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05-26-2010 11:28 PM
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According to a copy of the registry put online by the Ottawa Citizen here in Canada, there are 5 EM2s registered in Canada, 3 to museums and 2 to individuals. They are listed as being made by Cdn Arsenals (who reportedly made 10 in 7X51), and all are shown as being in Ontario. I would not take the Cdn Arsenals thing as gospel, our registry is rife with errors; you don't get much for 2 billion (and counting).
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We have several at Warminster and we do have a 'quantity' of ammunition which we share with Shrivenham.
Contrary to popular belief, only 60ish were ever manufactured in the UK. The issue of whether they were 'approved' 'authorised' or 'issued' is a moot point. All I can say, after having fired a few and dissected them is that we made the right choice by adopting the L1A1.
In truth, the mere notion that a soldier, however clever and mechanically literate he might be, could field strip and assemble the bolt of an EN rifle, then get it to work afterwards, is sheer fantasy.
When I look at an EM and an L1A1 side by side, as they are at Warminster, I realise that there is a god after all. Sorry EM...............
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Referring only to the Kanadian CAL EM-2's, I can confirm handling nine of them in one place back in the good ol' days...Saint Tom of Dugelby (Peace be upon him) wrote the book.
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I look at the EM rifles in the same way as, say, the DeLisle rifles. Something that has gone into history surrounded by an air of mystery and intrigue. Something that is slightly revered when looked at through rose tinted spectacles. But in truth, with your rose tinder specs removed, not nearly - or even remotely - as good as was lead to be believed at the time
Thank god for the Mk2S Sten and the L1A1. TRULY good at their jobs even without the benefit of those specs!
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One EM-2 in Canada is of British manufacture and in 7.62 x 51. It was traded out of the UK some (MANY) years ago for a CAL 7mmHV model. They were made: the Canadian 7mm HV models by CAL and so marked. There are still some in the hands of private collectors however the only complete one in private hands was transferred back to the Canadian government as a gift in kind by a dumb a** well meaning collector some years ago. It was complete with the rotating optical/iron sight and Canadian Arctic trigger guard and was serial number 2. "We all grow to smart to late, to soon".
Anyone need a spare mag????
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A NZ'er is, a this very moment, making up a set of CAD drawings of one of our examples. We've given him workshop access to strip/measure etc etc a 7mm version. Hopefully, in the not too distant future we'll hve a set of engrg. drawings........ won't we Bill from Christchurch?
Shooting-wise, they're a very 'boingy-boingy' sort of rifle in that you can hear the internal springs strutting their stuff, almost out of control each time it re-cocks.
As a bit of an aside, apart from the obvious bull-pup design/idea, can anyone think of any mechanical feature of the EM rifles that has been carried over to any of the later bull-pups? I can't........... but I'll strip one down again next week and have a good look.
On the subject of bull-pups. FAMAS.......... What is the idea/reason for the arm under the carrying handle that swings out left or right. It's not cocking or a grenade sight................... Any ideas?
Great thread
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Bipod? (The long arm(s) that is.)
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