No. 5 Accuracy

[Peter Laidler]

Your test with a No6 v the No5 really isn't comparing like with like Ian! The lighter weight of the rifle was MORE than made up for with extra ammo, water and rations. Your only re-supply is from the air.......

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[No.6]

Peter,
Absolutely, but I wasn't comparing a 5 with a 6, except to say that with a limited n=1 experiment my 6 doesn't seem to suffer from the No5's problem. Granted "... extra ammo, water and rations. Your only re-supply is from the air..." so the point I was making was that having a rifle with some weight shaved off, a No5 or 6, would be preferable to a No1 or 4. Every little helps, as they say. And the bayonet was that bit lighter than the 1907 pattern too.
Regards
Ian

[Peter Laidler]

What will happen if you overtighten a barrel into the No4 body is that it will quickly bulge the chamber and cause hard extraction - or no extraction! This is because the 'draw'; allows the chamber part of the barrel to exceed the limits of its elasticity. That's the recipe for a bulged barrel!

[CINDERS]

Well Gil bit like Oz we have a tactical aircraft designed for aircraft carriers but no aircraft carriers perhaps our Govt's are in league!