No.4 Mk.1 Sniper manuals

[Badger]

If you can, find a copy, the "SHOOT TO LIVE - Presenting the Johnson Method of Musketry Coaching as adopted by the Canadian Army" published in 1945. It does not cover the sniping rifle variant but it does cover how to hold, shoot and zero the No. 4 Mk. I* rifle.

For those of you who have not trained with the old FN (C1A1, L1A1) or with Lee-Enfields in .303, this book can save you a LOT of pain. Modern soldiers place their rifles very high on the shoulder, on top of the collar bone, presumably because they are used to working around the body armour and as they ALL (regardless of country) seem to do it, I expect that it is now official procedure. I have seen photos of Regular Army instructors teaching the Canadian Rangers to shoot this way (without the armour) using old Lee-Enfield .303" rifles. Big mistake! The above book shows you how to correctly place a Lee-Enfield butt onto the muscle BELOW the collar bone. (see pp. 56-57 etc.)

That is one of the best books I've ever read (and trained with) on shooting the Enfield Rifle.

It's is available in electronic format, professionally scanned (thanks to Ian Robertson), in the Knowledge Library section Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here)

"Shoot-to-Live" - 1945 (click here)

Presenting the Johnson Method of Musketry Coaching As Adopted By the Canadian Army, Ottawa, Chief of the General Staff.

Regards,
Doug