Comments by "51WCDodge" (@51WCDodge) on "The Last Lee Enfield: the L42A1 Sniper" video.

  1. They do let forigners in, the Welsh and Scots will be there! :-)
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  2. Hey Chris, I was part of the last recruitment at HMS Ganges in 1971, We were trained on the L1A1 SLR, though our Gunnery Instructor told us the Andrew where quite happy with the No4 and didn't intend to change as there was plenty of ammunition. Except, they hadn't accounted for him and his colleagues, which would include your Dad! Throwing a thousnad rounds a month down range for thier own pleasure.
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  3. It does make grin when you see footage of young fit modern troops with all the Gucci kit, pinned down because some scruffy old git with a battered SMLE is taking long range deliberate shots at them.
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  4. Ahh some time around Armegedon there will still be a SMLE out there somewhere:-)
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  5. Hunter: Can you garuntee that a modern firearm will last from one hundred and sixteen years and still be firing, accuratley, today? I Can! I have a SMLE no1 (AT) The troop trial SMLE converted in 1907 to .22 and a P14, though that's only about one hundred and one years old. also have two 1944 dodges a WC51 and a WC54, there still going well also! Should mention a 1941 Mossberg Mb 42a as well. Though as that is marked Property of the United States on the barrel, maybe should keep stum? :-)
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