>I've never seen one of those in person, but I can only assume that
>they make great .22s, because I have to think that a rifle as
>big and heavy as an SMLE, originally designed for .303, would
>essentially have no recoil at all firing .22 rimfire. From what I see
>here, it seems like your experience was pretty positive too. I might
>have to try and round one of those up sometime.

I learned to shoot with a couple of Mossberg Model 44 rifles (I'm pretty sure they were Model 44s). They were a little heavier than the SMLE and no, they didn't kick much at all.