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The air rifle as a military training weapon

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The air rifle as a military training weapon

Post by Shred » Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:31 pm

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https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Air-rifles.html

1907 BSA Military Pattern air rifle .177 same rear stock, and sight picture as the Lee Enfield.
120 were built before WW1.

Idea being air rifle pellets were a lot cheaper than .303 ammunition.
At the time of design the country wasn't on a war footing, training soldiers to shoot costs a lot of money so train them with air rifles before transitioning to firearms and they get the basics of using sights.
Another thing, the real .303 Lee Enfield has quite a kick to it and has a reputation for hurting shoulders.
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Re: The air rifle as a military training weapon

Post by Shred » Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:57 am

https://www.rifleman.org.uk/Air-rifles.html#SMLE

BSA also did a fully stocked replica of the SMLE as an air rifle, with the same sight picture as the real firearm, as a training aid for soldiers.
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