Wondering what kind of rifle my dad would of used..
- Thread starter Zeth
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
C-1 , C-2, Smg...
- Location
- West coast of Vancouver Island
IMMHO, the finest battle rifle ever made.
YMMV
YMMV
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NB.nagantsniper
CGN frequent flyer
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- northern nb
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- Vancouver Island BC
Finest battle rifle ever made....
That's funny,I didn't think they were still using the Enfield in '72
I recvall them being issued in about 1960. I got a new one in the box, with mags in plastic, a bayo and I think a grenade launcher. I had it at home and used it for target shooting on the week end at St. bruno (PQ).
Yeah... The kind of rifle you could beat a man to death with if/when you ran outta boolits... I wouldn't want to try hittin' anything with an AR
If I recall the CF began to phase out the FN just about the same time I phased out of the CF
1985 or so......
So the FN came into CF service in 1955.... Then retired in 1985.
That's just 30 years.
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peter2772000
CGN frequent flyer
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- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
It's an accurate rifle, no doubt. I have one. But I'd rather be carrying my FEG AK-47 or even my AR-15 rather than that long, heavy and unwieldy rifle. At 5'6", the damn rifle is almost as tall as I am
FN Rifle
I still kick my ass I didn't keep the new Cnadian 8L I sold to a gentleman in Quebec many years ago. I have enough examples of FN's in my collection now, I guess, maybe.
I can't find the name and address of the gentleman I sent a Deposit on an Israeli Heavy Barrel FAL with bipod many months ago. I lost some of my computer files and a bunch of my messages got wiped out. I checked everything and can't find anything. If anyone knows the gentleman that had a heavy barrel Israeli FAL with bipod could you pass along his name and address. He probably thought I changed my mind.
Thanks
I still kick my ass I didn't keep the new Cnadian 8L I sold to a gentleman in Quebec many years ago. I have enough examples of FN's in my collection now, I guess, maybe.
I can't find the name and address of the gentleman I sent a Deposit on an Israeli Heavy Barrel FAL with bipod many months ago. I lost some of my computer files and a bunch of my messages got wiped out. I checked everything and can't find anything. If anyone knows the gentleman that had a heavy barrel Israeli FAL with bipod could you pass along his name and address. He probably thought I changed my mind.
Thanks
I hear you brother, loud and clear.
The plastic rifles just don't do it for me, neither!
Fn
Yea a good peice if you weighed more the 150 pounds! Ha ....how many people did we see get pushed off the burm on the range and look like they lost a fight with old Mike Tyson.......I would say that it was the most abusable rifle I've played with....had a trench fall in on me but was able to beat the rifle against a tree to get to sand out and keep it firing......the only thing I did not like on it was the dial sight....my preference was the British version but everyone has a different taste.......good rifle just the same......good as a step up to get over the 6 foot wall ....C7 just snaps in two
Yea a good peice if you weighed more the 150 pounds! Ha ....how many people did we see get pushed off the burm on the range and look like they lost a fight with old Mike Tyson.......I would say that it was the most abusable rifle I've played with....had a trench fall in on me but was able to beat the rifle against a tree to get to sand out and keep it firing......the only thing I did not like on it was the dial sight....my preference was the British version but everyone has a different taste.......good rifle just the same......good as a step up to get over the 6 foot wall ....C7 just snaps in two
I was issued my first FN C1 when I was 15 at my 6 week Cadet camp in Valcartier in 68. Brand new in the wrap with all the preservative...I realy felt my country was investing in me!!...had many year of training with it after but never developped much attachement for this rifle (I preferred the FN C2 with a double braw of 8X30rds mags)....
What did they weigh? The guys I knew that were around in the days of the FN never longed for them back. I recall hearing they were excellent rifles, but no one missed doing section attacks with them, due to the C7 being lighter. The only thing I didn't like on my C7 was the Elcan sight. I would rather have iron sights in the rain, snow, mud.
IIRC correctly, they weighed a few ounces under 11 lb loaded with 20 rds. And that was a ton after a long day playing on the Mattawa plain at Pet, especially if you were a teenager who hadnt quite filled out yet. I never envied the guys lugging the C2s.
At 0211 Zeth asked his question, about a rifle he wasn't even sure of the spelling. At 0230 he got an answer, and at 0234 he had had enough time to look the rifle up presumably on the internet, and comment that it was nice. Does that not look staged to you guys?? Or is the time stamp in the chat forum not that accurate?
It was great for its time and purpose. Stuff it with mud and crap - it fired. Freeze it, heat it - it fired. But they were sure showing their age near the end...
And I was one of those guys at 140 lbs soaking wet lugging a C2. Our DS confused being tall with having mass..."You're a tall guy, take the C2 (or Gustav, or G-Pig)"
