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John
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Reged: 23/01/07
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Loc: Manitoba, Canada

Re: WWI Sniper Rifle
01/03/08 12:50 AM

Thanks for all the feed back. The warnings for shooting at steel plates are noted, I run a range and have also seen what can happen.

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As for WD use of oddball guns, the Brit military has something of a hoary old tradition of borrowing any'ole shootin iron and did so early in WW1 for the stated reasons, and later at the begnning of WW2 when we were collecting donated guns in barrels at sporting goods stores, along with binoculars and timepieces for shipment to the UK. I've always wondered how many of those altruistically parted-with guns actually made it to Blighty, as opposed to the gun room of the store owners...

Thank you to all those who gave firearms to the UK durring the start of WW II. My father, as a farmer (Reserved occupation) was in the Home Guard, his first rifle was a very old .303 with a Grenade launcher, then he received a US BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) he felt very well equipped when he was issued with her. We believe it was a gift from the US. All Home Guard weapons in .300 US, as they called the .30-06, had a red painted stripe round them to identify them from the .303 round. Dad then volunteered for RAF and flew as a flight engineer in Liberator bombers in the Mediterranean theatre before training with pathfinders. I expect that BAR was dumped in the North Sea at the end of WW II along with thousands of other small arms.

I will post some more info from Ian Skennerton later today.

Anyone know where I can start in my search for Jeffery factory records that will relate to this .475 Number 2 ?

John

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WWI Sniper Rifle	John	28/02/08 09:48 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Checkman	15/03/08 02:30 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	16/03/08 12:18 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	John	25/03/08 11:20 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	03/05/11 04:22 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	xausa	03/05/11 06:21 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	rigbymauser	03/05/11 07:41 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	lancaster	07/05/11 05:42 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	15/03/08 04:44 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	CptCurl	15/03/08 09:58 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	John	01/03/08 06:01 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	22/08/19 07:26 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	bouldersmith	11/05/17 11:53 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	3DogMike	12/05/17 02:04 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Gunnie	08/06/11 09:17 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	elvas	08/06/11 05:14 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	lancaster	08/06/11 07:15 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	elvas	08/06/11 07:42 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	DarylS	09/06/11 05:38 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	elvas	11/06/11 07:40 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	17/01/14 05:48 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	kuduae	17/01/14 07:36 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	kuduae	17/01/14 08:35 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	8borerifle	17/01/14 09:23 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	TH44	17/01/14 10:15 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Ripp	02/03/08 09:02 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	01/03/08 08:24 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	450_366	02/03/08 08:16 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	02/03/08 09:34 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	450_366	02/03/08 09:16 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	03/03/08 01:28 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	10/03/08 11:48 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	13/03/08 11:53 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	mickey	28/02/08 09:52 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	29/02/08 12:54 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	500Nitro	28/02/08 10:03 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	28/02/08 12:50 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	28/02/08 03:35 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	500Nitro	28/02/08 03:37 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	29/02/08 12:46 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Leonard	29/02/08 04:42 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Bramble	29/02/08 04:50 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Paul	29/02/08 04:19 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	DarylS	29/02/08 05:39 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	500Nitro	29/02/08 10:55 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	470evans	29/02/08 11:28 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	CptCurl	29/02/08 10:46 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	gryphon	29/02/08 05:34 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	01/03/08 12:32 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	John	01/03/08 12:50 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	John	29/02/08 05:54 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	9.3x57	29/02/08 01:45 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	NitroX	29/02/08 12:59 PM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	Bramble	29/02/08 04:33 AM
Re: WWI Sniper Rifle	mngane	29/02/08 04:26 AM
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