Immediate action stoppage drills on SMLE

[Peter Laidler]

I have to say that I don't recall any particular stoppage drills on the No4 during training. Just the usual rim-behind-rim hangups and the missfire where the instructors would put in a drill round 'somewhere' in the magazine, then stand behind you to see how firmly you held the rifle, squeezed the trigger or flinched when it didn't go bang. You just ejected it straight away and got on with firing off as much ammo as you could. I don't remember looking at struck primers or picking the round up. I do remember being taught to tip the rifle over to the right to tip a spent case out occasionally

As for taking drill rounds onto a range now.......... Woweeeeeee, a hanging offence. Not hanging in the usual commercial sense, but hanging in the Army sense........., by the testicles!

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[Kiwi]

As for taking drill rounds onto a range now.......... Woweeeeeee, a hanging offence. Not hanging in the usual commercial sense, but hanging in the Army sense........., by the testicles!

Peter, forgive me if I've missing the obvious, but what's the issue with taking drill rounds onto a range?