stuff is done from pure experience and learning.

I'm sure Tankie and Skippy will come in and agree here............