From what I remember, and correct me if I am wrong, the L96 is known as one of the best sniper rifles, but was in fact a garage-built gun. Some gentleman made it in their garage, said," let's have a Crack at getting a contract for laughs." Then to their surprise, they get a call back saying," give us a sh*toad, we want them all."
It wasn't exactly made for laughs. The founders were competitive shooters creating high dollar precision rifles aimed at the sports/civilian market. They participated in the competition for fun and also to get feedback on their rifles so they could improve.
I fired this weapon in the Air cadets on summer camp. We were shooting prone on a slight elevation on plastic matting, i fired the first round and the recoil pushed back down the matting. After the third round the instructor stopped pissing himself laughing and finally took pity on me and decided to hold my ankles so I could complete the range test. I was 14 and very short. Happy days.
Back in Jan ‘91 I joined the RAF and did basic at RAF Swinderby. We were on the range with the SLR L1A1 and this lad in our intake must have been about 8-9 stone wet through and about 5 foot 3. He could hardly lift the thing to his shoulder and hold it there and when he did manage to get a round off it almost took him off his feet😂 Oh the staff were properly laughing. ( He never made pass out) Another clown ,after being told not to ,put his eye right up to the rear iron sight on a prone shoot and pulled the trigger. Made a right gash under his eye the dozy sod. I still can hear the scream of GET OFF MY RANGE to this day😂
@@Buck3366 how old were you in 91? I was 11, you look at least 10 years younger than me......must be something in the water where you live Benjamin button 😜
@@endergade3183 reduces risk that if someone is trying to find you the glint of flying brass doesn't give you away, also they catch and store their brass and take it with them so final shooting position is never compromised especially in the case for more sneaky assignments.
Used at school military training. Loaded wooden rounds. Got taken to 20yd range and were given these rebarrelled to 22 single shot. Later bought one from army surplus. Shot out incinerator (44 gal drum) only thing I ever hit with it
The Lee Enfield Mk4 a firm favourite of mine, and as has been shown in Canada’s Artic to be perfectly capable of stopping a Polar Bear. They don’t come much bigger than that. Sniper rifles exceeded my abilities but my Grandfather, Father and my late brother were all exceptional shots. Me, I’ve been happy target shooting using a Martini Henry rifle.
The Canadian Rangers got a new rifle a few years back (2018) the Sako C19 .308 (Colt Canada is licensed to build them for the Rangers) to replace the "ageing" Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 .303 British rifles. A year on since the change more than a few of the Rangers were carrying both guns and use the Sako C19 .308 as a back-up still favouring to use the Lee Enfields to protect them from Polar Bears, Walrus, Wolves and whatever else they happen upon. I've owned a No4 Mk1 Lee Enfield .303 British since I was 16yrs old (Now 54) and up until my shoulder surgery two years ago, it was my go to rifle for Deer and Moose. It's a more than capable rifle and even with all the newer rifles in magnum chamberings I have never felt under-gunned where we hunt. I've been looking at getting a .308 or 280Rem but have decided to look for another .303 British one made by Parker Hale and find a suitable recoil pad, or if needed have a gun smith put a muzzle brake on it to smooth out the kick.
True but you wouldn’t be using the L96 without being a sniper and once you understood the moa on the scope and your windage and elevation it was a massive leap forward from the L42
My dad used to shoot a short stock one of these. After an inspection of the armoury, they took that rifle and left a 'normal' one in its place and he never shot as well again. He's 5'5" and never got on well with the long version
He sounds like an arse. This is the definition of a rifle. rifle noun a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.
@@morganmitchell4017 Nope, a gun is what the Royal Artillery shoot. No matter what the 'definition' tells you on google, in the British Army its a rifle/weapon; not a gun. Same as we call ammunition 'rounds', not 'bullets'.
@@Psyminds "Linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive" comes to mind. If you want to say that "Here in the British army we don't call this a gun, because 'gun' could be confused with artillery", that's fine, but to say a rifle is not a gun is patently false.
