musings while in the middle of a bout with boredom

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

I've got a 1918 No 1 MkIII* in mint condition that i've had for years that i rarely shoot and have only ever used for a bit of fun. I'd never actually used it at the range off a bench and tested how it grouped because i just assumed because of the age of it i'd struggle to even hit paper.

Boy was i wrong!
I took it to the range on tuesday because i was bored, and actually shot it off a bench on rests. Open sights it shot a 8 shot 2 inch group at 50 metres, and a 6 shot 5 1/2 inch group at the 100.
I couldnt believe it when i went down to check the targets, i honestly thought it wouldnt hit a thing! 93 years old and still going strong.
I'll be using this for service rifle comps now.

Keep in mind Enfields are very good at putting round holes in square heads through two world wars.

[Rumpelhardt]

Keep in mind Enfields are very good at putting round holes in square heads through two world wars.

A very fine quote you have there