British L42A1 Sniper Rifle vs Navy Warship?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- British Royal Marines stopped at nothing fighting Argentinian Navy Corvette. L42A1 Sniper Rifle was used by one of them and it had devasting effect!
L42A1 Rifle is the star of this episode!
What you should do when you are attacked by the Navy Corvette? Well, British Royal Marines used L42A1 Sniper Rifle and that rifle had devasting effect! L42A1 Sniper is on the deck! If you are Support VRSC Channel, join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/VRSC
WHAT SCOPE DO YOU HAVE ON THAT RIFLE ROB? IS THAT A GERMAN 4x10 PECAR THAT USE TO BE ISSUED WITH L39 ENFORCER ON THAT L42A1?
@@Plainsimple67 this is SB 6x scope which was designed for L96A1
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub cool, I got on the L96A1 wagon too quick back in the late 90's. I ordered one from their Oak Ridge Tennessee location, At that time they only provided rifles with US made Cooper match barrels, I still have it in all green.
I also came to know one of the employees of the plant, I got lucky and I bought one of Malcolm Cooper's personal Tikka target rifle which is still in my collection with beautiful walnut stock. That model is not available in U.S. , I believe I still have the email of the employee, in some way authenticating that rifle used to be in Malcolm Cooper's personal rifle collection.
It shot extremely well, granted at that time I only had a 6x power Valdada optics scope handy.
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Rob, who modified that scope mount to be able to use those tactical rings and other aftermarket scopes on the rifle. Any info or contact for to have that modification done on the mounts, will be greatly appreciated.
@@Plainsimple67 I bought the rifle with that bracket already in the box…sorry man
Believe it or not, The British Army abandoned sniper training in the late 60s early 70s. When NI kicked off they went cap in hand to the Royal Marines to retrain and rebadge us Pongos. I was fortunate to be on one of the first courses held in Warminster around 1973!
Not too sure about that, I was sent on a Marksman's Course (same as the Infantry were doing on their Sniper Courses, but I was a tank soldier, so didn't do the sneaky-beaky stuff, just the shooting) It was run by the Infantry at Sennelager in 1975 and using a No.4T with a Springfield Sling (so nice to use).
Our unit had three guys trained with the No. 4T and did a refresher course at Ballykinler N.I., later that same year. So, yup I don't believe your comment.
In Northern Ireland, back in 1972, the British Army's winning sniper team, helped by the rows of flags hanging from all the street lampposts in the village of Coalisland, destroyed a unit of the Provisional IRA at ranges later measured at 1400 yards, using their L42A1 rifles.
Everyone dies in this drill 🤣
There were no survivors...😂
Just found this channel, love Rob. His genuine love for firearms and history makes these videos fun
Thank you for watching and being with us!!!
I love how you said .. Lets be humble.. Its the rifle ...good shooting. Refreshing watching you shoot while relaxing... I catch myself slowing down my breathing acting like I'm shooting. Thx Rob
DPM sniper smock as well....so approved from the UK! In service the scope let the L42A1 down, but with better glass and quality ammo it's a sub MOA rifle - the Enfield Enforcer (Police Issue) actually arrived with a lighter trigger and Pecar 4 - 10x scope but either is a classic piece of history.
DPMS Smock is the lifestyle! Change my mind! 🤣
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Can't argue with that, I'm going to dig mine out now 😁
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I'll have to dig out my Para smock I've had since the early 90s....Dad got it for me when they visited England, since I was in the 82nd at the time, figured it was appropriate
I've heard a story that the Enforcers only confirmed kill was a bull that had escaped into a town while being transported between farms.
@@colderwar Could have been......and that would make a great anecdote. I haven't seen any figures for deployments of the Enforcer but I do know a man I could ask who is an ex Metropolitan Police Firearms Officer.
Thank you for sharing all of the rifles you feature on the channel. Informative, enjoyable watching you shoot as you explain what, why, & how you either make or rarely miss a shot. Hold overs, windage, elevation & rounds. Love the history and capabilities of the old battle rifles. Ula’s camera work is very good! You are a very humble man, & the history is great. Always look forward to watching videos on both of the channels. Thank you, to you and your family for putting out great videos.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Dude you are my hero! You keep showing how to do it correctly. Keep sharing and Keep Shooting!
Great rifle system.
But don’t underestimate you and Ola’s teamwork, much more than just “pulling the trigger”.
Well done!
