Thread: WW1 SMLE with Winchester A5 build

Sent u a private message Barry

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@FRST well it's been over 12 hours so how does it shoot ?

No excuses

Range is closed on Christmas day haha!

I'll get there soon mate

Awesome photo from Barry. Which one is your great Grandad mate?

Those SMLE snipers look like the PP&Co scope versions.

the very young looking chap second row from top on left as we look at it on screen - he lived to eighty odd with shrapnel behind his eye from Gallipoli - was a painter at Gisborne hospital all his working life - shot for Gisborne full bore - and loved cars - his wife died very young but they had 7 children -never talked about the war much but did say France was a total shithole

That is...actually really cool.

Originally Posted by Shamus_

Andrew Rackstraw but I am pretty sure he is now retired

I believe he still potters around doing a few scopes and vintage speedo/tacho's. He lives round the corner from me and my father in law helps him out from time to time

Originally Posted by makka

I believe he still potters around doing a few scopes and vintage speedo/tacho's. He lives round the corner from me and my father in law helps him out from time to time

Be worthwhile asking as he's one of a dying breed unfortunately. If Andrew is able to sort a few older scopes he'd make a lot of guys happy.

And BTW, bloody nice work on that rifle - even as a repro job that would be worth a bloody pretty penny.

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@FRST well it's been over 12 hours so how does it shoot ?
No excuses

First session with the scope went ok. Only had a few rounds. After a few sighters this was the 3 shot group at 100m:



Ran out of ammo to get it totally spot on, but it's a good start. Happy with the mounts. Thankfully, nothing moved or came loose.