Not to me but I saw some townie sorts of guys conscripted into the army who got their arses kicked for using the term. They were told in no uncertain terms that guns were shotguns and our SLR's were rifles.....
When I joined we were using the Parker Hale, then we went to the SR 98. In 2003 I did an exchange with the British Army and I was in Sniper Platoon of the Cheshire Regiment using the L96.
I have this weapon it was handed to me by my father it was handed to my dad by his father .. in 2010 I customed it out made it a long range target rifle .. mounted a expensive sworovski scope shoots like a dream .. excellent rifle ...
Hey Dave. Was given a 1943 303 british that was sportified last year. Hard to find ammo but came with 20 rounds. Accurate and powerful. But still prefer my 300 win mag. Nick named by my cop brother in law the " punisher". Lol...
@@notactuallytesco you must remember you was firing 30 calibre bullit after one min of fire and changing mags your shoulder would feel it the army developed a shoulder pad for this
@@notactuallytesco well it 5 rounds per mag and in one min you had to do 20 mags ? 100 rounds so the shoulder pad was developed 14/18 war for the frontal assault this is why the germans used the maxim gun because of the deadly fire from british snipers you could imagine 150 men putting out this range of fire in a minute very effective
The secret was you held the rifle with the shoulder pad and kept your eye down the site and you moved the bolt with your left hand or Visa versa so you reached over the barrel ,? The average was 80 rounds but if you do it correct 20 mags 100 rounds after that yes your eyes are all over the place and the barrel you fry an egg on
Fired the old bolt action Lee Enfield (with blanks mind) in the CCF (Combined Cadet Force) in school , also had a pop at the Bren .303 at Swynnerton camp on the firing range ...that was fun had quite a kick to that one and bloody heavy to lug around!! Happy school day memories firing rifles , they wouldn't let you do that now I can tell you.
That Lee Enfield is actually a .308 model and not a .303, still pretty cool! I also don't think it's an authentic T but a reproduction but I may be wrong.
No, definitely a .303 in a 1943 build British rife. My grandfather was a sniper in the British army WW2 and used these things. I saw the manual he had for it, in later years, along with the Thompson submachine gun he used as well....
@@samhunt9380 the rifle is visibly a .308 model, it doesn't matter what is stamped on the rifle, many No4s were converted to .308 in the 60s when the SLR was introduced. The square profile of the magazine and the rounds loaded into it having no rim is a massive giveaway that this gun isn't a .303. It also appears to be a reproduction since it's a No4 Mk2 (given away by the floating tigger), No4 Ts were always Mk1s.
It would have been nice if you had managed to try out an L42 in between the No4(T) and the L96, just to see how it compared with its predecessor and its successor.
The L96A1 is very dear to me also. Having carried it around many maps in Battlefield 2 as I was gunning for my Gold Marksman Badge, I, too, understand the love and appreciation you have for such a beautiful weapon.
Nice video! The last weapon seemed to have a more dampened recoil to the L model, which itself was dampened more than the 303. However, the last weapon seemed to be a bit ‘snatchy’ on the bolt action? All three weapons though are formidable and in the hands of a competent marksman, much to be feared, although fear would be the last thing going through a enemy’s head.
The last rifle has a muzzle-brake on it, that deflects the exiting high-pressure gases from behind the bullet with baffles at right angles to slow the rearward movement of the rifle.
What did I notice in this video ? The Enfield had a bit of muzzle jump and the bolt was a little rough to cycle. Rifle #2 had a lot less muzzle jump and a smother bolt cycle. Rifle #3 had no muzzle jump and silky smooth bolt cycle . Someone is definitely doing something right . All 3 are excellent hunting rifles from what little i saw of them. I just wis that fellor had shown the end result. You know the targets he was shooting at . I wonder if he had a big spread or was he stacking rounds in the same hole ?
