Tony B Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) Wasn'r thwere there was .22 slr training kit?. There was a .22 SMLE the No2, I have one. This was manufactured as .22 not a Paker Hale conversions. The SMLE I was thinking of was the No5 Jungle carbine. The SMLE 2 is on the No 1 woodwork and sights, including volley! They use the Long lee bolt. Manufactured around 1907 for cadet and training use. Edited September 4, 2010 by Tony B Brain engaged, thumb removed from .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 The SMLE MkIV was a .22 rifle, I doubt you would get the same sort of flash as a L1A1! I assume you mean the Lee Enfield No.4 Mk1 and derivatives. Yep - correct - the SMLE No4 Mk1 rechambered for the 7.62mm round. Like Tony, I preferred the SLR... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Wasn'r thwere there was .22 slr training kit?. There was a .22 SMLE the No2, I have one. This was manufactured as .22 not a Paker Hale conversions. The SMLE I was thinking of was the No5 Jungle carbine. The SMLE 2 is on the No 1 woodwork and sights, including volley! They use the Long lee bolt. Manufactured around 1907 for cadet and training use. There was a .22 conversion kit. Made by H&k for the S.L.R. 7.62 Enabling shooting to be carried out in small ranges for ease. For interest i used to shoot a .22 rifle with Martini-Henry action, those Zulu's never had a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi, I'm currently on the lookout for a nice L1A1 and I just wondered if there was anything I should know before I part with my cash? I have found a short barreled version that I may be intrested in but I dont seem to be able to find any info about them, all I know is that it has the later black furniture annd dosnt have anywhere to mount a sling, I have been told that they were used by snipers, but to me this sounds wrong, anybody know more? cheers Shaun Shaun, re- what S.L.R. to get and depends on how pedantic you want to be. Does your Landrover have a date you are representing? Wood furniture on the rifle was phased out for plastic due to NBC de-contamination. I briefly had wood furniture S.L.R. issued during my R.A.F. Regt. training at Catterick (1985). Half way through and was given a plastic one. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Tony, is your Lee Enfield .22 live firing or a deac? I have good memories of those. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Oh it goes bang mate! As often as I can get to the range! :-D Parker Hale modified a number on SMLE No1 to .22 this one was built as .22 I also have one of the last batch of Mossberg MB42a .22 rifles supplied to Britsh army from 1939 to 1941 as a training rifle. The sights on that are Parker Hale, and cost more than the rifle. It is marked 'Property of the United states'.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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