My black Lady

[nzl1a1collector]

YES that is usual, that is a typical arrangement for a British Selector. Australian and Canadian selectors weren't retained with a split pin.

The idea had a simple purpose.... stop the solider from easily removing the selector.

[Ro-bert]

I've seen some disassemble instruction, but has not worked on my rifle - so i was a bit surprised. How was the rifle cleaned - or was such disassembly not foreseen / desired?

[Peter Laidler]

Ro-Bert, we didn't want the average soldier to do ANYTHING beyond taking the cover off, breech block and carrier out and take the piston and gas plug out. The more that they knew to take off, the more that WOULD get lost.

If I had my way, I would have cut the screwdrivers off the combination tools. The others will tell you.......... The worst offenders were the know-it-all skill-at-arms trainers. They certainly knew how to shear off foresight retaining screws and foresight blades. They also saw absolutely no need or earthly reason to keep the little 'S' shaped clicker spring under the backsight adjustment screws.

Give them a little nail and they'd have the gas cylinder retaining pin and gas cylinder off and.................... Bless 'em...., you've got to smile!

[Ro-bert]

Ro-Bert, we didn't want the average soldier to do ANYTHING beyond taking the cover off, breech block and carrier out and take the piston and gas plug out. The more that they knew to take off, the more that WOULD get lost.

I understand completely On my service rifle (long time ago) you could also only remove above mentioned parts ...

If I had my way, I would have cut the screwdrivers off the combination tools. The others will tell you.......... The worst offenders were the know-it-all skill-at-arms trainers. They certainly knew how to shear off foresight retaining screws and foresight blades. They also saw absolutely no need or earthly reason to keep the little 'S' shaped clicker spring under the backsight adjustment screws.

Give them a little nail and they'd have the gas cylinder retaining pin and gas cylinder off and.................... Bless 'em...., you've got to smile!

....well, Peter .. I am not soldier any more - may I remove the split pin?

[Peter Laidler]

Believe it or not, but I heard one of the unit skill-at-arms instructors telling all that the fine, cement like dust of the desert mixed with a bit of oil on the rifle made graphite grease........... I mean............., where do they get them. I told him quietly that it was a load of boxxxxxs and what he'd just invented was grinding paste but he wanted to argue his point across. Sometimes it's good to discuss a point where there might be some merit but there's other times when you just have to say '......... Listen......., I'm the fxxxxxg engineer, so you stick to what you know and I'll stick to what I know......"

Well, you have to laugh

[Ro-bert]

... dust of the desert mixed with a bit of oil on the rifle made graphite grease...........

Well, you have to laugh

... or cry??

[skiprat]

I stopped laughing many years ago….
When I was asked by a Company Sergeant Major why he had “so many dirty weapons in his company”, “why had I not done my job” ( I had … I found them and put them in the report to the CO………)
And to quote a skill at arms trained “professional” “Its only a dirty barrel if the gauge plug bore stops”

[Ro-bert]

Finally - after some 1/2 Year i got my DSA Mount


Norma (Flyer is shooters fault ):

I think (hope) that with home-made ammo the Group could be even tighter

[David TS]

Finally - after some 1/2 Year i got my DSA Mount

Hell, if i'd known, i've got one here I am selling.........

[Ro-bert]

Hell, if i'd known, i've got one here I am selling.........

Damn.. It was a Calvary to get (buy) one.. if i'd known
Have you the Brass catcher? Or maybe Hythe sight?