I'm not sure if they still do, but until very very recently blokes in Afghanistan still used the Lee Enfield. Edit: to make it clear, they were the taliban
@@jammybizzle666 The lee enfield is good ol reliable, wasn't the best of the best when it came to sniping, as it wasn't designed from the ground up that way, like the green meanie. However in terms of an all round general purpose rifle, its a great firearm. A jack of all trades that could be configured in numerous ways for different jobs, should it need to be. Probably why it was used for such a large period of time by both insurgents and armies around the world. The Kalashikov of the bolt action world, if I were to make a crude analogy.
isnt every modern sniper rifle based of the L96 since it was the first of its kind? With the free floating barrel and chassis design and all compared to bedded rifles such as the SMLE.
Whilst I have no wish to cast doubt. One issue I have with his "style" is not using his left hand, on the Mk4 T especially, to grip the weapon and stop the rise after the round is fired. When I was taught to use the L42 we were taught to use a foregrip or the grip the sling to stop the rise and keep the rifle/round on target.
He is a master sniper and has repertoire of his own habits that none of us can judge. Even the habbit of catching his brass so they can be counted and leave no trace of his presence shows his worth. I wouldnt want to be in a shooting match with him thats for sure.lol
@@theangrygamer895 Well your wrong kid, I can judge seeings as I was exactly the same during my time and having been trained and used both the L42 and L96. Everyone is taught the same way to tried and tested methods. Counting rounds fired and taking brass away proves absolutely nothing and to be pretty honest any sniper worth his salt fires one round and moves anyway. Its not like the films in real life son.
@@Troglodyte-gz4fm Yeah, now you mention it and I re watched it, he has his finger quite low on the trigger and seems to snatch rather than take up the slack on the 2 stage trigger.
@@KP-viking88 he can shoot anyway he likes and hes obviously in a way thats comfortable for him. And im not a bad shot either thankyou for your assumption little jealous man.
Yeah I can remember that as well, I also remember what happened when you didn't pull the rifle firmly into your shoulder when you fired it..... only made than mistake once. Happy happy days.
The No.4T were the absolute best of the No.4's. You won't find one haphazardly tossed into a truck, unlike 75% the rifles in general service that were eventually adopted by farmers and hunters throughout the Commonwealth.
I shoot the Lee Enfield Mk 4 sniper ,it’s hard work compared to modern rifles, there very “Barky” and take a bit of holding on to,they were proper shots back in the day
I was wondering why he was pulling the bolt on the L96 with his thumb, it looked really odd. Then I realised he was catching the spent shells without even looking.
Where did you learn how to clear the weapon??? You do it exactly as i was taught. Open the bolt, remove the mag, check the chamber, close the bolt, then fire the thing as a final check. The way it SHOULD be done...
Simon Clarke. Yeah, I was a cadet in the RRF and we had Lee Enfield rifles, Bren guns and Stens. Though I've always appreciated the accuracy of the Lee Enfield No.4, I was so pleased I didn't have to carry one as a soldier. I much preferred an SLR. That Accuracy International AXMC looks like a tasty gat, I wouldn't mind a go with one of those.
Hello Frank it’s a while since you have done any stuff Hope your well my wind finder is fantastic however I put a small ball bearing to help it spin better the idea was to pick up even lighter wing flow and eye balling it with my IOR TERMINATOR
Hi there my dad had a le Enfield when were kid living in Canada , but I love your jacket as well could you please let me know what it’s called , I would love to get one if poss. Thanks , great vid.
When there’s no intro you know it’s gonna be a banger
Bloody hell Frank, it must be hell lugging a picnic bench around in theatre to shoot from.
From what I remember, and correct me if I am wrong, the L96 is known as one of the best sniper rifles, but was in fact a garage-built gun. Some gentleman made it in their garage, said," let's have a Crack at getting a contract for laughs." Then to their surprise, they get a call back saying," give us a sh*toad, we want them all."
