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Alpin Sniper L42 A1 wrote: But i can deliver the serial number from my (Metropolitan Police London)-Rifle.. Mine's has a much lower serial number than this 663, by the way.

Likely a sub-50 number, as the Met got the first ones. I know some Met ones were in the 20's.

The person that first taught me to shoot rifles back in 1977 was one of the Met.Police firearms instructors and he had been in the team that deployed with the Enforcer's for the first time in UK during the Balcombe Street siege in Dec 1975.

I'm very jealous, as I would LOVE to own an ex-Met Police Enforcer.

I think the reason for the lighter bullet, according to my friend and he used to work in the ammunition industry, is that the rifling in the Enforcer barrel is quite shallow, it's not deep cut and therefore a heavier weight bullet could damage the rifling.

We shoot 147 grain GGG Nato ammunition with very good results from 100 to 600 yards.

GeeRam wrote:

Alpin Sniper L42 A1 wrote: But i can deliver the serial number from my (Metropolitan Police London)-Rifle.. Mine's has a much lower serial number than this 663, by the way.

Likely a sub-50 number, as the Met got the first ones. I know some Met ones were in the 20's.

The person that first taught me to shoot rifles back in 1977 was one of the Met.Police firearms instructors and he had been in the team that deployed with the Enforcer's for the first time in UK during the Balcombe Street siege in Dec 1975.

I'm very jealous, as I would LOVE to own an ex-Met Police Enforcer.

Hello GeeRam,

good consideration.. . It's one of the 12 from the 22th january 1974-delivery... .

You had such a prominent instructor - oh ! Well, now I'm getting very jealous I can't keep up with that

Lever357 wrote:I think the reason for the lighter bullet, according to my friend and he used to work in the ammunition industry, is that the rifling in the Enforcer barrel is quite shallow, it's not deep cut and therefore a heavier weight bullet could damage the rifling.

We shoot 147 grain GGG Nato ammunition with very good results from 100 to 600 yards.

Hello Lever357

A very interesting aspect. I never read this before.

Some of the Enforcers had Chordal rifling, true. Were there really such troubles ? Perhaps with a concrete factory ammo type ? I hope I'm wrong.. .

147 grain-ammo-600 yds and very good results - would it be too indiscrete asking for groupe sizes ?

The club I am in has 2 enforcers as club guns for probationers. I didn't realise they are rare.

One of the Clubs I am a member of uses enforcers to train probationers they are not used for anything else.

Andy wrote:The club I am in has 2 enforcers as club guns for probationers. I didn't realise they are rare.

Could you get me the numbers of the rifles please and I can pass them on to my friend who is collating a database of actual owners and rifles that survive. The club name and location would be useful too thank you.

Alpha1 wrote:One of the Clubs I am a member of uses enforcers to train probationers they are not used for anything else.

Could you get me the rifle number please and the club name and location so my friend can add it to his database of surviving rifles.

Lever357 wrote:

Andy wrote:The club I am in has 2 enforcers as club guns for probationers. I didn't realise they are rare.

Could you get me the numbers of the rifles please and I can pass them on to my friend who is collating a database of actual owners and rifles that survive. The club name and location would be useful too thank you.

I can ask.
The club is tees valley target sports

Hello,

did a special type of bullet - and bullet weight - really damage the rifling ? I'm very interested in detailed experiences.. .

Many thanks !

Greetings from Heidiland