Originally Posted By: Am_Fear_Liath_Mor
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Most of the news shots I saw showed the military/police armed with Enfield No.4 Mk 1's (or Mk2?). Not a bad rifle, IF the shooter is well trained, which apparently they were not, and knows the limitations of that weapon...


Not much training is required to use the Enfield No.4, it is probably the simplest rifle to use out there. Pull the bolt back, push it foward, line up the vertical metal protrusion at the end of the rifle where the bullet comes out into the centre of the round hole at the back of the rifle just above the bolt at what you want to shoot then pull the trigger.

This is what can be acheived in trained hands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x3lOZ4yX6Y&feature=related

The idea that a couple of AKs outclass dozens of Enfields is just laughable.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article14086308.ece



Stopping to think this one thru, gave me pause to reflect on payday's at Fort Gordon, Ga. (circa. 1988)
Outside each temporary "pay facility" (read gym) were stationed multiple soldiers who had been to basic combat training, but were still in training for their MOS. Each soldier was armed with an M16 and two magazines. One mag was empty and inside the weapon. The other had very few (maybe 5 or 10) rounds and was stored in a pants cargo pocket. Inside that cordon were MP's armed with sidearms and shotguns or rifles. Inside the building were more MP's similarly armed (plus a K9 team). The trainees were instructed not to even load unless the MP's were already engaging targets. Could it be these fellows were armed with empty weapons? Sounds absolutely impossible to believe, but stranger things have happened.


Edited by Desperado (12/05/08 04:22 AM)
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