That's exactly what happened!
Wow.
The power of a passion project.
It wasn't exactly made for laughs. The founders were competitive shooters creating high dollar precision rifles aimed at the sports/civilian market. They participated in the competition for fun and also to get feedback on their rifles so they could improve.
Lee Enfield might be the nicest sounding rifle ever.
It just is
Wouldn’t sound very nice on the other side of one
@@boozy8659 Bullets travel faster than sound so sadly the last thing you hear wouldn't be the sound of an Enfield.
M1 garand,its the ping just the ping only the ping
@@shiznit2560 it doesnt ping in real life, its just an audio glitch in the matrix.
I fired this weapon in the Air cadets on summer camp. We were shooting prone on a slight elevation on plastic matting, i fired the first round and the recoil pushed back down the matting. After the third round the instructor stopped pissing himself laughing and finally took pity on me and decided to hold my ankles so I could complete the range test. I was 14 and very short. Happy days.
Back in Jan ‘91 I joined the RAF and did basic at RAF Swinderby. We were on the range with the SLR L1A1 and this lad in our intake must have been about 8-9 stone wet through and about 5 foot 3. He could hardly lift the thing to his shoulder and hold it there and when he did manage to get a round off it almost took him off his feet😂 Oh the staff were properly laughing. ( He never made pass out) Another clown ,after being told not to ,put his eye right up to the rear iron sight on a prone shoot and pulled the trigger. Made a right gash under his eye the dozy sod. I still can hear the scream of GET OFF MY RANGE to this day😂
You fired a 303 on air cadet camp?
@@Buck3366 how old were you in 91? I was 11, you look at least 10 years younger than me......must be something in the water where you live Benjamin button 😜
All 3 of these are some of my favourite rifles, love how this guy just catches hot brass with his bare hands like its nothing, what a legend.
Feels cool as anything doing that
how much of a badass do you have to be to grab the casing right out of a sniper rifle
British snipers are taught to do this.
@@TheVirtuoso883 why?
@@endergade3183 reduces risk that if someone is trying to find you the glint of flying brass doesn't give you away, also they catch and store their brass and take it with them so final shooting position is never compromised especially in the case for more sneaky assignments.
They’re taught to catch the brass as it’s very shiny and can give your position away
also the shit is expensive
he don't fucking talks for hours, and he locks and holds positition... he's a pro : )
Doesn't talk
We don't have family picnics anymore after the incident with grandpa...
hahahaha
Yes👌
Was a pleasure to meet Frank the other day. Fascinating chap and extremely knowledgable.
Thanks! Much more to come!
The laid back catching of the spent shells is very cool and mildly scary.
He's been around some wars I'd say.
Enfield .303.. Quite simply one of the most beautiful things ever made
It’s a 7.62.... look at the magazine
Completely irrelevant
The way he catches the brass.
Catching the casing is quite slick
5:21 good lord that's actually cool af
2:23
@@mcmarta my man's a jedi
this man looks like the future of Tom Hardy
When I served I the Irish reserve forces (;FCA) I the early 70’s we used the Lee Enfield Mark 2 #4 .
Love using it on the ranges.
Was still using it in the late '80's when I joined up for some extra beer money. Fair kick off it.
Used at school military training. Loaded wooden rounds. Got taken to 20yd range and were given these rebarrelled to 22 single shot. Later bought one from army surplus. Shot out incinerator (44 gal drum) only thing I ever hit with it
I got a 7.62 SLR
Hello Frank, this was a surprise. I was in your multiple back in Dungannon 97 😁
We used to shoot the 303 in the cadets in the 80s,that sound took me straight back to Tiddesley woods .Thank you .
I used to shoot there too when I was in the cadets :)
The Lee Enfield Mk4 a firm favourite of mine, and as has been shown in Canada’s Artic to be perfectly capable of stopping a Polar Bear. They don’t come much bigger than that.