First time on this channel - brilliant and a great demonstration of incredible shooting with an "old rifle"
I love Enfield rifles, mine is a clone of the one on the bottom, it has a reproduction scope & scope mount. Both set on a 1942 Lee Enfield. Have taken it out to 500 meters once, i'm no sniper, so i only hit 3 of 10, but i jumped up & down like a kid at Christmas!
Thnx Rob, excellent vid and history lesson.
Enfields are just beautiful rifles !
If your ever in Arizona i'll supply the rifle & ammo & we have a nice range that goes to 700 yrds, offer stands anytime!
Col Sverker Ulving went to UK for the Sniper course in early 80s . He wrote mych about the L42 and reason for it was a good rifle,but scopes worn. He mentions they shot on 450 meters ,and setting bdc on 700 meters. He was part of Swedish millitary rnd program for what led to adoption of the PSG90 rifle
Very informative. Thank you Rob!
Great review. The L42A1 by any measure is dated, it was dated in the Falklands campaign, and that from a Para Sniper I know who was there. However, they are a rifle that in good hands can hit things. Importantly, hit things in all kinds of conditions and situations. Fast to do that too. Which can't be said of many a modern Police or Sniper rifle.
There were a good few spare barrels made, so not so long ago it was easy enough to put a copy together. Heck, build one even a little better.
7.62/308, 300m, with some better glass, then they make fine , reliable, hunting rifles still. A rifleman's rifle.
What I didn’t know about this rifle was it made a comeback in Iraq around 2005-6 because the AI were having trouble with sand.
@@Paul-45-70 By all accounts everything has trouble with sand. I suspect there wasn't really a problem with the AIs, just not enough to go around; and what was needed was reach, so some L42s brought out of Battalion storage. Not too soon after the Designated Marksman Rifle was bought in reasonable numbers. These now make up a part of the Section replacing LSWs, Minimis, and even the GPMG is now relegated to Sustained Fire Support.
Basically, brought back the Bren to the Section, giving accurate fire to extended ranges to supplement/compliment the infantry rifle/assault rifles.
It might be fun to have a Bren do the Vintage Rifle Shoot, Designated Marksman Rifle too.
I left the military in 1999, so wasn't about for these events.
@@muskett4108 thanks for the explanation, the video I seen it on was a dedicated L42 one by Ian Skenerton.
@@Paul-45-70 Ian has done a nice job on the subject.
I suspect the S&B scopes were the old stock from the initial AI introduction. (They went for the x10 eventually, but there was a lot of reluctance to go large on magnification from the old school types. Thankfully, progress eventually made it through.
As said there was a real demand for reach over 5.56, and Designated Marksmen Rifles were on the drawing board/order.
All good fun.
I had a .308 P14 with a Enfield heavy barrel , it was extremely capable too.
A lot of match shooters in the UK used Enfield barrels on their rifles as there just wasn't the plethora of barrel makers there is now.
Rob your skills always amaze me, especially when you show the "scope view." Seems like most of these older rifles can rival any of today's rifles, but wow those older scopes left much to be desired. Excellent camera work once again Ula! Can we see you shooting again sometime soon? You always shoot well. Maybe SKS, AK, or Mosin?
That L42A1 is no joke and great shooting Rob. That old round gives a great vapor trail, easy to read. Once again, great shooting! In my day we used a fixed 10 Power and things got really small out at around 700.
Outstanding sir. Thank you.
saw one of those at a local gunstore. thought it was sporterized. it was in 308 too. wish i had bought it
I really enjoy everything your family brings to us. Been watching for 5 years now. I only wished that I had bought a few older firearms in the past. Fixed income is a bitch. Although, I do have an sks, ak maadi, and an old 36 cal muzzle loader. Many modern firearms also. I reload, and make selfbows. THANKS. " WHY YOU CAN'T HIT SHIT " is one of my favorites from the akou channel.
Brilliant iconic rifle. Thank you for remembering our servicemen.
AWESOME as usual ROBSKI. LOVE the history!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
During the civil war Hansen who was a Confederate " partisan" sniper had a union warship surrender to him. And he terrorized Union Shipping near Fort Donaldson area for more than 3 years. More than 32 kills, ( He only counted officers)
A++ Video. This should be a TV show. You Tube is lucky to have this content. Great Job Mr. Ski
I have the later version of the Schmidt & Bender PM 10x42 it has the picket post reticle with heavy sidebars it is excellent in low light it has zero stop, But only elevation to 600 metres
it was originally on an Accuracy International used by the New Zealand police Marksmen their description, not mine, I used it on a Remington 40X with a Black Mountain barrel in 7,62x51
for a long time only shot it out to 500 yards in full-bore competition, It is now on a bolt action .300 Blackout .
