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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: Pattern 14 Msg# 1188150
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| I think the .303 can be very accurate but I've had more experience with, and better accuracy with, the .30-06. My experience is in no way definitive, though. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I haven't put much time into grouping mine, more just consummating the marriage, as it were. I have shot a lot of M1917s, which of course are the same rifle in a different chambering, and I've fired my personal best group ever with a military surplus rifle with an M17. Shooting the P14 for groups is something I should put on my list of things to do. Another reason to get out to the range now that the weather is warm, eh? I have not fired my "new" Lee-Enfield No.4Mk.2, which might be an interesting comparison. Not quite a period comparison however, as the Lee was built forty years later, and is essentially new. Guess I could compare it to one of my older No.4Mk1s. I no longer own a No1., which would be a fair comparison, date-wise. Yeah, I think a No. 1 would be a more realistic comparison. I guess another aspect of the P14 and M1917 is that if both were made by the same company(ies), would the cartridge (i.e. .30-'06 vs .303) make any difference in accuracy? What do you think? Harvey |
