A couple No1 MkIII rifles...

I got them a little while ago but have finally gotten around to putting pictures up on here.

The first is a 1916 BSA with all matching numbers and a sharp and shiny bore. The gun was wire wrapped at one point and I couldn't pass up on getting a grenade cup for it too. Pretty good shooting rifle even if it shoots high. I tore the rifle completely apart without damaging the wire wrap and found that whatever grease they packed the rifle with under the wood preserved it perfectly. Unfortunately the king screw was damaged so I had to get a new one for it.






Next up is a 1908 BSA that has matching numbers on most of the components but I am sure the numbers were added on the new parts as it was going through the Australian rebuild. One of the tightest Lee Enfields I've ever handled and one of my favorite shooters. The bore is very nice with a light frost throughout. This thing loves that 1950's Iraqi ammo.









The butt stock has a strip of black and a strip of red paint just behind the wrist ahead of the sling swivels. No idea what it means.

I am  not sure if I have posted these before but if I have I apologize I just get excited about these things.

Thanks. I was testing out the new camera as well. That launcher will sent a tennis ball a good 70+ yards with some blanks I made up.

Thanks! It is a very satisfying BLOOMP when it goes off. Training or just playing with a retriever would be a pretty good use of this of this thing. Though the smell of the burnt tennis ball fuzz might be a bit much for a dog's nose. Maybe a small round wooden disc a bit small than the diameter of the cup placed under the ball would prevent that.

D arrow D , should be aussie use , since no MD listed i should think regular service not home guard , im far from an expert in this tho so ill bow to any who come along ,  

paddyofurniture wrote: More fun if you put lighter fluid on the tennis ball, drop the ball in to the launcher, light the tennis ball, while the secound person aims the launcher so you can shoot the tennis ball in to the lake.

You two are giving me bad ideas, really bad ideas!

My No4 takes the US adapters for Garand grenade launchers. (Adapter, grenade projection M1A2) They're the same 21mm ID as the British & NATO STRIM/ Supe Energa grenades. All I do is buy the cheap repro knock offs & attach a couple of tennis balls with bright colored duck tape.

I use 2 tennis balls, both punctured to act as a shock absorber for the landing, & filled with line marker chalk. The big white Pouff! as they land downrange is kinda fun, (& it helps find them again) but i like the idea of "tracer grenades". Don't try that on grass though because the local FD will get pretty darn mad at you after they put out the grass fire. For most times I use a blank loaded with a dacron wad over 15 Gr of Bullseys, but for pure spectacle I fill a primed .303 case with Fffg black powder & wad hand soap in the case mouth as a seal. Just shove the case into a bar of soap, rotate 180 degrees & pull out.
Do remember to clean for black powder with soap & water though afterwards.

Fortunately I'm quite close to the Potomac River, yes that "Potomac River" that flows through Washington DC soon after leaving my area!

With July 4th coming up I think there may be a few "Bombs bursting in air", creating a little "rocket's red glare" come the day.

Good stuff.