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Paul
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Re: No Lee Speed!
      17/04/10 12:58 AM

Sorry Lancaster if my comments offended you personally.

I fear I may have offended the Brits, too, in saying the colonials won the wars for them. (Never mind my calling them Poms, they're used to that.) What I meant was that their American 'cousins' massive forces and industrial capacity, and the soldiers and support from the far-flung dominions, were decisive factors on top of British guts and determination. I may have offended the Americans as well by lumping them in with the former colonies.

The Enfields the Americans used had more in common with Mausers than SMLEs but did share the safety and cock-on-closing, which makes extraction easier when a rifle gets hot. I believe it held 20% more cartridges than the Mauser, too.

The long stroke of the M17 might have been the antithesis of the SMLE's but it didn't hinder Sergeant York, it seems. But then I suppose our German members and those who sat through 'Inglourious Basterds' might say: Das ist nichts!

If I have erred here as well,
Ich bitte um Ihre Begnadigung

- Paul

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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! NitroXAdministrator   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! CptCurlAdministrator   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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