British soldiers were trained to hit a target 6 feet (180 cm) by 2 feet (61 cm) – with a 2 feet (61 cm) diameter bull's eye, counting 2 points – out to 600 yards (550 m). For distances beyond that, an adjustable flip-up blade sight was graduated (depending on the model and date of manufacture) from 900 yards (820 m) to 1,250 yards (1,140 m). The Enfield's adjustable ladder rear sight had steps for 100 yards (91 m) – the first position – 200 yards (180 m), 300 yards (270 m), and 400 yards (370 m). Boxer, who reduced the diameter to 0.55 after troops found the original 0.568 too hard to load during the Indian Mutiny, changing the mixed beeswax-tallow lubrication to pure beeswax for the same reason, and added a clay plug to the base to facilitate expansion, as the original Pritchett design, which relied only on the explosion of the charge, was found to cause excessive fouling from too slow an expansion, allowing unburnt powder to escape around the bullet. The original Pritchett design was modified by Col. The rifle's cartridges contained 2 + 1⁄ 2 drams, or 68 grains (4.4 g) of gunpowder, and the ball was typically a 530-grain (34 g) Boxer modification of the Pritchett & Metford or a Burton-Minié, which would be driven out at approximately 1,250 feet (380 m) per second. The 39 in (99 cm) barrel had three grooves, with a 1:78 rifling twist, and was fastened to the stock with three metal bands, so that the rifle was often called a "three band" model. Royal Small Arms Factory developed the Pattern 1853 Enfield in the 1850s. Such weapons manufactured with rifled barrels, muzzle loading, single shot, and utilizing the same firing mechanism, also came to be called rifle-muskets. The weapon would also be sufficiently long when fitted with a bayonet to be effective against cavalry. The length of the barrels were unchanged, allowing the weapons to be fired in ranks, since a long rifle was necessary to enable the muzzles of the second rank of soldiers to project beyond the faces of the men in front.
At a gun show in Portland, Oregon they traded into a Century Arms R1A1, and they knew they had it sold to me as soon as I walked in the door following the gun show.The term "rifle-musket" originally referred to muskets with the smooth-bored barrels replaced with rifled barrels. My local gun shop knows my fondness for anything AK, AR, FAL and other similar types of rifles.
Some people say it’s a crap shoot to purchase any Century Arms products,but I have to disagree. I’ve owned at least half a dozen, or more, versions of Century’s AKs and loved them all. There is lots of chatter on the ‘net about how poorly the Century Arms AK-47s are made. However, I’ve been extremely lucky in this respect, and I’ve had outstanding luck with most guns from Century Arms – their CETME being the exception – I’ve owned several and they were junk. Yes, I know the reputation that has when it comes to assembling some of their rifles from parts kits, onto new receivers and new barrels. Last I heard, the gun had passed hands several times. However in a moment of weakness, I later sold it – one of those decisions I regretted the moment I did it. About 10 tears ago, I purchased a used Century Arms (-model “inch pattern” FAL style rifle from a gun shop in Boise, Idaho – it was an outstanding shooter. Too bad, Springfield Armory doesn’t make their version any longer, it was an outstanding rifle in all respects. I’ve owned a few FAL-style rifles over the years, and I reviewed the Springfield Armory version on SurvivalBlog last year. I first carried one when I was in Rhodesia, back in 1976. I’ve been a huge fan of the style of battle rifle for many years.
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