RattlesnakeBob Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 The bolt action .22 may well have been a Mossberg. A lot went to cadet units, that's where mine came from. I also have a .22 Enfeild No1 completet with the toys. That was made about 1903 for cadet units. could well have been Tony... a lovely little rifle as I recall and ideal for small lads to learn on....it looked (again as I recall!.. t'was many years ago!) more like a 'hunting' rifle than a military issue type of gun...the forestock didn't go all the way to the end of the barrell as it sort of does on a 'bigger / proper' rifle such as the LE.... ........but they were as I said, great little rifles with which I won a little certificate for 'rapid fire' at the TA barracks ..think it was 7 shots all within a 2" group ???... I don't know why but for some reason I was always more accurate with 'rapid fire' than when you took your time and 'properly aimed' each shot....:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 These beasts? The bottom one is 'sportirised'. Many were returnrd to US for sale on the civillian market. They were famous as the $10 gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 yep as I recall the bottom one is very similar to what I remember using ....can't 'click' the photo bigger for some reason but that does look like them........add a little stick/ box mag about 3/4" wide 1/2" thick and about 2" long right in front of the trigger guard and that's probably them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie8888 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 We had live firing Lee Enfields No.1 Mk 4s and Brens when I was in the cadets up to 1987. We used to take them to the range every year for our summer field day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Is that the Lee Enfield No.1 Mk4 as in .22" or the No.4 Mk1 in .303"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Is that the Lee Enfield No.1 Mk4 as in .22" or the No.4 Mk1 in .303"? I shot the .303 mk 4 rifle and 303 bren when i was in the army cadets around 1989/90 but they were just starting to bring in the cadet 5.56 semi auto version of the sa80 (not a good weapon i broke one ).i wonder when the ACF stopped using the 303 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Agh, it would be the No.4 as the Mk4 is a .22 version of the SMLE No1 Mk3. I was hoping I'd found someone who had used the Mk4 in cadet use. It appears the No.8 .22 had completely replaced the Mk4 in British cadet use by the 60s as know one can remember seeing them soon after the No.8 came into use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie8888 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Agh, it would be the No.4 as the Mk4 is a .22 version of the SMLE No1 Mk3. I was hoping I'd found someone who had used the Mk4 in cadet use. It appears the No.8 .22 had completely replaced the Mk4 in British cadet use by the 60s as know one can remember seeing them soon after the No.8 came into use. OK - just for clariification - it was the No.4 Mk 1 303 version we shot. Bren's were 303 as well. We did have .22 rifles but they didn't look like the SMLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 To clarify, or muddy the situation. Some SMLE No1 were converted by Parker Hale to .22 by resleeving the barrel. Some the SMLE No2 were manufactured in .22. These No2 use an older Lee Metford pattern bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.181d77f7f70b3ba65da0a695e4e41742.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.