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Well this might be the time to let a kitten out of the sack: the Canadian ammo issued early in WWI was made UNDERSIZE according to one very reputable source who was intimately involved in these matters at the time and whose statement I found. He stated that this was done unofficially in response to the insistence of the authorities on using the smaller chamber size. Thus it would seem that the Canadian ammo that functioned perfectly in the Ross did so because it had the proper clearance between the case and the chamber wall - as well as being of very good quality material and accurate dimensions.

When the proper clearance is maintained the Ross works as well as any bolt action rifle and better than many. 100 years later and still one of the strongest and fastest actions ever built.

McBride and his gunners were using Colt MGs initially at least, then Vickers - if McBride hadn't been cashiered before that point - what we call PTSD - except that there was nothing "post" about it! That combined with rum apparently made him unable to function and so he was "let go", the poor bugger.

I posted an officers comment about the Ross at the Battle of St. Julien here: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1070107-Lee-Enfieild-Firing-Pin?highlight=Ross
 
donor said:
Wow-this must be VERY early M4A1.I don't remember seeing any wartime pictures of M4A1 with that shape of the turret and 3 MG's in front plate.Strange looking arrangement.
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This is a very early M4A1 which was supplied to the Brits. It is a well known tank which was named "Michael" after the head of the Brit Purchasing Commission in the US. You can find wartime pics of it as well.
 
Ah, Bovington!

One of my favourite places!
First in 1995 and 2nd was exactly one year ago today!

I was a tank commander (M-48A2 & M-60A1) in Germany in the 1960s and I'm still a tank junky!
When I was at Ft. Knox I spent a lot of time at their museum. They have at least one example of every AFV ever produced.
I was able to wander around and climb aboard and in them all.

Good times firing those main guns and MGs, esp the 50 cal.

Now that we're getting all this milsurp from The Former Soviet Union, I'm waiting to get a T-62 to park on my property (8^]

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Love the place. I was shooting a UK Grand Prix and went to Doodle Door on the coast. I heard the tanks and artillery firing in the background. I just had to find it. Which I did. It has many more variants than the French museum.
Henry
 
Neat pic. Please don't start rant about whether we need a queen or not. I post this for the historical content and the neat old trucks. England took beating from bombs in WWII. A lot of good people died, men women and children. The British people stayed the course. Future Queen Elizabeth II in the pic.
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An old friend of mine knew a fellow now deceased who was reputedly batman to the woman who commanded the ATS in WWII. Apparently he found a truck in the ditch one day and pulled it out with his own. The driver was Princess Elizabeth. Good story and maybe just a story; short of writing to the Palace no way to find out now!
 
Rule Britannia!

Princess Elizabeth. Well, bully for her, I say. Bully for her! Sure she put her lorry in a ditch! Probably getting strafed by a Messerschmidt. Look, she only had her Learner's License, what would you expect? At least she was trying. I don't imagine many of you wankers have volunteered to serve your country have you?
You lot with your high and mighty whining about "down with the Queen..."
Driving is not quite as easy as it looks, and just remember--for every mile of road there's two mile of ditches.

And just for the record, I was in love with Foyle's driver--Sam!
 
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