Supermofo wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:00 pm
I think it involves hanging out with teenagers although seems air cadets shoot air rifles these days rather than proper guns
As did we when it was a normal weekly meeting / parade way back more than 30 years ago, the SLR's, 22's, 303's, L98's were only shot when on air bases, along with a fair few other nice rifles & pistols we weren't allowed to put in out 3822's
Think we were lucky our squadron had a .22 range and our own .22s for weekly parades.
I shot L81s more than L98s which were a bit limp weren't they. Not that I'd wanna get shot with one!
Mine's about here somewhere, WTF I hung on to it I'll never know, although I suppose it's fun to look back and reminisce, I always enjoy seeing an old Chippy in air museums.
Supermofo wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:22 pm
than L98s which were a bit limp weren't they
The A1 versions were certainly mechanically challenged, but as a teen coming from break barrel air rifles and 303's they were like freakin' rifles from the future.
KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:44 pm
IIRC you had to do 10+ hours of dry training before they let you near one with live rounds.
Sound's familiar, but I don't remember doing it, IIRC it was 1 day on the range doing dry training for the whole squadron attending annual camp and then let loose with live ammo the next.
'I swear I have no live ammunition or empty cartridges in my possession'
Yeah I did a whole day at least at RAF Stanmore dry training on em.
There was a Chippy being wheeled out at Duxford for flying last time I was there and there were about 4 ex cadets including me crowding round it like old giffers
although seems air cadets shoot air rifles these days rather than proper guns