User:MFIreland/Canadian Forces Bolt-Action Rifle

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Canadian Forces Bolt-Action Rifle [2]

Lee Enfield No4 MkI* A WWII-vintage bolt-action rifle, the .303" Lee Enfield is used  by  Canadian Rangers. The No4 MkI* has a 10-rd magazine.  The C No7 MkI is a single-shot .22" for training.

CF designation: Rifle, .303 Calibre, Lee Enfield, No 4 MkI*, Calibre: 7.7x56mm R (.303" British),  Origins: Long Branch Arsenal, Toronto  (devel. from RSAF Enfield's  SMLE).

CF designation: Rifle, .22 Calibre, Lee Enfield, No7 MkI, Calibre: 5.6×16mmR (0.22 Long Rifle), Origins:  Canadian Arsenals Limited  (formerly Long Branch Arsenal), Toronto.

[2] There are other CF bolt-action rifles, such as the Diemaco C11 (a 5.56mm Anschütz Model 6522) and the Diemaco C12A1 (a 7.62mm RPA Quadlock). Both are target rifles. There are also a host of Anschütz model competion rifles. A true oddity is the folding stock SAR Rifle in .30-06" calibre, a modified Ruger Model M77 for use by SAR techs

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Common Name: Model 77

Calibre: 5.56×49mm (.22-250 Remington)

Origin: Sturm, Ruger & Co, Southport, USA.

Use: Police forces: special service. In use with RCMP.

Sources: Ezell, Eward. Small Arms Today (Stackpole, 1988).

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Common Name: Model 77

Calibre: 7.62×51mm

Origin: Sturm, Ruger & Co, Southport, USA.

Use: Police forces: special service. In use with RCMP.

Sources: Ezell, Eward. Small Arms Today (Stackpole, 1988).

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Designation: Rifle, SAR, .30-06

Common Name: Model 77 Mk II

Calibre: 7.62×63mm (.30-06)

Origin: Diemaco Inc, Kitchener (based on Sturm, Ruger design).

Use: Armed forces: special service. In use with search and rescue personnel.

Details: Carbine with 368mm barrel. Folding stock. Orange colour.