Incredible shooting Rob just subscribed fascinating to see one of my favourite rifle's in such capable hands.
Great shooting Rob, love the fact you gave the old girl a work out (only a slight chuckle at the dead mans click). For info this was the first sniper rifle I trained on complete with No32 scope until the arrival of the L96 A1 which was in the early 90s.
Oh wow great to see this video.
I owned on of these 20 years ago.
Paid $1,200,.....sold for $3,600.....now they are crazy price range.
Used only Match Grade Ammo.
Navy Arms imported them....some were give to various UK Police Departments, then the British Government destroyed the rest.
Only thing missing from the Transit Chest was the Spotter's Scope.
Just found your channel and subscribed, brilliant video and shooting skills, the history side of things is really enjoyable and interesting, thank you 😉
Rob I sure do enjoy watching your videos. I live in Maine and used to do a lot of shooting old military rifles. You have a great range to fire your rifles. Keep up the great shooting. A fan in the Northeast .
Very awesome information and history lessons. Extremely enjoyable content. 🔥
Based upon those hanging targets smaller sizes and the distance, that's sub MOA shooting from a rifle designed over 100 years ago. The L42 is built off the British Enfield battle rifle .
Actually, it's not. It is loosely based on the No4 rifle, which had very little in common with the earlier Lee-Enfield rifle, being a modern design made to be built using more modern methods of manufacture.
Regarding attacking an enemy ship with a sniper rifle, if you haven't heard of Jack Hinson during the American Civil War you should read up on him. He was a farmer in what was known at the time as "the land between the rivers". His two teenage sons, hunting deer on their land during the time that the area was occupied by Union Forces, were apprehended by Union cavalry troops. They were immediately declared to be "Bushwackers" and were summarily tied to trees and executed. Their bodies were bound by ropes and were drug back to town, where they were cut loose and their heads cut off by sabres. The heads were then carried in a sack back to the Hinson farm and stuck on to the gate posts in front of the house.
Understandably, Jack Hinson was deeply offended by this.
Biding his time, he went to a gunsmith that he knew and had a .50 caliber "Kentucky rifle" built to his specification, and set out on a vendetta to kill as many Union Troops as he could, starting with the Lieutenant and the sergeant who ordered the execution and who carried it out.
Eventually he relocated his family out of the area, deeding his farm over to his faithful slaves, and writing out for them letters of manumission.
Jack Hinson himself moved into a cave on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee river, where there happened to be an island which funneled the river current through a narrow channel which had the effect of speeding the flow of the current and impeding the passage of steamboats coming up river to Union-held Nashville, Tennessee. From the mouth of this cave he would pick off mostly Union officers, sometimes waiting until two officers stood on deck in line in his sights, and killing them both with one shot. He would then light his pipe and enjoy a smoke, then reload his rifle and take another shot.
Note that the current was so rapid that it would take a steamer sometimes up to 45 minutes to pass by his cave, so he had plenty of time for a smoke between shots.
On one occasion a Yankee steamer was so impeded by the rapid current that it actually struck it's colors and ran up a white flag. Then it turned into the bank and tied up, waiting for Confederate cavalry to ride down to the river and accept their surrender. After waiting for some time for someone to surrender to, not knowing it was only Jack, that they eventually raised steam again and continued on their journey.
Jack Hinson's rifle is on display in a museum, and has 36 "kill" notches carved into the stock. It is thought that Hinson actually killed over 100 Union soldiers, but he only counted the officers.
I love your banter with Olga.
Wow that 710 yards scope view is not great. Good shooting sir. Nice rifle. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Right? Puts things into the perspective, lol
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub It was damn amazing in my book. WOW...
No idea what you are on about against a boat, but love rhe passion!
Great rifle and “demonstration”. Have a No4 Mk1 but haven’t had ammo for a while. Picked some up recently and looking forward to some range time.
