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Old reliable
By Arthur Webster of Ask Old Coot
Guns and other projectile delivery systems have always fascinated me. Bows (long and cross) and catapults were my weapons of choice although when my older step-brother acquired a 10 bore shot gun, I was able to appreciate the artistry with which such lethal machines could be constructed and decorated. As I looked at more and varied guns, it was always a seemingly pointless exercise to decorate them and I would spend long hours trying to discover the logic behind making a killing machine look attractive. When I was in the Middle East and carried a Lee Enfield .303 in earnest, it was almost with relief that I saw that this simple machine was functional rather than decorative. The wood stock and barrel guards were attractive but only because I appreciated the feel of wood that was worked well. The .303 was a very reliable weapon and easy to maintain - it was also amazingly accurate. Over 1,000 yards a good shot could hardly miss, using the elevating back sight but even over open sites it was difficult to miss a target within 300 yards of you. Using mint condition amunition I was able to score quite highly even at 1500 yards. If the .303 had a fault, it was that it got very hot, very quickly. Five rounds fired in fairly rapid succession would have the barrel too hot to handle and after twenty or thirty rounds, even the wooden guards were almost too hot to touch. At one time I was 'taught' how to use a hand gun so that I could be armed when in a 'town' situation. I think it is fair to say that if I had been placed inside a barn, I would not have been able to hit the barn wall. It was so frustrating that my accuracy with a rifle (not just the .303) was not reflected in my use of a hand gun. Out of twenty rounds, I managed to get one in the target at 50 feet - humiliating! If I last, I will be buying myself a .22 rifle for target practice (the idea of killing something does not appeal to me) and recreational shooting. |
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