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Post by jonksy on Aug 6, 2023 13:39:53 GMT
Personally I would take that red dot sight off it and use iron sights, the last thing you need in combat is a flat battery. Other than that, looks like a damn good rifle. I agree Vinny I have several of the red dot sights you are doing well to have them illuminate after 5 hours of use as the battery deteriorates. And they are a pain in the arse in bright sunshine. They aregood in a low light situation tho. But the frigging batteries are fiddly to change and are bloody difficult if you have wet or cold hands.. |
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Post by jonksy on Aug 6, 2023 13:40:23 GMT
Was there ever a time since the flintlock when Britain didn't manufacture its own rifles? I am not sure Dan. |
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Post by Vinny on Aug 6, 2023 14:01:18 GMT
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Post by Pacifico on Aug 6, 2023 15:21:20 GMT
Personally I thought the SLR was a pain in the arse - far to big and cumbersome. Jumping in and out of trucks or trying to do any work with it was a nonsense - I much preferred the SMG.
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Post by Red Rackham on Aug 6, 2023 15:40:13 GMT
Personally I thought the SLR was a pain in the arse - far to big and cumbersome. Jumping in and out of trucks or trying to do any work with it was a nonsense - I much preferred the SMG. I liked the SMG too, small reliable and stoppages were unheard of. Personal weapons depended on your job, for obvious reasons drivers and commanders on track vehicles always had SMG's. |
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Post by Vinny on Aug 6, 2023 16:02:13 GMT
In answer to Dan's question:
Heckler and Koch have some production facilities in the UK.
FN Herstal have some production facilities in the UK.
As for our traditional firearms manufacturers, what's left of the old great firearms manufacturers of our country do not have the production capacity for a military contract, they all tend to make high value low quantity batches of rifles, and shotguns, some like BSA now only make air weapons.
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Post by Vinny on Aug 6, 2023 16:04:08 GMT
Personally I thought the SLR was a pain in the arse - far to big and cumbersome. Jumping in and out of trucks or trying to do any work with it was a nonsense - I much preferred the SMG. I liked the SMG too, small reliable and stoppages were unheard of. Personal weapons depended on your job, for obvious reasons drivers and commanders on track vehicles always had SMG's. The Sterling is a good and dependable SMG.
One interesting thing of note, a longer barrelled version was made which made absolutely no improvement to accuracy whatsoever.
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Post by Red Rackham on Aug 6, 2023 16:22:11 GMT
I liked the SMG too, small reliable and stoppages were unheard of. Personal weapons depended on your job, for obvious reasons drivers and commanders on track vehicles always had SMG's. The Sterling is a good and dependable SMG.
One interesting thing of note, a longer barrelled version was made which made absolutely no improvement to accuracy whatsoever.
It was never known for it's accuracy, it was more a close quarter suppressing fire sort of a weapon I suppose. There was also a very short barrel SMG that didn't have the folding stock and came with a ten round mag. If memory serves I think it was known as a para pistol although I never saw paras with it. It was used by certain troops (If they wanted to) in Northern Ireland, I suppose it was small enough to conceal but if the situation arose it gave a quick burst of automatic fire to keep heads down while you made a hasty retreat. |
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Post by Vinny on Aug 6, 2023 18:13:10 GMT
That would be this one:  There was also a suppressed version.  |
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Post by om15 on Aug 6, 2023 18:46:39 GMT
Over the winter of 75/76 I was detached to Aldergrove (NI) for a couple of months to repair a Canberra, on arrival we had to complete a weapons refresher in order to be given a yellow card, my weapon was a SLR, but those who had to carry out driving duties had the Sterling SMG, the Rock Ape demonstrated that the Sterling could if bashed against a post cock itself and fire, there had been a couple of instances of blokes jumping out of 3 tonners and accidently loosing off a couple of rounds.
The biggest danger I faced was the weekly visit of local ladies to the NAAFI, they were not demure, whilst I was there a big rumpus erupted at CrossMaglen and so I spent all my off duty hours drinking cans of lager in my pit. No fond memories.
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