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EJTHor wrote:I bought a matching 1945 BSA. It's in surprisingly good shape. Wood is dark, but in in nice condition. Black finish is mostly gone, and the metal has a nice patina to it. The bore is surprisingly good, and it flat out shoots. First three aimed shots at 50yd from the bench were touching, and dead nuts center of the target. First shot standing unsupported at 200yd hit an 8" gong.
Recoil is pretty stout. My brother-in-law was with me. After three shots from the bench, he was done. What a lightweight. LOL
Nice rifle. These do shoot dead on that wandering 0 stuff was BS
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I have had mine for 3 or 4 years and it is a fun gun to shoot if you have a stout shoulder. If you think an M38 or M44 has a muzzle flash a 5 will light up the night. The recoil seems stout as a carbine but due to what the British think is a rubber recoil pad, I have felt softer rocks. I cleared out an indoor range once.
Longcolt44 wrote:I have had mine for 3 or 4 years and it is a fun gun to shoot if you have a stout shoulder. If you think an M38 or M44 has a muzzle flash a 5 will light up the night. The recoil seems stout as a carbine but due to what the British think is a rubber recoil pad, I have felt softer rocks. I cleared out an indoor range once.
What do you think kicks harder, the M44 or the Jungle carbine?
Longcolt44 wrote:I have had mine for 3 or 4 years and it is a fun gun to shoot if you have a stout shoulder. If you think an M38 or M44 has a muzzle flash a 5 will light up the night. The recoil seems stout as a carbine but due to what the British think is a rubber recoil pad, I have felt softer rocks. I cleared out an indoor range once.
What do you think kicks harder, the M44 or the Jungle carbine?
The No5 kicks harder than an M38 does, no question. I shot them back to back.
I never noticed any of this "kick" and I have shot all of these rifles, the No5 I have shot a lot
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I've never noticed the "wandering zero" from mine. Although, I have never put more than 40 rounds through her at a session and that was probably over 30 minutes.
The beating that I took from that undersized rubber/granite pad though....
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