New channel for me,love the history and shooting
Hey Rob, you have an outstanding channel here. I'm also a school trained sniper myself. USMC Scout Sniper, LAPD SWAT and a former Black Water contractor in the late grate unpleasantness. I'd really enjoy swapping sea stories with you sometime especially with a bottle of good Irish whisky or Russian vodka and a Cuban cigar
I bet our roads will cross one day and we will celebrate brother! 😃
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub I bet so too my friend. Hey publish a schedule of the competitions you attended and possibly my self and my merry band of shooters and looters can buy you and yours a steak dinner
Another great vid, Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
There is a nice book from Osprey on this topic. L42, L96.
I will have to buy it. I don’t have that one yet
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Ian on Forgotten Weapons did a good vid on the l96 and reviewed Steve Horton's book, which is entitled 'British sniping rifles since 1970 '.
Superb shooting, great photography- fascinating to watch the fall of shot. This is a fantastic channel, your sheer enthusiasm and great skill make it compulsive viewing. I would dearly love to have a crack with a Lee Enfield on a range set up like this! The furthest I have engaged tgts at is 600m with the L1A1 SLR- hit ETR tgts with open sights in Sennybridge, Brecon Beacons in 1990. Keep up the great work! :)
Your awesome sir
great episode
Thank you for watching!
Awesome video boss man‼️🎯🎯💯💯👍👍👍👍
They are screwing with the thumb up I voted thumb up and it switched to thumb down bullshit I'll catch you on rumble. Keep your powder dry and your eye on the target, God bless and Semper Fidelis from Arizona.
Thank you Robert for watching and commenting!!!
I remember getting the chance to shoot this weapon back in ,84 .
Enjoyed this video! Have you read Steve Houghton's books? His first is 'The British Sniper - A Century of Evolution' and the second is a dedicated volume on the Green Meanie. Steve was a British Army sniper.
Yes, I read his book too. He is very cool guy!
Mechanical accuracy is what it is. Everything else is the shooter. This shooter is very dangerous very intuitive.
CS Forester's "Brown on Resolution" is an excellent story of one man delaying repairs on a warship after escaping by making the crew unsure of when the next bullet was going to be fired or who was going to get hit next.
It's nto all about how fast you can send the rounds downrange but how often you can hit the target in places to cause enough damage.
There was a movie made of that.
@@SvenTviking Same title?I'll have to look it up.
If it's anything like the book,it's got to be a great tale.
just a hair of wisdom, we used our Enfield' point shooting with iron sights. and got 90+ hits
Great content, very interesting.
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Your channels are very entertaining, Love watching the con trails. BTW, it's the fualt of the rifle, we've seen you shoot.
I really enjoyed the video!
Awesome video rob!
I LOVE THE CHANNEL! I would like to see you showcase a Parker Hale M85
Nice looking rifle too!
Great performance It could be a great hunting rifle ? i wonder if the barrel floats free
Great video!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Helps to beat algorithms! Ha!
Good skills Rob.
I seen one for a good price at a local gun shop but I assumed it was a sporterized no.4 so I didn't give it a close look
Awesome video.
Some skill there sir.
Impressive.
Not best fit for service based on cost. If politicians, bureaucrats and bean counters had to serve things might be different. Often the ‘squady’ was a victim because of finances. Never forget this.
👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻❤ broader in the arms!🇬🇷
Have you done a vid on the Steyr Mannlicher SSG P1?
First time on channel, great shooting! What size are those targets?
Would you be able to do an episode on the French FR - F2 cold war sniper rifle?
Hey Rob, what tac table is that you’re using on the tripod stuff ? As always thanks for the video and looking forward to the next.
Love the work you do Rob!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Mills Marauders!
Great shooting Robski, oops, i mean new guy at new channel that youtube hasn't found yet. The model you were shooting was no longer 303 but nato re chamber, is that correct? Also, did you get your elevation notes from range time or tables mathematically with that scope? Casual shooters would love to hear about that. Thanks "new guy" btw, uncanny, new guys woman is also named Ula. So weird.
What a curiously oddball yet still fascinating rifle?! I find poking out to longer extended ranges is pretty dang fun, one could even say it's 'addictive'... I was already sort of a natural at shooting since even before I could drive, but about 7 years ago I got a new rifle I specifically geared for long range work and took to it like a Duck to water. 🦆
Even with a d.o.p.e. chart as a "cheat sheet" it's not exactly easy. If you forget about important details things can start getting _complicated_ pretty quickly past 400+ yards. If the air temperature, barometric pressure, or your altitude from one shooting area to the next changes much from what the conditions were like when that chart was 'zeroed' for, it can throw your elevation adjustments WAY off!
