Preliminary range report - both owner and rifle survived

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jmoore, how many RPM did you get up to?

Spinecracker, if you've got a No1 MkIII, and not a III*, you should have a windage adjustment. You can use that to correct your left drift until you purchase or otherwise get the use of a foresight adjusting tool. 1 click = 1 inch per 100 yards.

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[Edward Horton]

If your Enfield shooting gets you down at the range just pick a National Animal and fix bayonets and vent…………………
I just picked the one who cheats at Rugby.

[gunner]

If your Enfield shooting gets you down at the range just pick a National Animal and fix bayonets and vent…………………
I just picked the one who cheats at Rugby.

Hi Ed,

you use a strange way to introduce a suppositoryOuuch!

Regards

Gunner

[Edward Horton]

Hi Ed,

you use a strange way to introduce a suppositoryOuuch!

Regards

Gunner

We held the Americas Cup in yacht racing for 126 years until the Australians cheated and stole the cup from us in 1983 (sob, hic, sigh)

The Australian group “Men at Work” and their song “Land Down Under” only rubbed more salt in our American wounds over loosing the “Cup”.

If you really want to know, I dipped the bayonet tip in vegemite before sticking the Koala in the “arse”.

BUT other than loosing the Americas Cup to the Australians, being forced to listen to Men at Work and then having the Western Ozmanics kicking the crap out of “Quigley Down Under” I don’t really have any hard feelings toward any Australians.

Besides Quigley did get even…………………..



And Paul Hogan can’t sing……..

[gunner]

Ed,

i am so so sorry that the americans lost the Cup. But i think it was an nautic proplem shown at the pic. In one point i have to admit that you`re completely
right....( And Paul Hogan can’t sing……..) he sings like a rusty old watering can And the 900yards(?)Quigley shot, with my rifle is no problem.
But this nice Australian girl can sing. BTW she looks a little better than "Crocodile Dundee".

Regards

Gunner

[jmoore]

jmoore, how many RPM did you get up to?

That depends on whether the target was in my face or a bit farther out. On a really good day, its possible to run one a bit over 2 rounds a second (no real aiming, but good for ten yards or so). Thus, if the timer is started at the sound of the first shot being fired, you can almost have the third one downrange at the one second mark. I haven't done this in a while, But it takes less practice than you might think- it the shot placement that's really tough! At distance, the problem is that you will tend to fire much too soon, as your finger will automatically hit the trigger as the bolt closes. You actually have to concentrate on NOT firing the weapon when operating in this mode. Generally, all the aiming I did was to get the front sight protecting ears on target and let fly. During transitions to the next target, I would usually not cycle the bolt until late to prevent firing too early- it was easier to manage than changing the firing technique at speed.

Other things- if you save brass, this isn't going to be fun- not only does it fly surprisingly far, some rounds will have a bit of extra stretch due to (I think) the bolt not being ALL the way down when it fires. If the handle is too high for safety, it won't fire, but since the locking surfaces are on an inclined plane, being slightly open increases the headspace a skosh.

I found that I could run the rifle faster than I could aquire the sights- not as fast or as accurate as a semiauto, but close enough to be exciting!

Don't try this unless you have a completely safe downrange zone of 2000m or so, sometimes rounds will go off into the wild blue, esp. at first ! I had the opportunity to work this out at Ft. Benning, so there weren't any worries. (I reckon finding open areas in Oz ain't a huge drama!)