Which model No 4 best for target work?

[Parashooter]

If the sole objective was easier manufacture, why did they bother converting all those Mk.1/2 and 1/3's? That exercise undoubtedly took a fair amount of skill and time. Hmmmm. . .

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[ssj]

If the sole objective was easier manufacture, why did they bother converting all those Mk.1/2 and 1/3's? That exercise undoubtedly took a fair amount of skill and time. Hmmmm. . .

Because that was probably not the sole objective.

Really I suggest you have to be in the mind set of the British after WW2 when they were fairly broke being in huge debt from war costs so also of the era mindset as well as being British. I talk to my parents now in their 8th decade and the insights can be interesting. (dad hated stens dangerous things but like his enfield)

a) After WW2 the cold war was just starting.
b) Work for ppl. " At the same time, they held out the prospect of a new social order that would ensure better housing, free medical services and employment for all."
c) Labour government coming into power.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwa...ction_01.shtml

So with various hot spots around the world, commie threats

Malayan Emergency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

upgrading an existing rifle when nothing else was immediately available, pretty cheap to do and keep voters employed such work until the next generation rifle could be designed makes some sense. Also conscription was still in force, cant have soldiers without guns now can we?

[Beerhunter]

If the sole objective was easier manufacture, why did they bother converting all those Mk.1/2 and 1/3's? That exercise undoubtedly took a fair amount of skill and time. Hmmmm. . .

The conversions were done during FFR.