I drilled fired and did parade drill with a fixed bayonet when aged 15 and half at HMS Ganges the boys training establishment at Shotley near Ipswich, Suffolk.
I'd love to see a vid on how one of the PCP (pre charged pneumatic) airguns works, like the Texan or Sumatran 2500. The valve structure working would be interesting.
@@dimas152mm Oh it's a software program? I thought he was making these animations himself for whatever guns took his interest. Thanks for letting me know.
Holy shit, I noticed something wrong on the model. The ejector only ejects unfired rounds when you just repeatedly pull the handle back and forth, only far enough to hit the screw. When a cartridge is actually fired, it ejects earlier, from friction on the left wall of the receiver. A spent case is already out of the gun by the time it reaches the screw ejector.
...first time i read it about Lee Enfield rifle,in the Swen Hassel books,after,i saw more monuments in London,soldiers with this rifle... today we just compare gun performances but Simo Häyhä does a great cause for his people country...freedom.
One issue I see is that the bolt is rotating 90 degrees. Lee Metford and Lee Enfield rifles all have 60 degree bolt rotation. 90 degree is more common with the Mauser and its derivatives, the Mosin Nagant and a number of others.
As an American I have to ask: Is it just an English design philosophy to build a quality item with an excellent base, then simply improve it over the course of many years? This rifle’s story seems parallel with that of the Spitfire.
Back then it was,. Best example i can think of is the royal navy. We had dreadnoughts and battlecruisers that fought at jutland and after the improvements during the interwar years were still some of the most powerful ships afloat. The sten aswell to a certain exent. Started off as an emergency smg that ended up as the base for the sterling smg which was in service from the early 50s to the early 90s. Its also the weapon that the stormtroopers used in the original star wars trilogy
Well over its lifetime the Spitfire doubled in power, 1000 to 2000+ HP, added at least 100 knots airspeed, moved from 8 x 303 Mg to 4 x 20mm cannon (plus a choice of bombs or rockets for FGA). It also gained significantly in maximum ceiling plus enjoyed many aerodynamic tweaks and was plumbed for an early pressure suit. I wonder what an SMLE would have turned into if it evolved to the same degree. Sorry couldn't resist being a nerd.
Imagine if they knew what free floating was back then or they built a well bedded and floated system every solider with one would need to be any closer then 400 yards which would have had less casualties and a quicker allied victory
The Enfield NoI Mk III doesn't shoot well with a free floated barrel. The lower handguard has a screw and spring which loads the barrel vertically to control the barrel harmonics. The No4 has a heavier barrel which is bedded at the rear and muzzle, and free floated in between. Some competition No4s have a centre bedding pad as well.