Sniper rifles exceeded my abilities but my Grandfather, Father and my late brother were all exceptional shots.
Me, I’ve been happy target shooting using a Martini Henry rifle.
The Canadian Rangers got a new rifle a few years back (2018) the Sako C19 .308 (Colt Canada is licensed to build them for the Rangers) to replace the "ageing" Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 .303 British rifles. A year on since the change more than a few of the Rangers were carrying both guns and use the Sako C19 .308 as a back-up still favouring to use the Lee Enfields to protect them from Polar Bears, Walrus, Wolves and whatever else they happen upon.
I've owned a No4 Mk1 Lee Enfield .303 British since I was 16yrs old (Now 54) and up until my shoulder surgery two years ago, it was my go to rifle for Deer and Moose. It's a more than capable rifle and even with all the newer rifles in magnum chamberings I have never felt under-gunned where we hunt. I've been looking at getting a .308 or 280Rem but have decided to look for another .303 British one made by Parker Hale and find a suitable recoil pad, or if needed have a gun smith put a muzzle brake on it to smooth out the kick.
Pressed like before I started the video. Wasn’t disappointed. Subbed
Thanks very much!
Pleasure watching this, it brought back so many memories especially the L96. So accurate and a beautiful light trigger action.
Only as accurate as the person behind the sights
True but you wouldn’t be using the L96 without being a sniper and once you understood the moa on the scope and your windage and elevation it was a massive leap forward from the L42
Amazing. Catching the brass without any care or thought. Awesome video sir
My dad used to shoot a short stock one of these. After an inspection of the armoury, they took that rifle and left a 'normal' one in its place and he never shot as well again. He's 5'5" and never got on well with the long version
You sir are prof I can see that.. So composed and relaxed and an eye for safety
I got my RAF marksman badge with a 303 marksman, as I recall it was an excellent rifle, incredibly consistent.
I started with the L42 and finished on the L96 massive difference between them .Would love to try the modern equivalent.
Brilliant, excellent. Thank you optics warehouse and thank you Frank.
Glad you like it Lance! Many more videos like this on the way!
"Is it a rifle or a gun?" My old DI (drill instructer) put me on a charge for calling the 303 a gun. This happen to anyone else?
He sounds like an arse. This is the definition of a rifle.
rifle
noun
a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.
@@morganmitchell4017 Nope, a gun is what the Royal Artillery shoot. No matter what the 'definition' tells you on google, in the British Army its a rifle/weapon; not a gun. Same as we call ammunition 'rounds', not 'bullets'.
@@Psyminds "Linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive" comes to mind. If you want to say that "Here in the British army we don't call this a gun, because 'gun' could be confused with artillery", that's fine, but to say a rifle is not a gun is patently false.
Not to me but I saw some townie sorts of guys conscripted into the army who got their arses kicked for using the term. They were told in no uncertain terms that guns were shotguns and our SLR's were rifles.....
Kinda mad that the basic bolt-action mechanism is nearly 150 years old and it's still being used.
When I joined we were using the Parker Hale, then we went to the SR 98. In 2003 I did an exchange with the British Army and I was in Sniper Platoon of the Cheshire Regiment using the L96.
I have this weapon
it was handed to me by my father it was handed to my dad by his father ..
in 2010 I customed it out made it a long range target rifle ..
mounted a expensive sworovski scope shoots like a dream ..
excellent rifle ...
Simple, easy to watch and no bs, just good stuff here
A picture saves a million words - VERY informative
I love how you catch the spent casing from the L96
Not many pub gardens allow you to do that.
Haha 😆
Come armed as he was not many pubs will be equipped to stop you.
Awesome as always Frank! Looking forward to the new series!
Thank you Tomm. Hope you enjoyed our preview. More to come soon. OPW
I always love the sound of a 303 firing.
I've always loved the look of the lee enfield and i can't wait to get one.
it's cool watching Frank sending rounds off ....quality...!!
