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3. "RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III*"
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   >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.

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 Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* [View All] Gryphonadmin Dec-13-15 TOP
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Sofaspud Dec-14-15 1
      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Dec-14-15 2
         RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* ratinoxteam Dec-14-15 3
          RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Sofaspud Dec-15-15 7
              RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Dec-15-15 8
                  RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Sofaspud Dec-16-15 9
                      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Offsides Dec-16-15 10
                      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Dec-16-15 11
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Tabasco Dec-14-15 4
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* rwpikul Dec-15-15 5
      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Dec-15-15 6
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* ejheckathorn Mar-29-16 12
      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* mdg1 Mar-30-16 13
          RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Mar-30-16 14
      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* SneakyPete Mar-21-20 17
          RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Mar-21-20 19
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* VoidRandom Oct-30-16 15
   ceci n'est pas un SMLE (sort of) Gryphonadmin Mar-19-20 16
   RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* SneakyPete Mar-21-20 18
      RE: Gun of the Week: SMLE Mark III* Gryphonadmin Mar-21-20 20


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