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- abbr. Short Magazine Lee Enfield: a series of bolt action rifles used by British and Commonwealth forces during the first half of the 20th century, normally made in .303 calibre.
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“There is a possibility of a slightly different point of impact, but I suspect it would be nothing beyond the range of adjustment of the SMLE sights.”
“As I remember Crocodile Dundee packed a .303 SMLE and a huge knife.”
“Swiss K-31's and Swede Mausers are the preferred rifles but you might see anything from a semi-auto BAR, 1903 Springfield, SMLE, or Ljungman.”
“Basically just an SMLE with a bigger magazine and stronger steel.”
“That's basically it for now; my rantings over 'I think I'll go load me some .303 ammo and fondle my SMLE. G'night, Mike”
“The SMLE was introduced in 1907 and by WWI it was a powerful, reliable, and accurate rifle with a capacity twice that of the Mauser 98 and 1903 Springfield rifles.”
“The first rifle she ever handled had been this model, the SMLE.”
“One or two with recent military experience gave us rifle drill with the two SMLE (short model Lee-Enfield) rifles allocated to our unit and we did a bit of marching and saluting.”
“Spotting an 1881 SMLE was akin to seeing a Chevy Corvette accompanied by documents claiming that it had been assembled in the 1930s.”
“Scope now mounted ready for the weekend (note 10 rd mag - from my SMLE deac).”
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