303 was my first rifle, cut down, sporting foresight with apertures.
Good for deer, solid, reliable.
Hey Dave. Was given a 1943 303 british that was sportified last year. Hard to find ammo but came with 20 rounds. Accurate and powerful. But still prefer my 300 win mag. Nick named by my cop brother in law the " punisher". Lol...
I was in the RAF air cadets in the in the mid seventies. We used to fire the 303 Lee Enfield. They had a hell of a kick for a school boy to deal with.
that Enfield is gorgeous
Yes I can remember doing the mad min with the Enfield
Was it difficult to master at all? Seems awfully complicated at a proper speed
@@notactuallytesco you must remember you was firing 30 calibre bullit after one min of fire and changing mags your shoulder would feel it the army developed a shoulder pad for this
@@robertsmart203 Ouch, I daren't think about the pain youd be in! Must've kicked like a Mule
@@notactuallytesco well it 5 rounds per mag and in one min you had to do 20 mags ? 100 rounds so the shoulder pad was developed 14/18 war for the frontal assault this is why the germans used the maxim gun because of the deadly fire from british snipers you could imagine 150 men putting out this range of fire in a minute very effective
The secret was you held the rifle with the shoulder pad and kept your eye down the site and you moved the bolt with your left hand or Visa versa so you reached over the barrel ,? The average was 80 rounds but if you do it correct 20 mags 100 rounds after that yes your eyes are all over the place and the barrel you fry an egg on
Fired the old bolt action Lee Enfield (with blanks mind) in the CCF (Combined Cadet Force) in school , also had a pop at the Bren .303 at Swynnerton camp on the firing range ...that was fun had quite a kick to that one and bloody heavy to lug around!! Happy school day memories firing rifles , they wouldn't let you do that now I can tell you.
Er, actually Army, Air and Sea Cadets as well as Marine Cadets can and do still live fire full calibre Rifles.
That Lee Enfield is actually a .308 model and not a .303, still pretty cool! I also don't think it's an authentic T but a reproduction but I may be wrong.
No, definitely a .303 in a 1943 build British rife. My grandfather was a sniper in the British army WW2 and used these things. I saw the manual he had for it, in later years, along with the Thompson submachine gun he used as well....
@@samhunt9380 the rifle is visibly a .308 model, it doesn't matter what is stamped on the rifle, many No4s were converted to .308 in the 60s when the SLR was introduced. The square profile of the magazine and the rounds loaded into it having no rim is a massive giveaway that this gun isn't a .303. It also appears to be a reproduction since it's a No4 Mk2 (given away by the floating tigger), No4 Ts were always Mk1s.
L8
@@stephenz900Not an L8, the full length wood and barrel profile are totally different, this is a converted No4.
"Aw cool, a Lee Enfield!"
*puts in magazine*
w h a t
a lee enfield always had a mag, maybe you're thinking of a garand?
@@BricksUpNorth No, as in its more common for stripper clips instead of inserting a magazine to reload the Lee Enfield.
you cant use stripper clips when there's a scope right over the top of it
@@CancerGaming56 oh that makes more sense, I clearly read that wrong. And yeah I think the original scopes where offset for that reason weren't they?
@@BricksUpNorth yes they were, what you said wasn’t technically wrong
love the catch of shell between the fingers 2.25
One of the ways to reduce trace of who was there.
The British Enfield .303 is still quite the rifle.
That Enfield is gorgeous.
It's a year too late, but the second I saw these weapons I had to like and subscribe!
It would have been nice if you had managed to try out an L42 in between the No4(T) and the L96, just to see how it compared with its predecessor and its successor.
I couldn't understand why his bolt action was so clunky until I realised he was catching the casings.
Love the sound quality lads
2:25 Did he just catch the spent shell!?!
yes he did and it was badass
Yea British snipers are taught to do so. Standard procedures
i just wish i could understand the language better. sorry i'm American. thanks a lot friend. SC Navy vet. ETR3.