Example: from one trip in Wyoming @ 65°F, to the next one in Eastern Washington a week later 1000ft lower in elevation @32°F and almost starting to snow, my ballistics at only 500 yards dropped 1 FOOT!
The scopes on the L42A1 were a bit crap. Four or five power ( ? ) with a moving reticle rather than moving image. Not great optics. They were left over from the No4T rifles of WW-2
You'd pay a huge amount of money for one nowadays, because of collectors. You used to be able to buy an almost identical optic without turrets that was used with field guns ( artillery ) and that could be mocked up into a nice replica for wallhangers or deacs, but once that became common knowledge the price of those went through the roof, considering what you were getting.
I can't remember what optic I had on my L42A1 ( replica converted from a 7.62 target rifle ) but I think it might have been a six power Meopta, because I actually wanted to shoot the damn thing and hit stuff :-)))
Maybe some live fire training down at the border would bring back some memories for this rifle! LOL
These are know to need 155gr 7.62mm ammo. They suck with heavier projectiles.
got a L42A1 and a L39A1
Have been shooting a friends L42 A1 and he wants to reload an authentic round that will match the reticle, any suggestions?
Try some upgrades maybe a better scope with 1/8 increments for better results !
Love OLA
What is the difference between the Lee Enfield and the L42A1?
Northern Ireland was financially draining a poor government.
Hi what kind of scope mount is used on this L42A1? Thank you.
Thumbs up hit.
What's the optic in use? Did it facilitate hold overs okay? Looks like a dead calm, perfect for shooting!
This is early 80s S&B scope. There is no grid in it, no Mil dots yet. Reticle is thin, hair like crosshair with tiny dot in the middle. Glass is good, just they didn't have their shit together with reticles yet at that time...Also, this field is not so calm as you think. You don't have wind on targets often, because past 450, everything is trapped in the zone with trees on the both sides, but right after the shooting platform, there is completely open field up to 300yds. Then wind just bounces back and swirls. One of the funniest shooting ranges wind wise I used and it's in very wind active area. Winds today are clocking 30mph but, on Monday we are shifting to 50mph...lol. Hard to work sometimes here...
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Thank you, Rob! I found you gave a great overview of the optics near the end of the discussion. You can tell how spoiled we are these days with our illuminated, laser-etched reticles, thick tubes and internally adjusted, sealed, positive-click turrets when you look at scopes from the '70s and before!
This is an awesome rifle! Hi Rob, did you look into Utreon before choosing Rumble? Utreon is pretty cool and freedom oriented.
I will try to build channels on Utreon too!
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Awesome! I have a Lee Enfield No. 4 Mark I, but the L42A1 will probably outshoot it every time!
Boom baby!
Hello! Is this option already under 308 or even under 303 British?
L42A1 is in .308 (well 7.62x51)
Thanks !!!
First time hearing of this rifle.
Caliber?
I believe 7.61 X 51 NATO.
Is this gent polish?
RoaR
Is the baseball cap you're wearing towards the end available in your store?
No, sorry my friend.
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub Thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work. I've learned a heck of a lot over the years from you. Thank you!
How rare and expensive?
Solid examples without any of the accessories except the transit case start around fifty-five hundred and rapidly rise from there.
@@mikeearl4263 thank you
Good content and shooting but it would be better if you showed the unique receiver markings that ID'd it as a true L42A1. These rifles have skyrocketed in appreciation and value. A newcomer to them should know the very basics of what a real vs. faux example is before attempting to look for one. Providing them a baseline ID could help them in avoiding an unpleasant experience.
Ian Skennerton has written some books on Lee Enfield sniper versions. Well worth reading before buying.
Good Day, Ian's books are good but the book "The British Sniper: A Century of Evolution" by Steve Houghton is a better reference for a prospective L42A1 buyer.
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Miss the scope cam
Ehh man, scope cam was the worst channel investment in 2022...it has extremely limited use. Either mounting brackets don't fit or it sits to low and stops bolt from functioning correctly...sad, because I had a high hopes for it.
@@VintageRiflesShootersClub bummer
@@poppasquat8483 yep. But that’s ok, lessons learned. Still, I think I will have a chance to use it in some future projects
Bootnecks 💪
Great video thank you!
I have seen better results with a sharps rifle at that range ?
Video OK