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- abbreviation Short Magazine Lee Enfield: a
series ofbolt action rifles used by British andCommonwealth forces during the first half of the 20thcentury , normally made in .303calibre .
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Examples
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There is a possibility of a slightly different point of impact, but I suspect it would be nothing beyond the range of adjustment of the SMLE sights.
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There is a possibility of a slightly different point of impact, but I suspect it would be nothing beyond the range of adjustment of the SMLE sights.
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Swiss K-31's and Swede Mausers are the preferred rifles but you might see anything from a semi-auto BAR, 1903 Springfield, SMLE, or Ljungman.
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As I remember Crocodile Dundee packed a .303 SMLE and a huge knife.
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Basically just an SMLE with a bigger magazine and stronger steel.
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That's basically it for now; my rantings over 'I think I'll go load me some .303 ammo and fondle my SMLE. G'night, Mike
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The SMLE was introduced in 1907 and by WWI it was a powerful, reliable, and accurate rifle with a capacity twice that of the Mauser 98 and 1903 Springfield rifles.
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The first rifle she ever handled had been this model, the SMLE.
Modesty Blaise O'Donnell, P. 1965
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One or two with recent military experience gave us rifle drill with the two SMLE (short model Lee-Enfield) rifles allocated to our unit and we did a bit of marching and saluting.
Coming of Age: 1939-1946 John Cox
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Spotting an 1881 SMLE was akin to seeing a Chevy Corvette accompanied by documents claiming that it had been assembled in the 1930s.
NYT > Home Page By C.J. CHIVERS 2011
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