I shot my No.4(T) scopeless and was underwhelmed

[Brian Dick]

The military specification was 3" groups at 100 yards. As I said, A well maintained rifle with a straight and properly fitted forend will shoot 2" groups with good quality ball ammo. At least, that's as good as I can shoot off a bench. I'm no master class shooter so they will probably do better in the hands of someone more capable. I've been using Portuguese FNM 1972 Mk.7z which is the most accurate surplus ammo with non-corrosive primers we've tested to date. I socked in 12k rounds of it when it was cheap and cheerful many years ago from Century Arms. My supply is starting to get low after many years and selling off half of it over time. We accuracy tested South African, Greek and Portuguese Mk.7z when my friend Bob Maze hosted the pre-telescopic sight sniper shoot on the Blue Ridge in Virgina back in 2015 and the FNM came out on top. Look up Galilean sights on NRA.org and you can find the video taken during the test. It's still what I use to range test restorations and repairs. At least until my supply is exhausted.

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