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Post by mattgibbs on Mar 12, 2006 0:22:13 GMT 1
Kev! I think you should now go through all threads that mention this and edit them as you are obviously the uncrowned Spellcheckmeister.  Regards Matt |
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Post by Richard Fisher on Mar 12, 2006 9:53:32 GMT 1
Don't know what you are on about Kev, they all look fine to me ;D
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Post by Kev on Mar 12, 2006 15:18:16 GMT 1
.....it's a bloody conspiracy (nearly ;D) !  |
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Post by Richard Fisher on Mar 12, 2006 15:43:27 GMT 1
.....it's a bloody conspiracy ! No, a conspiracy is more than one person - this was just me! To those that are interested in the BOYS, you will be please to hear that my friend has sourced a live firer and will be having it imported shortly! What fun! |
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Post by privatefjordy on Mar 12, 2006 23:12:47 GMT 1
Sold a Bedford truck! Is this a mutual friend not far from me?
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Post by Richard Fisher on Mar 13, 2006 9:18:40 GMT 1
It is a mutual friend who recently sold a truck but not Tim. He's got the Pack to play with, why would he want something so puny as a Boys! (It would fit in the car better)
The clue as to who it is is "Sosaboksi's brother"
TTFN
Rich
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Post by cmpman on Mar 29, 2006 3:22:10 GMT 1
 Didn't the earliest manuals call it Boyes? I would think this is where the longterm confusion came from. Later manuals merely called it the anti-tank rifle. |
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Post by horsa (David Gordon) on Mar 29, 2006 23:33:06 GMT 1
Is your manual that you posted a reprint or an original? I've seen that example before when I was doing research for the Boys chapter in my weapons book but only found reprints. Figure someone that created the reprints made the cover themselves as I have seen similar oddities with other reprint or fantasy type manuals.
Just curious.
In one of my U.S. compilation books on weapons that was written during the war, the author indicates something along the lines of the weapon being miss-named as it really is to heavy for a "boy". He apparently didn't know it was a persons name.
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Post by mkvsten on Apr 12, 2007 16:23:16 GMT 1
Well since everyone is talking about Capt. Boys wonderfull little rifle, I thought I would post a list of items I am looking to find for my newly aquired mk II Boys rifle...
mk I Round Muzzel Break Assy
mk I mono-pod
Muzzel cover (either the mk I or the mk II style)
Action Cover...I really need this piece
Cleaning rod, brushes ect
Drill Rounds
Manuals
I know its a long shot, but worth asking.
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Post by cmpman1 on Apr 17, 2007 3:30:04 GMT 1
MkVsten/Brad: You forgot the Cooey manufactured .22 cal subcaliber rounds. You will want a magfull of those as well. Won't give the same kick as the .55 ammo, but at 2 cents a round, the economy of shooting .22 is attractive.  I was lucky enough to actually find one with it's centerfire/rimfire adapter still in it. weaponsonline.proboards76.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=sales&thread=1142867584&page=1Above link was an ad Horsa placed on the board last year (or so). It had just about all the Boys stuff a guy could want. Of course, I wanted it and bought almost all of it. |
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Post by mkvsten on Apr 18, 2007 15:56:37 GMT 1
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Post by warren on Apr 29, 2007 0:46:32 GMT 1
 javascript:add("%20;D") Grin |
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Post by cmpman1 on Apr 30, 2007 3:30:25 GMT 1
From my personal experiance of 70 or so rounds through the Boys rifle, that method shown above has got to be hard on the shoulder. Without the weight of the body to counter the recoil, I would think it would give one heck of a shove.
At a demonstration about 9 years back, I fired 10 rounds through mine. I was wearing the tropical shorts and rolled up shirt sleeves, and was laying on dry, scrubby grass. When I stood up, my elbows and knees were bleeding from the recoil.
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Post by tom on May 7, 2007 20:14:20 GMT 1
Hi MkVsten
just been tidying up and I discovered that I've still got 2 NOS Brush, Bristle Mk I. I'll keep one but the other I'd be happy to trade if you haven't since found one.
ATB
tom
tombear@btopenworld.com
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