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  1. I believe Fultons at Bisley have been involved in building at least one M40 replica which I was shown in the past.
  2. Roy many thanks! I tried their website but couldn't get anything like this to appear.
  3. Could somebody furnish me with min & max load data for the above please? Looking at the Swiss published load data (it could be an old copy) it's very light on 175gr SMK loads.
  4. Another factor to consider is that all of the electronics on Stickledown were upgraded in the autumn which must have cost quite a bit in lost bookings, not to mention the cost of the contractor. Try to think of it as £15, or lunch for two in the Clays Cafe rather than 20%. 🙂
  5. I was in the same boat so opted for N540 which has a similar/same burn rate; haven't had the opportunity so far to see how it compares.
  6. Frederick, that's the exact load I use for my No.4 SR"b" rifle using Sierra Match Kings and the BES flat base bullet; works well out to 900 yards. I'm at 900 & 1000 this coming Wednesday with it; for normal SR events, (not that I do the Methuen these days!) I use 40gr N140 with the PPU 174gr bullet, this is ok at 600 yards although from memory I recall 41.5gr was slightly better.
  7. Frederick the vast majority of No.4 foresight blades are often way off centre; I speak as a LERA member of 20 plus years so have seen and adjusted a far few of them. I would give it a tweak before tomorrows practice as you really want it sorted for Sundays Methuen...see you there! 😉
  8. Laurie a very interesting post, thank you! The No.4 actions which were "stiffened" by the introduction of a brazed bar were done for Robin Fulton by Walter Magnay who was the 1976 Queens Prize winner. I think Walter died about three years; and yes they made no difference to accuracy according to those that have tried them. Regarding No.4's at 900 & 1000; I still have the occasional foray with mine but as others have stated the targets appear very small to my eyes these days when 20 years ago they didn't present a problem. I will admit to a slight cheat these days and that is shooting at those distances prone "supported" using a Hoppes front support.
  9. Laurie from memory the NRA only advised getting the rifle reproofed to 20T if the firer intended to use the current 155gr ammunition. The "advice" from the NRA at the time caused rather a lot of controversy and it was quietly withdrawn after some NRA ,members wanted to see some scientific evidence to back the statement up. At the time it was decided by LERA that all club guns would only use the 144/147 gr options; as I was TR Captain for LERA then I started doing some load development with the SMK 150gr which proved successful in both my L39 and Whitaker Special...only to find out later that it was the load of choice back in the day for Enfield's and if I had asked one of the "old hands" at Bisley I would have saved myself some work!
  10. When I first saw this "phenomenon" displayed by a rather attractive female TR shooter I thought she was just being flirty!
  11. The answer is actually quite simple; when you see a bended leg in the air the shooter is simply reading the wind; bare feet also do the same thing but shorts are better giving more exposed skin. Ever wondered why you only see some people from April to July?
  12. You would probably be better off shooting at a tin hat target; all it would require would be of those 5" or 6" inch targets which show a green ring around the strike cut in half and stuck on a plain white background.
  13. I'm shooting three different bullets in three different Lee Enfield's. 174gr (.311) Sierra Match Kings in No.4 Mk1/3 Long branch (SR"b") that Fultons put together for me about four years ago, it has a new American Criterion barrel. 174 gr PPU (.311)which due to their cheapness are ideal for SR"a" rapids & snaps at 200 yards. This is for my No.4 Mk2. BES 174gr (.311) probably the least known bullet of the lot; made by a chap called Malcolm Seller these have a flat base like the original MkVI & MkVII bullets. I originally bought some 220gr round nose from him for a supine .303 match rifle and had some spare when the rifle was sold. A swap with a friend was done for some of Malcolm's 174gr, more as an experiment that anything else. I was surprised how well they did at 900 yards so purchased some more. I've yet to do a comparison in all three rifles but I thought the flat base worked well in my smellie at the last outing. mseller208@aol.com All the above with 41gr's of N140 with the exception of the SMK bullet which goes well with 41.5gr for SR"b" competitions.
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