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    L4 question

    Simple question really as I'm thinking down the road a bit of a build.

    What would be the proper finish for an L4 bren gun? Circa 1965.

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    2 to 3 round bursts followed by emptying the magazine as a grand finale.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muffett.2008 View Post
    2 to 3 round bursts followed by emptying the magazine as a grand finale.
    I believe that would be good as grand finale mate.... But not so much as a surface finish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattgunguy View Post
    What would be the proper finish for an L4 bren gun? Circa 1965.
    Peter Laidlericon stated in a couple of threads here that from the time after WW2 they were bead blasted and phosphate finished, and Suncorite painted as required.
    Regards, Jim

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    The ones I used in MG Falling Plate matches were just blued......and very thin, but the general run of issues were phosphated.
    Last edited by muffett.2008; 01-14-2022 at 04:33 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muffett.2008 View Post
    MG Falling Plate matches
    That must have been great shoots. You could almost have had a coffee back of the line while the gun did the work...
    Regards, Jim

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    BAR they were fun, however the L2A1 heavy barrel outshot them 8 times out of 10 and it was a lot lighter for the rundowns as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muffett.2008 View Post
    L2A1 heavy barrel
    We just used rifle, the guys that did it really well were just dog nutz...well worth watching. Our C2 shoot was a different thing.
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