long branch sniper ?

[Roger Payne]

Rob,
I must admit I find it hard to know what to think about the scopeless Savage T's in the respect of were they set up early on or later. The later theory as I mentioned above seems fair enough, but there are minor variations in the contour of the front pad on H&H converted rifles that are subtly different between early, mid, & late conversions, & the appearance of the front pads on the scopeless rifles keeps niggling me over what otherwise seems a perfectly plausible explanation, as all the examples I can recall seeing are 'early' type. But unless any more documentation turns up we'll never know for sure.........& I guess the above explanation would 'fit'. I certainly can't suggest anything that fits better.

Don't wish to sound pedantic but there were some BSA 41 conversions to T. In the batch we acquired years ago there were four or five, two of which I still possess. Incidentally, these early (1941/42) British conversions seem to be about the only rifles that were stocked up in Beech.

ATB.