"From England"s Long Branch factory"

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The "Handloader", Ammunition Reloaders Journal, #240, April 2006, page 46, a qoute from the gun writer, Mike Venturino on his his article about ".303 British" :

"Some (.303 British) barrels made in England's Long Branch factory also have right-hand twist"

So far I know, Long Branch is not in England, but in Ontario :)

Otherwise not a very impressive article about the .303 British cartridge and the Lee-Enfield rifle. Way more useful info about the .303 British cartridge and the Lee-Enfield rifle in these fine pages :)
 
An awful, awful piece of work.

Here's another example: the Enfield's "springy action" caused premature brass failure. What??!! I suggest that the F/L sized brass failed because the generous chamber was tailor made for neck or partial F/L sizing. Basic reloading. There are many more mistakes I can't recall just now.

And of course, pandering to the American crowd, and not being a Springfield or Garand and in 30/06, the Lee Enfield is described essentially as "wierd looking, clunky, etc.".
 
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Typical.

BTW guys - this really should have been posted in general guns - this is the POLITICS section, and this isn't really a political story :) I'll leave it here - but just for the future if you run into somethign similar maybe put it in general.
 
Most of Mike Venturino's stuff is hohum............he survives only because of the good ole boys club that exists in many of todays editorial departments. When the editor changes the new boy comes with his slate of buddies....only a few of the old gaurd that cannot be ousted will remain. They are all signed in as 'staff writers' and the holes available (which are few) are for freelancers.
 
Mail bag at magazine.

Reply email from the magazine.


This is the e-mail address to use.
Roberta M.
Managing Editor
----- Original Message -----
From: Me, Myself and I
To: wolfepub@riflemag.com
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: How to make a comment on a Handloader Article?


Where should it be sent to?
 
Thank you diopter, for the email adress to "Handloaders" managing editor, Roberta Montgomery, I need to let off some steam by complaining about Venturino's poor to awful article about the .303 British and the Lee-Enfield rifle in the April, 2006, issue of the "Handloader".

Also, this is the phone number to Wolfe Publishing : 928-445 7810
 
Received an email back from Mike V.

"Sorry Sarastic Canuck: I made an honest mistake. No excuses.
Mike V. "

I signed the original email as 'Sarastic Canuck"
 
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One more from Mike V.

Carlos: You are exactly right. I re-read that piece several times and never
saw the mistake until the article appeared in the magazine. Then I said
"Whoops!"

If you go on that website- apoligize to the Canadians for me.
Thanks.
Mike V.

----- Original Message -----
From: "######xx " < #########@sympatico.ca>
To: <######xx@ycsi.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: RE: boo-boo


> That's ok Mike.
>
> It takes character to admit to our mistakes.
> I was was thinking it was a rush deadline kind of mistake.
> You did really peeve off quite a few Canadians on the canadiangunnutz.com
> milsurp forum.
>
> Carlos
 
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"On Mike Venturino's 303 article.

Many Canadians were shocked to find out that the Long Branch factory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was actually in England, of all places! Which town by the way?
None more so than those poor, deluded souls who drove by it so many times in their lives to and from home and work in the greater Toronto area over some 60 odd years.

Talk about a cover-up! Next thing you know, we will find out WWII started on Dec 6th. 1941 and not Sept 1st 1939!

A Sarcastic Canuck."
 
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