I suppose I was one of the lucky ones. I owned an L1A1 which i shot in competition up to the Ban. It was heavily 'tweaked' by the RAF Armourers but still eligible for all Service Competitions. ( I was in the RAF). I also had an M14 National Match that would hit a Fig 11 at 1000yds with iron sights. The L1A1 lost accuracy past 600yds. After the Ban I had to use an issued SLR and then the SA80(L85A1 then L85A2) until I left in 2005.
Steve
Blast from the past?
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Re: Blast from the past?
One of the guys in my old club had a M14 National Match too, that was one superb rifle and he was gutted when that had to go. There were semi auto AKs, M1 carbines, Ruger Mini 14s and quite a few other interesting bits of stuff going the rounds back then.
Joe
Joe
Re: Blast from the past?
M1A1 National Match was my dream!jjvc wrote:One of the guys in my old club had a M14 National Match too, that was one superb rifle and he was gutted when that had to go. There were semi auto AKs, M1 carbines, Ruger Mini 14s and quite a few other interesting bits of stuff going the rounds back then.
Joe
Garand and AR15 Delta H-Bar stolen from me in the 1988 ban. And just don't get me on to the pistols they later stole off me! :cool2: :evil: :evil:
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
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