7.62 NATO No4 barrels

[tbonesmith]

The question now is; where do these fit with the "purists" if I bundle up a bunch of parts and build myself a clone of an L8 for competition work?

There are tonnes of full wood 7.62 No4's around, and noone thinks they are fake anything. They are just 7.62 conversions. I've done a a few and they shoot great. My No4Mk2 with the standard profile 7.62 barrel, centre bedded shot like you wouldn't believe, as do all the heavy barrel versions when they are set up well.

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[Bruce_in_Oz]

I was just having a bit of a snark about "gamesmanship".

Every so often, you run into the odd character on club "committees" who likes to wax obnoxious about the "rules", whils flexing them as much as they can for their own benefit.

It certainly occurs in lots of other fields and is sometimes called "psyching out" your competition. Fair enough at the "big kid's" level, but it tends to put off newcomers who witness it unexplained.

I have shot rifle and pistol at international "Shooting Games" and "Master's Games" (somebody has to take home the wooden spoon), as well as international REAL military matches, (throw in machine-gun matches) and the "games" are definitely not all conducted on the mound!

However, if you are trying to encourage a steady stream of new shooters, it is not productive to play these silly games on the "prospects".

Apart from all that, thanks for the advice, T-Bone!!

[Maxwell Smart]

So, did we end up with a definitive answer as to who made these "A W" barrels - Lithgow or CAL?

[rgmaggi]

Very interested in converting a No4 MK1 into a 7.62x51. I have 3 No4 and one SMLE. I was looking for some time for 7.62x51 barrels for the no4 but nothing... I checked the website you posted but it seems to have nothing there regarding the "kit" Could you post the actual address?

thanks