What an amazing piece of history, thanks for sharing!
Btw what jacket is that?
Thanks.
Love the cocking and catching the round
The L96A1 is very dear to me also. Having carried it around many maps in Battlefield 2 as I was gunning for my Gold Marksman Badge, I, too, understand the love and appreciation you have for such a beautiful weapon.
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You've got problems
@@gubgub3275 Why? Lol. It was a joke clearly..
Where's the M1917 or Pattern 14/P14 used during WWI? That imo is the 1st sniper rifle the British fully used at its start of the sniper program.
David Attenborough has officially gone off the rails
Its probably already been said but I would have liked to have seen the L42
Wow the sound of that Lee Enfield ........that's how a rifle should sound
2:05 - 3:25 | The movements of a professional with tens of thousands of reps.
OMG 😳 02:25 catching the brass with his fingers
Anyone else hold their breath till he squeezes the trigger
That lee enfield is in .308 (7,62×51nato) and not in .303brit. It was rebarreld in the 50's
Nice video! The last weapon seemed to have a more dampened recoil to the L model, which itself was dampened more than the 303. However, the last weapon seemed to be a bit ‘snatchy’ on the bolt action? All three weapons though are formidable and in the hands of a competent marksman, much to be feared, although fear would be the last thing going through a enemy’s head.
The last rifle has a muzzle-brake on it, that deflects the exiting high-pressure gases from behind the bullet with baffles at right angles to slow the rearward movement of the rifle.
The 303 Enfield is such a sexy rifle... one of the most beautiful rifles after Cheytac Intervention...
What did I notice in this video ? The Enfield had a bit of muzzle jump and the bolt was a little rough to cycle. Rifle #2 had a lot less muzzle jump and a smother bolt cycle. Rifle #3 had no muzzle jump and silky smooth bolt cycle . Someone is definitely doing something right . All 3 are excellent hunting rifles from what little i saw of them. I just wis that fellor had shown the end result. You know the targets he was shooting at . I wonder if he had a big spread or was he stacking rounds in the same hole ?
lol.. when you realise he's catching the ejected cases 👀
The LE would still be an incredibly effective sniper rifle if used today I bet.
I'm not sure if they still do, but until very very recently blokes in Afghanistan still used the Lee Enfield.
Edit: to make it clear, they were the taliban
@@jammybizzle666 The lee enfield is good ol reliable, wasn't the best of the best when it came to sniping, as it wasn't designed from the ground up that way, like the green meanie. However in terms of an all round general purpose rifle, its a great firearm. A jack of all trades that could be configured in numerous ways for different jobs, should it need to be. Probably why it was used for such a large period of time by both insurgents and armies around the world. The Kalashikov of the bolt action world, if I were to make a crude analogy.
Frank! Real master. 👍🏿 SSI
Exciting! Looking forward to seeing the full series.
isnt every modern sniper rifle based of the L96 since it was the first of its kind? With the free floating barrel and chassis design and all compared to bedded rifles such as the SMLE.
I just fired one last week for the first time. I'm immediately in love
Getting goosebumps 😂
Barrett Light 50 has an international range ♥️
I was disappointed when he didn't climb into his rifle.
Whilst I have no wish to cast doubt. One issue I have with his "style" is not using his left hand, on the Mk4 T especially, to grip the weapon and stop the rise after the round is fired. When I was taught to use the L42 we were taught to use a foregrip or the grip the sling to stop the rise and keep the rifle/round on target.
I concur. I also feel his trigger technique with the No 4 is a little questionable. But that's simply my opinion.
