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That poor ‘Thompson’ - surely it’s just a concocted piss-take?Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Headroom
Nah it's a piss take, wouldn't the flash blind the tunneler? Especially with a load of cordite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Headroom
That's what it was described as.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
I don't know one way or the other, but any firearm discharged in the dark would surely cause flash blindness.
I did read of a US army officer who tried to use an M16 in a Vietcong tunnel, and asphyxiated himself doing it.
funnily enough I found an article about that exact same rifle only a couple of days ago and that is what it was suggested it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
and yes they assumed the muzzle flash if used in a tunnel to be spectacular
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...nnelers-rifle/
Yes i thought the good old 455 Webly would be an obvious choice. The flash an blast from a short rifle would be one thing but as you point out the fumes would also be unpleasant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Headroom
Actually the author seems to consider the results of their investigation "inconclusive" although there was a historical reference to a cut down SMLE used by a Canadian trenching unit. Apparently it had a front sight. Saying that it occurs to me that a rifle damaged by shell fragments or bullets would be a good candidate for this treatment and after you had fried/deafened/gassed yourself and the enemy it would make a fine club for hand to hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by csmiffy
The author found reference to the use of small automatics (maybe .32 or .380?) which would probably be ideal in the confines of a tunnel.
Did some digging on the trench 303. There is a comment that they were used as an initiation device for lighting the fuse in something called a flash box.
In the same article where I read about the officer with the M16, I also saw that a tunnel rat was using a .22 semi auto pistol. Less noise, flash and smoke I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
It wouldn't surprise me to find that the rifle above was tried as an option, and then put aside as being too brutal on the user.
I want to have a go with the first Mosin pictured. Or maybe watch someone else have a go...
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They used cut down SMLEs for smoke launchers
Speaking of tunnel rifles. This might be the bugger you are referring to https://www.trademe.co.nz/2595248686
That is more like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ubique
From the TM blurb:Quote:
Originally Posted by ubique
In Skennerton's THE LEE ENFIELD
"During the trench fighting of the Great War, some SMLE rifles were cut down for use by the Tunnelling Companys. In 'Villiers-Stuart Goes to War', Brigadier-General W.D. Villier-Stuart in 1915 raised and took the 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade to France until they virtually ceased to exist as a fighting Regiment in September of 1915 because of the large number of casualties.
Villiers-Stuart records ...'when last in 'Y' Wood sector [Ypres] I had seen that the bombers were very much hampered by their rifles. I thought a lot about it and finally took a Salvaged rifle along to the Field Ordnance repair shop and got a conductor to cut it down to a 12-inch barrel, re-braze the foresight block and sight to the muzzle of that, and remove the backsight and bed altogether, cutting a 'V' in the bridge charger guide to replace it.
This made a very good close-quarter weapon and the nose cap being repositioned on the shortened fore-end meant that a sword [bayonet] could be fixed. I then had 10 more made and issued them to Officers for testing. We tried them on the butts and found them very accurate to 100 yds and made sure they would have been good at 200 yds as well.'
In the event, these shortened rifles were not developed any further because Villiers-Stuart states that, 'The American sawn-off shotgun* came along and was better for close-quarter fighting'.
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I know, crims did it but still.:wtfsmilie:
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Too much bloody time in lockdown decided to turn my 308 tikka into a long action DIY style (aka bubba as hell). Was too far gone before I realised my mistake. So 1 finishing nail latter and she’s good to go...... well that’s a crock as a 2 round magazine it’s going 100% of the time 90% of the time.
Sadly didn’t take a picture of the bolt stop needless to say it was working well until it wasn’t. Weakened it too much and the metal folded and smacked myself in the face in the process. Needless to say it’s got a gunworks bolt stop in there now.
Only have one more DIY gunsmithing job left and that’s bedding a rifle so standby for another addition if it goes tits up
do you do other peoples rifles i need some custom work done on mine
Your in luckQuote:
Originally Posted by northdude
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Just got my gunsmithing tools ready
hands up i not be on the recoil end of either of these Mofos this is taking stupidity to a whole new level!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Headroom
holy shit -that paint job -seems to have come from being put down the bog pan when someone sitting on same has OD'd on an extremely dubious white hot curry!Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
fuck that hot the fore end has started to sag and fall away!!
ya'd be buggered if you dropped it in a big electric puha crop -ya couldnt find the bastrd -if the cops did youd never want to own up youd die of embarrassment.Quote:
Originally Posted by baronPolarbear
ok like a good cathoilc boy must fess up -my old toz17.22 had a bloody stock fashined from stalins bloody walking astic and was about as crooked .
having a stirling M20 stock in the shed ,and being bored i managed to mate the Toz to it using some surplus aluminium ihad laying around .
GSPF has rifle at present still shoots sweet just looks UNUSUAL
id love to see it beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Here you go @dannyb...just for you mate.My SBL cowboy assault rifle with a leather fetish...
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Oh bubba :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
Nah it's just a joke mate, you can change your avatar title I changed mine to "banned" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
Is my avatar title more appropriate now @dannyb ?
I’ve got a section of Firestone Cavalino tyre as a butt plate/recoil pad on my Finnwolf!Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroatedson
(Smashed the factory butt plate on a rock while climbing in the Rangitata)
Ideal :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
Thats my kind of porn, I feel a stirring in the loins looking at that !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
Yeah. I actually don't mind it. Bit of everything in there. Not really classic and not straight out black gun stuff but the useful bits in the middle.
Not so bubba after all then maybe?
The little angled grip actually makes it a more natural angle for the wrist and helps pull the stock into the shoulder more firmly...and that makes all the difference when you pull the trigger with the recoil. The leather also helps with grip and just plain old feels nicer to hold....
Bring out the gimp!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
oooh can you make them in latex ???? :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
Oh... you've seen my covid mask then...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 40mm
I was actually looking at adapting one of those to my mossberg pump for the same reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ftx325
This is the funniest thing I've seen all week. Who knew you could bubba a Little Badger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasquatch
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Originally Posted by Sasquatch
Not bad, the ‘evil black gun’ to have when you’re not allowed the real thing.
And some woke, do-gooder, pc, pollyanna type will still complain if they saw that little .22!
