British Army 7.62 mm L1A1 Boresighting Device

[Peter Laidler]

I'm not sure that it was called the Mk2 version. What happened was that the kit came as an assembly and replacement parts were not easily available so the kits fell by the wayside through lack of use. After that, there was a suggestion (called GEMS) doing the rounds that used a spent case with the primer and pocked bored out but you still got parallax at the muzzle. The sub-cal idea camwe on stream and the barrel was an available spare part via Ord so that's what we used thereafter.

Is that about right Tankie. Feel free to correct me re the sequences. The good thing about the kit was that you could do it in any 15m(?) distance/space such as a warm classroom

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[tankhunter]

I'm not sure that it was called the Mk2 version. What happened was that the kit came as an assembly and replacement parts were not easily available so the kits fell by the wayside through lack of use. After that, there was a suggestion (called GEMS) doing the rounds that used a spent case with the primer and pocked bored out but you still got parallax at the muzzle. The sub-cal idea camwe on stream and the barrel was an available spare part via Ord so that's what we used thereafter.

Is that about right Tankie. Feel free to correct me re the sequences. The good thing about the kit was that you could do it in any 15m(?) distance/space such as a warm classroom

Sorry for the late response Peter. I knocked a cup of Coffee over my laptop a couple of weeks ago. & yes, it is buggered! Writing this on my newly delivered an hour ago. Laptop, via house & contents insurance!

Yes, you are quite correct with your comments above. When I left Warminster, there were TWO of these borsighting MkI aids. Sitting on the dexian shelving, in the Armourers Shop. They never left those shelves in the 2 years I was on attachment there!.........I have one in the Collection myself. Acquired approx. a year ago.