Interesting 1904 Royal Artillery testing
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:34 pm
'Alan De Enfield' - posted this interesting page, from 1904, in a thread on the Milsurps Forum.
The Royal Artillery in 1904, apparently did some comparative firing of the new Short-Magazine Lee Enfield and then current .303 cartridge, against other service rifles.
The U.S. Krag was in the mix. (I'm guessing the 'Brits' didn't have a lot of .30-40 ammo). No details of the .30 caliber round that was used in the Krag.
It looks like it placed a close 2nd in group size, at 500 yards, of the rifles used.
The Royal Artillery in 1904, apparently did some comparative firing of the new Short-Magazine Lee Enfield and then current .303 cartridge, against other service rifles.
The U.S. Krag was in the mix. (I'm guessing the 'Brits' didn't have a lot of .30-40 ammo). No details of the .30 caliber round that was used in the Krag.
It looks like it placed a close 2nd in group size, at 500 yards, of the rifles used.