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mrbieler 
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 Topic: Fun with Bren Guns...Posted: December 03 2025 at 5:00pm |
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Any day behind a Bren Gun is a good day. Shooting out to 225 yards. Semi-auto but still a blast. Open bolt guns have a completely different feel to them and takes a little adjustment. The smell of cordite is always a winner.
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Shamu
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Posted: December 03 2025 at 8:03pm |
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At least hey don't walk forwards off the bench! Yeah I know there's no such thing as forward recoil. I have seen a lightly built squaddie dragged over a berm though! We henceforth put 2 sandbags on his butt to nail him down!
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 3:22am |
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Is CCCP-alifornia's ban on LCMs in effect yet? I had heard there were some court challenges that may have delayed implementation.
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mrbieler
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 7:35am |
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Ban of new purchase or import is in effect but possession of grandfathered mags is not.
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 7:46am |
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That looks like fun!! Your No.4 on the bench, that is the color of the rifle I am restoring the butt stock on. Dark almost black, like an ebony color. I wish we could own Bren's up here north of the 49th but alas....stupid goverfnment rules.
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 8:24am |
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I wish I could own one too.
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 9:04am |
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If you had a functional Bren, you wouldn't need a wife!!
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 10:10am |
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The wife said, " as long as I can take it pig hunting it is ok with me".
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 12:32pm |
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That's the "Mk1 Ejection Port Cover", Hoadie.  I STRONGLY suggest you don't mis-use it!  Bren owners will get this one. |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 1:19pm |
The no4 in daylight:  |
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 4:31pm |
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inglis pistols by chgance ?
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 4:59pm |
Yeah, my Long Branch posing with my two Inglis Hi Powers. :)
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Posted: December 04 2025 at 6:41pm |
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love those , i have a pair - one of each , the first with the holster/stock and tangent sights made for the chinese contract the second the one we all know as commonwealth WWII and later ,
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Posted: December 05 2025 at 5:05am |
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Canadian Senior NCOs were still being issued WWII Inglis BHPs as late as 2001 when I got out.
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Posted: December 05 2025 at 5:11am |
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I've only ever fired two open bolt weapons: a Model 1928 Thompson and a M1918 BAR. I likened firing them to shooting a Flintlock rifle: Get your sight picture, squeeze the trigger, keep your sigh picture, wait for something to happen.
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Posted: December 05 2025 at 7:22am |
Have been fortunate enough to fire the Bren, Sten, 1928, and BAR pretty regularly. Yeah, it takes a little getting used to. I had a nice semi auto 1919A6 for a number of years in 308 before I sold it. It was a heavy SOB to lug around but it was fun to shoot. |
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