Enfield police sniper rifles

[mrclark303]

Probably just finished with boiled (instead of raw) linseed oil, it builds into a rather semi glos hard varnish type finish.

[Flying10uk]

A slightly amusing footnote to my No4 mk2 deac, pictured in Post 14 is that, years ago when I was considering buying it, the dealer who sold it to me told me that all No4 rifle production ended in 1945. He went on to state that this was because so many No4 rifles had been produced during the war that no further examples were required but some, like the one he was selling to me, were returned to the factory to be reconditioned. I find this amusing because just about everything he said about it was incorrect; either he was talking B.S. or he was totally ignorant of the facts.

[mrclark303]

Unfortunately F10, quite a few dealer's don't let a trivial thing like a lack of basic knowledge, or the plain honest truth get in the way of a sale ... Buyer beware has never been truer...

[enfield303t]

I'd probably question the "good shot" bit too

I have spent range time with a three muni. police "snipers". All three were exceptional shots and I am very critical about using the word exceptional. I do know there are many police that believe they are good shots but in reality stink at best, even if they are on a tactical team.

One I shot with is IMO a exceptional police officer and was the only one in his class to pass with 100% at Quantico which included a crawl to within 100 yards of the target to take "the shot". The crawl across the field was being observed by two spotters who would call to instructors in the field attempting to locate the shooter, they failed spotting one shooter, one of the guys I shot with.

The issue with most is the lack of trigger time on a very regular basis. If you don't spend countless hours practicing you will never be that good. The three I shot with practice a inordinate amount and it showed.

A person must also be in good physical condition, a overweight out of shape cop will NEVER be very good, let alone exceptional.

PS

Most police forces want the "shot" to be taken at 100 yards of less, the military expects a sniper to be able to shoot at much greater distances.

[GeeRam]

I'd probably question the "good shot" bit too

The copper that taught me to shoot as a teenager was pretty good, he was one of the original cadre of Met.Police D11 instructors trained by the British Army, and one of the first to deploy with an Enforcer at the Balcombe Street siege in 1975, about 6 months before I started to learn to shoot at the small-bore rifle club that he helped run for service and ex-service Met.Police and their families.