GAO Reports On Arms Trafficking In Mexico

NRAILA ^ | 06/20/09 | staff

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It is the difference in weight that increases the felt recoil. My uncle gave me a SMLE that someone had "sporterized" by removing all the bayonet-mounting hardware and by cutting the stock back to what is usual on hunting rifles. That entailed eliminating at least one barrel band -- and, then they used a scraper to thin the wood down to a more sleek thickness.

Compared to a mil-spec SMLE, the "sporter" really hammers you with sharp, hard recoil. The first time I fired it was from a bench that was too high for me, and after the third round, I was, literally, nauseated. That's the only weapon that has ever shocked me like that...

I'm in the process of eliminating the steel buttplate, shortening the buttstock and adding a recoil pad -- but for extensive shooting, I'll probably still want a "Sorbothane" pad in my shooting jacket...

The SMLE Jungle Carbine will remain a collector's piece. The combination of fierce recoil and muzzle blast takes all the fun out of shooting it...

By contrast, "#2 Son" demonstrates the light recoil of the .223 AR-15 by shooting it with the buttplate on his chin, instead of his shoulder. (But I'd like to watch him do that with my S-I-L's M4 in 6.5 Grendel!) ;-)

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