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"The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 - PART FOUR "A"
In Part 4A of the Musketry of 1914 Series, we look at some of the historical examples of unlimited rapid shooting and place them in the context of normal military shooting of the era.
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The Mk III Snider and Mk I Martini-Henry: Shooting for Speed
In this episode of the Firepower series, we compare the Snider and the Martini.
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The Mk I Martini Henry: Remote Brutality 2021
Remote Brutality as popularised by In Range TV shot with the Martini Henry
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The No 1 Mk III* and No 4, MK I*: Musketry of WWII - Field Firing
A look at field firing as practiced during the Second World War
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The Mk I Martini Henry: Musketry of the Martini Era - Preliminary Training -PART TWO-
Part One of the examination of the Preliminary training in musketry as taught to British soldiers in the era of the Martini-Henry
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The Mk I Martini Henry: Musketry of the Martin Era - Preliminary Training -Part ONE-
Part One of the examination of the Preliminary training in musketry as taught to British soldiers in the era of the Martini-Henry
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The Kit of Britishmuzzleloaders: PART SEVEN - Battledress, Khaki Drill, and the 1937 Web Equipment
WE take a look at the specific kit the Second World War including Battledress, Kahki Drill, Jungle Greens and P37 Web Equipment
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The Mk I Lee Metford and the Mk III* SMLE: From Boer War to Great War - Firepower Compared
This episode features the Lee-Metford and the SMLE
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of WWII - 1939 Rifle Course (War)
Here, we examine the early War rifle qualificaition.
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The Mk III Snider-Enfield: The Manual Exercise c. 1867
The drill associated with carrying the Snider Long Rifle in the 1860s and 70s
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The Mk I Lee-Metford and Mk III* SMLE: From Boer War to Great War - A Chat with Bloke on the Range
Mike and Rob discuss some of the main points with regards to the British Army coming out of the Boer War...
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The Mk I Lee-Metford: The Manual Exercise - PART ONE c. 1892
We take a look at the drill associated with carrying the Lee-Metofrd in the early 1890s
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The No1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (SMLE): Rifle Exercises c. 1914
The drill associated with carrying the SMLE in the Great War era
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The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Introduction
An intorduction to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield
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The Mk III Snider-Enfield: The Platoon Exercise c.1867
The drills taught for firing the Snider in the late 1860s
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The No 1, Mk III* and the No4, Mk I*: CQB Shooting of World War Two -PART TWO-
Rob and Mike talk about and shoot some Cloase Quarter Battle Practices from the late war period
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Knight's Armament KS-1 Selected as the UK's New Assault Rifle - L403A1
The United Kingdom has announced the selection of the Knight's Armament Company KS-1 as the new Alternative Individual Weapon for the new Ranger battalions and the Royal Marines Commandos. The requirement for the new rifle was released back in August 2021. It will enter service as the L403A1.
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Does The UK's New Rifle Have a Bayonet?
In a recent article/video we looked at the UK’s newly selected Alternative Individual Weapon system, the L403A1. One question which frequently appeared in the comments was “can it fit a bayonet?” In this video we answer that question!
Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video ...
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Charger Loading Lee-Enfield Mk.1* (CLLE, An Upgraded Long Lee For The Yeomanry)
Once the regular army had upgraded to the charger loaded SMLE Mk.1 and Mk.3, how did the part-time Yeomanry (the Territorials, forerunner of the modern Territorial Army) get a cost-effective upgrade? The simple answer is that earlier patterns of Long Lee Metfords and Lee Enfields were given an up...
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Long range shooting with muzzle loading rifles
This video will guide you through the most important information you will need to start long range shooting (300-1000 yards) with muzzle loading rifles, while I guide you through the one week World Championship held from 27 Aug - 2 Sept 2023 in Hungary. Take your time, watch the full film as ther...
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Gulf War SA80 Homemade Foregrip
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole with this video. After spotting an L85A1 with an ad hoc front grip in some footage from the Gulf War I did some digging. There's a rich history of British soldiers fashioning home made foregrips so we take a look at a few of those too.
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Making paper patch bullets for long range shooting
This is the way I make my paper patch bullets for my .45 calibre long range muzzle loading rifle. I used these bullets during the 2023 MLAIC Muzzle Loading Long Range World Championships, and they won me a bronze medal at 600 yards and a silver medal at 1000 yards in original class. So they defin...
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Breech Loading Durs Egg Carbine
In this video Matt takes a look at an early breech loader made by gunsmith Durs Egg, based on Giuseppe Crespi's action. We examine how the action worked, the weapon's unusual bayonet and some of the history behind the weapon. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com for an in-depth articl...
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X11E4 Belt Fed Bren Derivative
In this video Vic takes a look at a fascinating footnote in British machine gun design. The X11 was developed by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the mid-1950s. The X11 went up against a number of other GPMG and eventually lost out to the FN MAG which was adopted as the L7. Check out ou...