The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Wooo Hooo, I'm getting that Jungle Carbine!

kilimanjaro · January 28, 2013, 07:43 PM

There is no 'wandering zero' on the Jungle Enfields, they are carbines, not rifles, and just will not shoot Minute of Angle for anyone. It was a late WWII expedient for the Burma-Malaya theatre of war, and served it's purpose, but needed replaced ASAP with a semi-auto battle rifle. The Brits took their time about it and went to Korea with their bolt-action rifles, and suffered for it.

January 28, 2013, 07:43 PM	#6
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	There is no 'wandering zero' on the Jungle Enfields, they are carbines, not rifles, and just will not shoot Minute of Angle for anyone. It was a late WWII expedient for the Burma-Malaya theatre of war, and served it's purpose, but needed replaced ASAP with a semi-auto battle rifle. The Brits took their time about it and went to Korea with their bolt-action rifles, and suffered for it.