Re: Enfield Pageant of Motoring May 2009

Posted by Eric Boyle On 2009/6/7 15:22:55

I've heard of the Ross, and wanted one for quite a while, but I wouldn't take it into battle! From what I've read, as I'm way too young to have practical experience in these matters, is that the Enfield's of WWI and WWII eras were like the AK47 in some ways, in that you could drag them though mud, water, sand, and dirt and they would still fire. I've also read that they were the rifle of choice in arctic conditions, as they had such loose tolerances they wouldn't freeze up in the cold arctic conditions like other rifles of the era. I love mine, and eventually want to get all the different versions of Enfields I can, from the muzzle loaders of the 1800's to the .308 Ishapore version.