maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
When I was a boy, my father was very active in the PQRA and DCRA. The name I remember was not a DCRA rifle, simply it was called "a conversion". As in, "I'll be shooting my Norwegian Kongsberg Mauser and Jimmy's using his conversion."
The conversation about magazines would be baffling to the old time target shooters. All matches were fired alternating shots, so single loading was the rule. Feeding from the magazine was just not worth the jams or misfeeds. When the other shooter's target came up with his score, that was your target to fire at. No time for fumbling. Plenty of time to drop the round onto the follower and cycle the bolt to load.
As has been mentioned, the DCRA sold rifles. Canadian Arsenals sold rifles. Every modestly serious shooter had at least two .303s - one that was dependable and another ready in case something went wonky. Ammo was free. Armourer support was free. Why make things complicated. The serious shooters sent their second-rate No.4s, often one that had been Regulated by Fulton, off to Canadian Arsenals for the conversion. And as mentioned, the shooter or his armourer was responsible for restocking and throwing the chicken bones juju and muttering the incantations to make it hold its zero.
To comment on the biathlon rifle post. I have a Canadian Army Carl Gustav CG-something in .308 that was a team biathlon rifle. With sling, English sight, vinyl action covers, and wooden chest. The C1 pistol grip on a No.4 is intriguing but I suspect it was someone's idea of training crossover for service rifle shooting. Yes it could have been a team's but without the slings etc, I don't think it could have been a biathlon rifle.
The most prominent Montreal based armourer I remember was Sgt Tommy Richardson, ex Victoria Rifles. He actually had top score for the Queen's Medal one year shooting as a Vic' but ... they'd been disbanded a few months earlier and technically he couldn't shoot for a unit that no longer existed.
The conversation about magazines would be baffling to the old time target shooters. All matches were fired alternating shots, so single loading was the rule. Feeding from the magazine was just not worth the jams or misfeeds. When the other shooter's target came up with his score, that was your target to fire at. No time for fumbling. Plenty of time to drop the round onto the follower and cycle the bolt to load.
As has been mentioned, the DCRA sold rifles. Canadian Arsenals sold rifles. Every modestly serious shooter had at least two .303s - one that was dependable and another ready in case something went wonky. Ammo was free. Armourer support was free. Why make things complicated. The serious shooters sent their second-rate No.4s, often one that had been Regulated by Fulton, off to Canadian Arsenals for the conversion. And as mentioned, the shooter or his armourer was responsible for restocking and throwing the chicken bones juju and muttering the incantations to make it hold its zero.
To comment on the biathlon rifle post. I have a Canadian Army Carl Gustav CG-something in .308 that was a team biathlon rifle. With sling, English sight, vinyl action covers, and wooden chest. The C1 pistol grip on a No.4 is intriguing but I suspect it was someone's idea of training crossover for service rifle shooting. Yes it could have been a team's but without the slings etc, I don't think it could have been a biathlon rifle.
The most prominent Montreal based armourer I remember was Sgt Tommy Richardson, ex Victoria Rifles. He actually had top score for the Queen's Medal one year shooting as a Vic' but ... they'd been disbanded a few months earlier and technically he couldn't shoot for a unit that no longer existed.
