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Old 15-03-20, 22:59
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Default 6 pdr 7 cwt recoil length

If someone has a 6 pdr A/T gun manual, could they please look up and post the length of recoil (metal to metal)?

Would like it to compare to other A/T guns of the Second World War, but it is an artillery manual that I don't have.

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Old 17-03-20, 04:09
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No one managed to pull a manual off the shelf?
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Old 17-03-20, 08:47
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Working recoil is 30", metal to metal is 32".
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Old 17-03-20, 14:33
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Someone should of told this guy!


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Old 17-03-20, 14:53
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That looks like and accidental discharge....the gun went off on the closing of the breech. Ouch.



We had a Sgt get in the way of the breech on a Giat LG1 back when I was attached to the artillery. It caught him in the leg.....he was not walking right for a while after that.
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Old 17-03-20, 16:56
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Thanks Adrian, much appreciated.

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