Enfields still in use.................. http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/30463/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:32:37 GMT Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:37:09 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/30463/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/179385/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-179385 temperflash wrote:
I've seen pictures of a few in new condition that were not plugged and had a magazine in the well, but I don't know if those were issue guns or something someone had built.

I think the Indian military conversions will be with the well plugged with a block of wood that is dowelled into place. From what I have read on various forums the .410s with magazines are from the UK where... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ognat) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/179385 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:36:28 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177793/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177793 feeds@yuku.com (rennfield) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177793 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:29:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177412/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177412 As a contractor I've made two trips to Mumbi in the past year. At the International Airport, north of the city center, where I was working the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) along with elements of the Indian Army were responsible for airport and perimeter security. These guys were definitely armed for bear! They... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (altera6) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177412 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:44:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177398/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177398 lgcal20ga wrote:
In close quarters like shown on the clip, aimed fire doesn't seem likely against full auto from an AK. /




Ha h, I suppose you are right about that! The sound alone must have been impressive in that hallway, and it would seem a distinct disadvantage to go from sneaking peeks at the local lasses in a train station one moment to full-on combat with a motivated opponent a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ndbullet500) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177398 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:47:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177374/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177374 feeds@yuku.com (lgcal20ga) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177374 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:15:23 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177312/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177312
A guy on another forum ran across an Idian .410 with a .22 insert barrel and the bolt or bolt head to switch to rimfire, it came as a matched set.

Could have been a dual... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (temperflash) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177312 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:20:56 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177259/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177259
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An employee (C) of the Taj Hotel comforts foreign guests in Mumbai November 27, 2008. At least 101 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Mumbai, police said on Thursday.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Herr Berg) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177100 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:56:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177098/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177098
Indian police take positions outside a Jewish centre in Mumbai November 28, 2008. Gunfire erupted on Friday when commandos began an operation to free Israelis held by suspected Islamist gunmen in Mumbai, while guests were also being evacuated from a luxury hotel in India's financial heart, witnesses said.

feeds@yuku.com (Herr Berg) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177098 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:48:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177082/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177082 Actually, any .303 ammunition used by Canadian forces for 50 years or more has been Mark VIII(Z) which uses nitrocellulose-based propellant rather than cordite. (Indeed, that is what the 'Z' denoted in British Commonwealth ammunition designations ....)

Sounds like they figured the cold weather instability of Cordite out at last.

I wonder how much use they've made of .303 rifles up there since the NATO ammo became standard.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (temperflash) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177082 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:05:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177080/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177080 Actually, any .303 ammunition used by Canadian forces for 50 years or more has been Mark VIII(Z) which uses nitrocellulose-based propellant rather than cordite. (Indeed, that is what the 'Z' denoted in British Commonwealth ammunition designations ....)

Here is what they currently use, manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (GrantR Canada) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177080 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:42:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177057/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177057 GrantR Canada wrote:
Carl Gustav wrote:
GrantR, those guys aren't wearing ear plugs. Bagpipes can damage your hearing. image Carl
Especially that poor chap at the near end of the rear rank ...... almost looks like he has the outside tenor drone stuck right... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (temperflash) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177057 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:07:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177054/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177054 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TikiRocker) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177054 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:23:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177053/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177053 TikiRocker wrote:
It has occurred to me that the Canadian Rangers are the equivalent of the British Dad's Army! image Well.... hopefully not quite that hapless!

From the entry about them on the Canadian Army website:
"The Canadian Rangers are part-time reservists who provide a military presence... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (GrantR Canada) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177053 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:45:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177035/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177035 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TikiRocker) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177035 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:38:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/177031/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-177031 (Note: There are NO wild animals in India, the cows are holy, but they are also STARVING and eating trash off the sidewalks. The monkeys seemed pretty stand-offish).

There are lots of Enfields there! And they are EVERYWHERE. I kept a diary on my journeys and here is what I noted:

I don't think the "police" have guns, but the army is ever-present. Saw various Enfields... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (high speed cruise) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/177031 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:40:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/176924/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-176924 feeds@yuku.com (A square 10) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/176924 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:37:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/176855/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-176855 Carl Gustav wrote:
GrantR, those guys aren't wearing ear plugs. Bagpipes can damage your hearing. image Carl
Especially that poor chap at the near end of the rear rank ...... almost looks like he has the outside tenor drone stuck right in his ear! feeds@yuku.com (GrantR Canada) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/176855 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:43:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/reply/176850/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html#reply-176850 Carl ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Carl Gustav) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/sreply/176850 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:54:03 GMT <![CDATA[ Enfields still in use.................. ]]> http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/30463/t/Enfields-still-in-use-.html
Larry ]]> feeds@yuku.com (lgcal20ga) http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/30463 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:32:37 GMT