![]() The final result in March 1944 became the No. By 1942, the British began work on a shortened, lightened rifle, especially for troops in Southeast Asia fighting the Japanese. 4 was 44 inches long and heavy at almost 10 pounds loaded-both burdens in hot, humid jungle fighting. 4 rifles still in inventory-it was scrapped in 1947 and the old, tried-and-true No. 5 were too slippery-not to mention plenty of No. Since the self-loading rifle was ascendant and fixes for the No. ![]() 5 came too late because the bolt action itself was already obsolete, and two serious flaws consigned it to the scrap bin.įor one, its zero sometimes wandered inexplicably, and while the short rifle that was perfectly capable in the jungles of Southeast Asia, it lacked the longer-range performance the Western Front of Europe demanded. For once designers delivered a rifle with the right weight, length, balance and power for almost any task a World War II infantryman might encounter. 303 British is almost the perfect bolt-action rifle.
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