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Paul
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Re: No Lee Speed!
16/04/10 01:25 AM

I love Mausers as sporting rifles, Lancaster, and they were good and reliable in muddy conditions.

The Brits were in love with idea of changing to a flat shooting magnum with the P13 but it didn't happen and history has shown rapidity of fire is more important than long range potential for soldiers other than snipers - the Kalashnikov and Armalite are both short-range rifles despite the differences in their ammo.

The Mauser success may have much to do with their willingness to sell them to anyone. The Brits may not have seen the point of selling their rifles to potential enemies - they spent a lot of time trying to stop people in their colonies being able to use even their obsolete rifles.

I'm amused to hear you thing the 'Smelly' lost the Poms the empire - never mind who won the wars. The awakening of nationalism in the colonies may have had something to do with losing the empire and, ironically, it was former British colonies armed with more than a couple of Enfields who pretty much won the war for them.

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No Lee Speed!	lancaster	15/04/10 12:52 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	375BSA	23/11/10 05:01 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	kuduae	24/11/10 06:36 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	24/11/10 07:00 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	kuduae	24/11/10 07:17 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	30/11/10 06:34 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	15/05/12 05:20 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	NitroX	18/05/12 10:15 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	19/05/12 03:11 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Sarg	19/05/12 11:17 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	tinker	19/05/12 11:45 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Sarg	20/05/12 10:39 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	AlanD	20/05/12 11:10 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	20/05/12 09:02 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Rule303	21/05/12 05:05 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	kuduae	23/05/12 01:53 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	05/02/13 03:43 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Sarg	16/05/12 08:58 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	mehulkamdar	18/05/12 09:44 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Paul	15/04/10 06:55 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	16/04/10 12:36 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Paul	16/04/10 01:25 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	16/04/10 03:57 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Mike_Bailey	16/04/10 06:02 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Empire375	16/04/10 06:05 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Mike_Bailey	16/04/10 07:39 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Rule303	16/04/10 08:55 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	16/04/10 05:25 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	CptCurl	16/04/10 08:51 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	Paul	17/04/10 12:58 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	17/04/10 04:10 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	fuhrmann	17/04/10 05:39 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	17/04/10 02:02 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	19/04/10 03:51 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	06/08/10 12:49 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	FrankS	08/08/10 06:02 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	17/04/10 12:36 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	kamilaroi	15/04/10 08:16 AM
Re: No Lee Speed!	450_366	15/04/10 03:54 PM
Re: No Lee Speed!	lancaster	15/04/10 05:29 PM

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