play150
Staff Segeant
I like chocolate and chips.
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Post by play150 on Jan 6, 2011 0:34:36 GMT 8
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Genosis
Private First Class
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Post by Genosis on Feb 6, 2011 1:39:19 GMT 8
this reminds me of photo with an Army Ranger firing a Soviet PPSH-41 of WW2... with an EOTech and foregrip if its called that
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Mark2
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Post by Mark2 on Feb 6, 2011 9:12:06 GMT 8
On the Martini-Henry: "In a land where even Kalashnikovs with rusty exteriors are often oiled inside and kept in working order, a Martini-Henry, it seems, is a tool fit for a bygone time, and allowed to fall into neglect. This rifle was a mess inside and out."
One possible reason could be the ammunition, as stated. But they didn't say that the original ammunition for this rifle wasn't the modern smokeless powder that they use now, but the older black powder cartridges that were much more corrosive. If the rifle was fired with the older ammunition and not cleaned afterward, a rusted and pitted bore would almost certainly be the result.
The Mark IV series of Martini-Henry was last manufactured in 1889.
As for that Enfield, a 1915 BSA Sh.L.E (SHort Lee Enfield), I have one of it's brothers back in the U.S., but without the classy green tape. For recoil, it's on par with the Mosin Nagant and Mauser 98k, but my Enfield doesn't have the accuracy of the other two. Considering how accurate all three of these weapons can be, and how solidly built they were, it's not surprising that they are still in operation around the globe and often used as "sniper" rifles.
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