Rifle Questions

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by weswood

According to Wiki, it's the only known hybrid between Affrican and Asian elephants. But somehow I don't think that's the answer you're looking for.

I'll have to read up on that one. I watched a show on the Science Channel once, which said that the two can't be bred naturally, because they absolutely hate each other.

[Legbreaker]

Simon, you got it right (your googlefu is strong).

John Motton, world class marksman who started out making bicycles and went on to be a world class gunsmith famous for "Motty's paste" (a rifle cleaning compound) which could be found around the world, and his outstanding accurisation work on rifles in the first half of the C20th. Although he was a superior shot, he was often used by the national team as coach rather than competitor, but he did still manage to shoot from time to time with huge success.

His relevance to target shooting is he built the prize rifle for the annual "Kings (later Queens) shot".
My grandfather had a "Motty" which has now been passed down to somebody in absolute total AWE of what the rifle can do, the phenomenal skill of the shooter, and of the gunsmith who made it!

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Simon, you got it right (your googlefu is strong).

John Motton, world class marksman who started out making bicycles and went on to be a world class gunsmith famous for "Motty's paste" (a rifle cleaning compound) which could be found around the world, and his outstanding accurisation work on rifles in the first half of the C20th. Although he was a superior shot, he was often used by the national team as coach rather than competitor, but he did still manage to shoot from time to time with huge success.

His relevance to target shooting is he built the prize rifle for the annual "Kings (later Queens) shot".
My grandfather had a "Motty" which has now been passed down to somebody in absolute total AWE of what the rifle can do, the phenomenal skill of the shooter, and of the gunsmith who made it!

So what sort of rifle is the Motty based around? And I can only wonder what the going price for one of those is...

[Legbreaker]

The ones I know about are .303 Lee Metfords and SMLEs. My grandfathers started life as a 1920 production SMLE Mark III* and shoots much better than the L42 I laid my hands on a few years ago - he shot a "Possible" (100% bullseyes) at 1000 yards with iron sights. Says a lot for his eyesight too I suppose....
I can only hope to be half the marksman once I get back onto the range for some much needed practise.

The drawback with the weapon is the brutal recoil. Apparently he had to give up competitive shooting because it actually knocked him unconscious on the mound! I'm hoping I can find a decent rubber pad that isn't too thick so I can avoid the same fate.