10,000 Enfields!
- Thread starter Snow Dog
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Glad to have caught up with so many enfield users. Anyone here know if it is possible to get one of these in Canada? It is an L42a1...
I find it remarkable that weapons such as the Enfield (and the Bren gun for that matter) are rolled into active service so many years past their retirement from active use.
I find it remarkable that weapons such as the Enfield (and the Bren gun for that matter) are rolled into active service so many years past their retirement from active use.
- Location
- Surrey, B.C.
desporterizer said:
Move to the PC and join me in a game of RO: Ostfront
Not that I don't appreciate the buttsechs-box. But I was raised on the PC and will remain ever loyal.
- Location
- Surrey, B.C.
Okay, well; Red Orchestra: Combined Arms is a total conversion for Unreal Tournament 2004 and previously for Unreal Tournament 2003 by Tripwire Interactive, set on the Eastern Front during WW2. It is notable for its emphasis on realism, in comparison to other WW2-based FPSs. Unlike most FPSs, there is little on-screen information. There is no "crosshair"; instead, the player must aim down simulated iron sights, compensating for the breathing of the character and natural sway from holding the gun. Also, the player must keep track of their ammo usage mentally, and their health status is only represented with three levels: Healthy, Wounded and Dead. Often a single bullet can kill instantly. It was awarded the "Grand Prize" in the Make Something Unreal mod competition, run by nVidia and Epic Games. The prize was a free license for the Unreal 2.5 and 3.0 game engines.
Red Orchestra features advanced ballistics for both small arms and tank rounds - incorporating bullet drop, flight time, and tanks with realistic armor properties, including penetration and deflection, in relation to range and projectile trajectory angle.
Ostfront is the commercial version of it. It features much improved graphics and is available through Steam or in stores.
Red Orchestra began development as a single player game based on the Red Orchestra spy ring, during WW2. During development, Red Orchestra moved from the SOF engine to the Medal of Honour engine, before it evolved into a multi-player realism based FPS, based on Eastern Front warfare, as a total conversion fo UT2003, and later for UT2004.
http://www.redorchestragame.com
Red Orchestra features advanced ballistics for both small arms and tank rounds - incorporating bullet drop, flight time, and tanks with realistic armor properties, including penetration and deflection, in relation to range and projectile trajectory angle.
Ostfront is the commercial version of it. It features much improved graphics and is available through Steam or in stores.
Red Orchestra began development as a single player game based on the Red Orchestra spy ring, during WW2. During development, Red Orchestra moved from the SOF engine to the Medal of Honour engine, before it evolved into a multi-player realism based FPS, based on Eastern Front warfare, as a total conversion fo UT2003, and later for UT2004.
http://www.redorchestragame.com
Red Orchestra is so detailed that after you fire a shot on a bolt-action rifle, you have to press the button again to cycle the bolt. Also, if you're using an MG-42, you have to change barrels every so often when your old barrel gets shot out.
The problem at present would be would we have to register each one, or could they be held in Bond, or what.
I had an opportinity to buy 303 amo a number of years ago ,but the government would not allow me to import that dangerous stuff. A Euro company bought them and imported them to Canada and sold them all,.
Rae
Under RAE at left should read OLD GUY
I had an opportinity to buy 303 amo a number of years ago ,but the government would not allow me to import that dangerous stuff. A Euro company bought them and imported them to Canada and sold them all,.
Rae
Under RAE at left should read OLD GUY
euroarms
Before you guys get too excited. Check the catalogue listing of the items you are interested in. Many, if not all, indicate for sale in Italy only. Also, the few pistols I looked up, like the Radom and Inglis High Power are not chambered for 9x19 mm Parabellum. They are chambered for 9x21 mm IMI. Italy like, many countries does not allow civilians to own certain military/police/government calibre firearms. Like in France, if you want to possess a FAMAS, it has to be in .222 Remington (or it may be that it was for export civilian sales and one cannot own one period in France, can't remember, but just an example of governments thinking somehow this solves some kind of bad guy problem.) So, these 9mm pistols were either rebarreled and best case scenario is the barrels are in storage and might be reunited upon export to countries without that restriction, or worse the barrels were chucked or scrapped. Even worse, the existing barrels were reamed out for the new calibre.
Here's a link at Wikipedia about the cartridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9x21mm_IMI
I don't think it's much of a bargain if you have to buy a replacement barrel, and it would of course devalue the firearm for collectability purposes. Then again, this may not be a problem for some calibre-wise, or for barrel replacement. Just an FYI.
Cheers,
sparky
Before you guys get too excited. Check the catalogue listing of the items you are interested in. Many, if not all, indicate for sale in Italy only. Also, the few pistols I looked up, like the Radom and Inglis High Power are not chambered for 9x19 mm Parabellum. They are chambered for 9x21 mm IMI. Italy like, many countries does not allow civilians to own certain military/police/government calibre firearms. Like in France, if you want to possess a FAMAS, it has to be in .222 Remington (or it may be that it was for export civilian sales and one cannot own one period in France, can't remember, but just an example of governments thinking somehow this solves some kind of bad guy problem.) So, these 9mm pistols were either rebarreled and best case scenario is the barrels are in storage and might be reunited upon export to countries without that restriction, or worse the barrels were chucked or scrapped. Even worse, the existing barrels were reamed out for the new calibre.
Here's a link at Wikipedia about the cartridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9x21mm_IMI
I don't think it's much of a bargain if you have to buy a replacement barrel, and it would of course devalue the firearm for collectability purposes. Then again, this may not be a problem for some calibre-wise, or for barrel replacement. Just an FYI.
Cheers,
sparky
Not sure if someone else already posted this, but I read the bolts do not match in serial number with the rifle. This is a problem, and you'll run into saftey issues regarding head spacing. Each rifle will have to be checked with a gauge, and if it's not good, then a gunsmith will be needed to make the headspace right. Could be expensive with this many guns.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
scanner said:
Head spacing is not that big of problem with a No4
I have a set of headspace go no go gauges and all you do is swap boltheads if there is a problem. I've only come across one that was a problem and that was a quick fix, replaced the 0 bolt head with a no 2 bolt head and it was good.