He is a master sniper and has repertoire of his own habits that none of us can judge. Even the habbit of catching his brass so they can be counted and leave no trace of his presence shows his worth. I wouldnt want to be in a shooting match with him thats for sure.lol
@@theangrygamer895 Well your wrong kid, I can judge seeings as I was exactly the same during my time and having been trained and used both the L42 and L96. Everyone is taught the same way to tried and tested methods. Counting rounds fired and taking brass away proves absolutely nothing and to be pretty honest any sniper worth his salt fires one round and moves anyway. Its not like the films in real life son.
@@Troglodyte-gz4fm Yeah, now you mention it and I re watched it, he has his finger quite low on the trigger and seems to snatch rather than take up the slack on the 2 stage trigger.
@@KP-viking88 he can shoot anyway he likes and hes obviously in a way thats comfortable for him. And im not a bad shot either thankyou for your assumption little jealous man.
why do i get the feeling he didn't want to admit he liked the AX rifle.
Didn't know Mark knopfler liked guns
at 0:56 you can hear the breath out with trigger pull.
remember using the enfield in cadets on the range. Great weapon.
Yeah I can remember that as well, I also remember what happened when you didn't pull the rifle firmly into your shoulder when you fired it..... only made than mistake once.
Happy happy days.
That enfield looks brand new. Is it a modern recreation or just very well looked after?
The No.4T were the absolute best of the No.4's. You won't find one haphazardly tossed into a truck, unlike 75% the rifles in general service that were eventually adopted by farmers and hunters throughout the Commonwealth.
I shoot the Lee Enfield Mk 4 sniper ,it’s hard work compared to modern rifles, there very “Barky” and take a bit of holding on to,they were proper shots back in the day
I was wondering why he was pulling the bolt on the L96 with his thumb, it looked really odd.
Then I realised he was catching the spent shells without even looking.
Where did you learn how to clear the weapon??? You do it exactly as i was taught. Open the bolt, remove the mag, check the chamber, close the bolt, then fire the thing as a final check. The way it SHOULD be done...
Wow that sound!!
Love your jacket
Is the picnic bench army issued?
I remember being laid behind a Lee Enfield at 14 in the cadets.
Nice video.
Simon Clarke , me to ,sea cadets at Bisley.
Me too 1980 at Catterick Garrison
Simon Clarke,In retrospect, re phrasing that might not be a bad idea.
Simon Clarke. Yeah, I was a cadet in the RRF and we had Lee Enfield rifles, Bren guns and Stens. Though I've always appreciated the accuracy of the Lee Enfield No.4, I was so pleased I didn't have to carry one as a soldier. I much preferred an SLR. That Accuracy International AXMC looks like a tasty gat, I wouldn't mind a go with one of those.
@@petedraper5185 I loved the SLR too. Better than the SA80
Can we get some info on the jacket? :) The rifles are (forgive the pun) beyond my scope...but the jacket...
Not sure on the jacket I'm afraid, but I'll find out from Frank next time he's down!
Hello Frank it’s a while since you have done any stuff Hope your well my wind finder is fantastic however I put a small ball bearing to help it spin better the idea was to pick up even lighter wing flow and eye balling it with my IOR TERMINATOR
This guy was (I believe) 2 Para Sniper Pl commander when I was a young Tom in 2, ally 🤙
Hi there my dad had a le Enfield when were kid living in Canada , but I love your jacket as well could you please let me know what it’s called , I would love to get one if poss. Thanks , great vid.
Not sure on the jacket I'm afraid, but I'll find out from Frank next time he's down!
Surprised at how much effort he had to work the action of that Lee Enfield
Is that really a 303 rifle? From looking at the bolt and magazine it looks to be a 7.62 conversion of the No4.
You have a good eye!
I thought that too :)
Just come across your channel and subbed 👍
Just one point, was the Lee Enfield a .303 or 7.62? That magazine has a different profile than the standard .303 mag.
I'm pretty sure it's a .308/7.62, that mag shape would certainly suggest so and looking at the cases in slow mo I can't see the rim of a .303.
@@captaincracks I know, I suppose they didn't have a .303 sniper and figured no one would notice.
@@dakohli for sure.