welsh1 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Just chatting to Son, got a test tomorrow on his Armourers Course for the L115A3, I said that will be easy not many bits to remember. He sent me a couple of pics lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshwarrior Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) They’re robust but complicated rifles. Edited January 17 by welshwarrior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lloyd90 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Could do with sending it off to BarrelBlacker off here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strimmer_13 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 And I **** myself changing a oring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Good on him Mate, wish him good luck from me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
figgy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Why make something with so many small parts for squaddies ? Your not going to strip that in the field easily without losing parts. Best of luck to your son on his exam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
udderlyoffroad Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 24 minutes ago, figgy said: Why make something with so many small parts for squaddies ? Your not going to strip that in the field easily without losing parts. You're conflating 2 processes there. It's an armourer's exam - nothing to do with field stripping. I have no military experience, but even I know that field stripping does not, for instance, involve breaking the trigger group down into its constituent parts. Oh, and obviously best of luck to @welsh1 son, hope he aces it! Edited January 18 by udderlyoffroad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Just now, udderlyoffroad said: You're conflating 2 processes there. It's an armourer's exam - nothing to do with field stripping. I have no military experience, but even I know that field stripping does not, for instance, involve breaking the trigger group down into its constituent parts. Good point, I used to carry spare gas plugs and firing pins for the SLR. Not for me but for all the bloody useless fiddlers who lost stuff and usually in the long grass! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
figgy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 There are a lot more parts than just trigger group. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
udderlyoffroad Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 44 minutes ago, figgy said: There are a lot more parts than just trigger group. And? Modern battle field kit is highly complex, and making something 'squaddie proof' isn't the same as making something 'simple' (viz. lowest BOM count) Availability, Reliability, Maintainability (ARM or sometimes RAM) are all considered when designing and spec'ing weapons systems. A squaddie in the field simply will not be taking apart a precision rifle to anything beyond large sub-assemblies for cleaning. It would appear from a brief google that a field strip involves, er, taking the bolt out: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh1 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 A quick update, just texted Son to see how it went, he did the practical today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Great, hope tomorrow goes as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_shooter Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 👍 Hope the next one goes as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh1 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 He has a damaged eye at the moment so is virtually doing this with one eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
udderlyoffroad Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 37 minutes ago, welsh1 said: He has a damaged eye at the moment so is virtually doing this with one eye. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king! Sounds like an excellent interim result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh1 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 Written tests all done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Well done young man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshwarrior Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Well done that man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheruk Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Brilliant 👍 The easiest I’ve ever found to field strip the bolt mechanism is my Browning .22lr semi-auto. Field strip down requires no tools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshwarrior Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 19 hours ago, Fisheruk said: Brilliant 👍 The easiest I’ve ever found to field strip the bolt mechanism is my Browning .22lr semi-auto. Field strip down requires no tools. No easiest to field strip is the 51mm mortar about 3 or 4 bits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hello, well done to your Son 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welsh1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, welshwarrior said: No easiest to field strip is the 51mm mortar about 3 or 4 bits. Charlie G. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fisheruk Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 hours ago, welshwarrior said: No easiest to field strip is the 51mm mortar about 3 or 4 bits. Yep, but I haven’t got one on my ticket 😳🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 20/01/2021 at 22:18, Fisheruk said: Yep, but I haven’t got one on my ticket 😳🤔 Can you show ‘Good reason’ 😂🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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