Any one else sick of the misinformation?

[Ridolpho]

Staring with the Snider it became pretty clear that the cartridge is probably the key component of the system. Comparisons of the LE with other types should probably start with ballistics. As we all know the British wanted better ballistics when they designed the P-13. I wonder what the best parameters are to compare Mk VII with 30-06, 8mm, 7.62x54R, etc, etc.

Ridolpho

[Alan de Enfield]

I wonder what the best parameters are to compare Mk VII with 30-06, 8mm, 7.62x54R, etc, etc.

Ridolpho

One possible parameter (for a battle rifle) :

[amadeus76]

I will stand and argue the toss all day that the No4 is without doubt the best all round bolt action service rifle ever made, its close to perfection, in its rugged simplicity, slick bolt, fairly docile recoil, perfectly good enough accuracy, man stopping .303 and packing ten rounds of the good stuff in one serving!

I dunno about perfection... Taken point by point there are rifles out there that will beat the Lee Enfield at every aspect. However, no other single rifle can beat the Lee Enfield as a total package.

[martins8589]

I dunno about perfection... Taken point by point there are rifles out there that will beat the Lee Enfield at every aspect. However, no other single rifle can beat the Lee Enfield as a total package.

Just ask those Germans in Belgium in 1914 who thought they were up against machine guns!!!

[Alan de Enfield]

I dunno about perfection... Taken point by point there are rifles out there that will beat the Lee Enfield at every aspect. However, no other single rifle can beat the Lee Enfield as a total package.

Indeed there are, but the post you quoted specifically said :

the No4 is without doubt the best all round bolt action service rifle ever made,

[mrclark303]

Who needs to head over to the Soviet rifles section for an argument about 'the best bolt action service rifle'.

The No4 is definitely better than the Springfield ... He said before retreating to his slit trench and waiting for the incoming...

[Gil Boyd]

Be really good one day to meet the man who makes that one decision

Whichever bolt action rifle you use, it is your best friend for the duration, treat it well, and it will never let you down. GB 2019 UN

[M1 C FAN]

Who needs to head over to the Soviet rifles section for an argument about 'the best bolt action service rifle'.

The No4 is definitely better than the Springfield ... He said before retreating to his slit trench and waiting for the incoming...

We all know when the English finally did come up with a good design with the P14 they had to come to America to get it built. And then we had to fix the problems so it used a rimless cartridge and held one more REAL GOOD cartridge. HOLD-ON INCOMING...

[Paul S.]

I know that was said tongue in cheek. No one could be that ______________________.

[mrclark303]

blasphemy, profanity, sacrilege!