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...anyone going up to it in Finner? A few of the 58th res are heading down.
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I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
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Finner??
To see an Obsolete WW2 vintage automatic rifle fire its last obsolete 19th century vintage ammunition?
I'll Pass thanks.
Grand for the folk up north but finner isn't exactly convenient for the rest of the country.
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ah i know, but i havent seen it shot yet so im interested in heading. i suppose its the same way the glen or killworth isnt convenient for us! :P on a similar note, does anyone know if the enfield or the fn have been officially retired?I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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ah just wondering, seeing as they're only getting around to doing the Bren now!Originally posted by Bravo20 View PostI knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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Maybe the Enfield is still in service in Donegal :D
I'm thinking it retired in the rest of Ireland in 1992, while the FN retired in 2002
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har de har har! bloody comedianOriginally posted by Goldie fish View Post
wonder what the delay in the bren is in that case?I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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New GPMGs only arrived this year.
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oh ok then, thanks for info!I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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oh really? cause the ones we had on 2-3* were the opposite! doubt ill ever see oneOriginally posted by Keef View PostFired em, absolute dream to clean
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.Comment
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Give it time Keef and they will be in the same shit state as most of the rest of the GPMG's in the army and an absolute nightmare to clean. All weapons, but especially GPMG's should be cleaned a second time, 48 hours after the first cleaning. Most weapons sweat after being left lightly oiled after cleaning.Originally posted by Keef View PostFired em, absolute dream to cleanComment
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I tend to sweat myself after being lightly oiled. Especially after ciderOriginally posted by Tango_Charlie View Post
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Lightly oiled..like ****..to put it in perspective Its akin to being dipped in crude oil and the sweating like arapist in court!,I tend to sweat myself after being lightly oiled.
In realtion to weapons the amount of oil required is that akin to oiling a 14inch naval gun!Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safeComment
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Since the Bren is still in service we could assume that the Brown Bess musket still is too.Originally posted by Buck View Post
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