Bren L4 / .308 build

[Peter Laidler]

What you think of the Mk2 cocking handle stop modification is JUST what I thin k of your workmanship Cal50! It's a true pleasure to see your kind of workmanship. And on a trusty L4 gun, it makes my day.

There has always been a bit of friendly dispute about the A3 gun and the A5 gun. Indeed, even the EMER's, the parts lista and the Navy BR's (their Book of Reference) seem to differ. This is what I say.

The A3 gun followed the A2 gun - with two early barrels that were soon shot-out. The A4 gun did away with both the early barrels in place of ONE chrome lined barrel that was very successful. It necessarily follows that the A3 gun should follow that natural progression.

Otherwise you''d have the absurd siruation of the A3 gun being an improvement on the A2 gun............ but the A5 gun being a downgrade of the A4 gun. And since Enfielkd had ceased the manufacture of the early two barrel barrels, where were they going to get these barrels for the newly introduced A5 gun?

I don't understand it either. A2 and 3 guns, 2 barrels. Upgraded A4 and 5 guns, 1 barrel