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Old 31-03-10, 11:54
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Is it a Boys rifle in the first picture? Looks very impressive. I'm curious about mounting one of these and the cost to buy a deac Boys. Phil
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Old 31-03-10, 15:57
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Is it a Boys rifle in the first picture? Looks very impressive. I'm curious about mounting one of these and the cost to buy a deac Boys. Phil
Boys rifles in Canada are very few and far between. That is for live ones. Deactivated are even harder to come by, and with the price of a working one, you sure don't want to e deactivating it.

If you find a Boys rifle in Canada for under 4 grand, run, don't walk, to the bank to get the money. More likely you will be paying in the $5500 to 7K range. Even in the US, where they are easier to come by, the price on them has reached beyond these guidelines. They are also not exportable from the US, unless you are a military or police department, or a military museum. I managed to get mine from the US just as these regs were being tightened up.
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Old 31-03-10, 17:03
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BLIMEY !! seriously though Rob that is Mental, mind i can understand about who can have them after all an anti tank weapon can do some damage to a squad car guess mine wont be having the Boys rifle then unless i can successfully drive my carrier through the plate glass entrance at Leeds armouries, but then if i did that i would go for the mini gun and have myself a Minigun Carrier Universal Mk1 No.1. hehehhe
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Old 31-03-10, 18:10
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Is it a Boys rifle in the first picture? Looks very impressive. I'm curious about mounting one of these and the cost to buy a deac Boys. Phil
Don't waste your time with a boys (pun intended) rifle - get a .50, like in the flood photo.

To see what this looks like on a T-16, please reference the latest issue of the MVPA Army Motors. M2 dewats are $5K, by the time a mount, cover, and all the 'bits' make it to your machine. You will need a friend to help - as they are a 'heavy' machine gun!


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Old 01-04-10, 13:03
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It does look more impressive, so was the Browning often mounted on the carrier and were the base mounts made specifically for it? I do have a fondness for the British gun, however, and would like to mount one or the other. Phil
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Old 01-04-10, 13:39
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I like the MMG carriers with the Vickers mounted on the top engine cover, they look awesome.
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It does look more impressive, so was the Browning often mounted on the carrier and were the base mounts made specifically for it? I do have a fondness for the British gun, however, and would like to mount one or the other. Phil
8th Recce fellows told me they traded Lugers and /or whiskey for .50's. The more firepower the better. Brian
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Old 01-04-10, 18:24
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Interesting stories talking to veterans. Anyone have a modern close-up picture of either gun mounted? Isn't the Boys on the prohibited list? Phil
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Old 01-04-10, 21:04
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Interesting stories talking to veterans. Anyone have a modern close-up picture of either gun mounted? Isn't the Boys on the prohibited list? Phil
Boys is non-restricted in Canada, same as any bolt action hunting rifle.
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Old 01-04-10, 23:10
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Can you imagine the mess it would make if you shot a moose with it .... baboosh
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