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In Reply to: RE: Canberra in Autumn posted by Timbo in Oz on May 06, 2017 at 15:57:41
What is the usual coldest temp, of year, in Canberra?
SMLE is like the only behind the Mosin-Nagant in length of service for a bolt-action rifle, right?
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A .402in calibre rifle was tested but in 1888 the Lee Metford in .303in and using gun-powder (black-powder) propellant. Magazine of 8 rds capacity.Issued as the Magazine Rifle Mk1.
Lee action rifles remained in service until 1957 on general issue, and for sniper use for far longer.
In British service the selected (and then scoped) No.4. sniper rifles were re-barrelled and chambered for 7.62mm NATO.
Australian snipers were still using SMLEIII 'T' rifles into the late 1970s, I was trained on one.
Australian and NZ infantry kept the SMLEIII until 1957. It's full name is, "Rifle. No. 1! Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield, Mark III!"
The .303 ball ammunition went though several changes. Spitzer bullet MkVII ball ammunition lasted from the early 1900s until the 1970s. Mostly MkVII target ammunition for the last 2 decades.
Mk8z ammunition with a boat-tailed bullet, hotter propellant, higher MV and longer range, was designed for the Vickers MG Mk1 and stayed in service with them until they were no longer used.
The British Air Forces developed a lot of different projectiles for the .303 calibre. WWI and WWII.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 05/07/17
here you go!
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
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