That's all very well until someone asks '.....the band on my SMLE seems to be very loose when it is tightened up. Is there a method of tightening it up without having to strip the rifle further?' So you go into how to gently tighten the hinge point and then pack the whole band out with a strip of non absorbent paper and............. Only to find that he's talking about the BARREL band and you're talking about the fore-end one!

Talking of the Mk5 rifle. I searched high and low for a parts list for this/these two variations of this rifle but couldn't find one anywhere. Nor could the old P-Room as was. Does anyone have an official one. I don't think that one existed