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18-01-17, 01:58
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If you read Denis Whitaker's book on Dieppe, the boys rifles were mentioned as being useful as antipers when the enemy was behind cover.
There is also a photo of one in Vietnam which was crudely re-barrelled to 50BMG by the US. They would use it for harrasing fire against enemy bathing in the river a mile and a half away. 
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18-01-17, 02:53
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I read that the US used them in the Pacific against the light Jap tanks.
Also they could stop a pretty good tank if you shot the track and broke it. My 1940 AAAT cab 11 used a Bren for the anti aircraft and a Boys for the anti tank.
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19-01-17, 23:43
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Cuba connection
I just watched the Cuba Libre story on Netflix which showed an historic video of Bautista looking over a cache of captured weapons they took off of a band of guerrella's they captured and there he is holding a boys anti tank rifle with the harmonica flash suppressor. Would like to know the story on that rifles travels through history!
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20-01-17, 12:13
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Rob
Believe it or not, where I live in NSW they are classed as a pistol due to having the pistol grip. Never underestimate the stupidity of officialdom. Thus they are in the same category for licencing. Regards Doug
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20-01-17, 20:02
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Doug, it is the changes they make in the dead of night that worries me about your second statement.
Over here, I think the Boyes rifle is just a rifle. (not sure at all) They would be a fortune and nearly never seen for sale. I wouldn't even tease myself with the idea.
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20-01-17, 22:57
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Lynn
They come on the market occasionally here. As you say, never cheap. But the hassle of owning one is not worth it. Having something 5' long that is classed as a pistol and has to be stored in a pistol safe that complies with the law is just sheer lunacy. For starters, the safe has to be specially made, because, surprise surprise you can't buy a 5' long pistol safe.... nor for that matter normally a 5' long rifle safe. Pistols are a special category as they are classed as a "concealable weapon", I have yet to see anyone who can conceal a 5' long anti-tank rifle up their shirt! Regards Doug
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21-01-17, 07:48
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Doug, in an ideal world you would petition your local M.P. about it, and he / (she?) would go into bat for you to tidy up a stupid unworkable law.
(on that note, Is it law or policy? because policy is often put forward as law) The police firearms people should also be embarrassed by the stupidity of the law and support the idea of sensible change. The politicians should see that good people proud to be Australians would want sensible laws for good Australians to live by and also support change..... Sorry Doug, my wife must have put something in my coffee.
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