The No 1, Mk III* and the No4, Mk I*: CQB Shooting of World War Two -PART TWO-

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Mike, from BotR, and I continue our examination of techniques for Close Quarter Shooting as taught in period manuals of WWII.
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[@masonmitchell4050]

Ah yes, the ubiquitous MacBook, No.1 Mk.III pro*

[@Gottaculat]

My dad was taught to shoot from the hip in his training for the Vietnam War.

[@eariamjh71]

aaaah, A day off, a hot cup of coffee, and a new episode of BML. :)

[@ThePageofCups]

That Costa callout.

[@kw9849]

The Bloke's familiarity and skill with the Enfield is really on display here. Very fast and natural.

[@dongdynamics]

LOLL “Costa, you weren’t there first!” I got a chuckle out of that

[@norwegianwiking]

this feels like a change in priority from bayonet to shooting. The 1940 hip shooting maintained the rifle in "bayonet ready", while the 1944 variant puts far more emphasis on shooting the enemy rather than stabbing them. Very interesting stuff.

[@sepl0498]

That bloke looks like the kind of guy you'd see on a range

[@Horizon344]

@3.38 - Strange, that landscape 'somewhere in England' looks somewhat similar to the breathtaking scenery to be found in the Realm of Canada.

[@overcastandhaze]

It seems we have a difference in understanding of what the middle-finger technique is.

[@scp5055]

Legend has it, you can still see a yelling Canadian running about the woods, dressed in ww2 uniform, to this day

[@ashleypalmer7983]

The “Alert” position is tiring, both physically and mentally. That’s why it wasn’t used much. In the memorandum, it specifically states in “town, village, or wood” and “when there is likelihood of meeting the enemy”. In France 1944 this wasn’t everywhere, and in many of these photographs, the men likely would be moving towards “contact” not expecting an ambush. However, as soon as the enemy took a shot, everyone would be on high alert or going to ground. That’s what I was taught in 1968.

[@user-hn2gy4ug9x]

The begining was awesome.

[@vickersmg]

Another great video! Thank you for promoting the website. I’m glad the manuals are being put to such good use.

[@dazaspc]

Well done Sir

[@TheGrenadier97]

This great rifle never ceases to amazes me. Certainly the best bolt action ever designed.

[@alanbrooke144]

The current practise for Commonwealth armies in CBQ / instinctive shooting is NOT to use the weapon’s sights. The principles outlined here are essentially the same, the only difference being the change from bolt action to automatic weapons.

[@con6lex]

Off Topic; the mountains in the background are beautiful!

[@CheshireTomcat68]

Interesting stuff. Seemed more logical than the first technique that just looked uncomfortable!

[@reginaldhowell2261]

Hello love your work fella's , I was of the understanding alot of WW1 diggers used the middle finger technique and I imagine the brits and the rest of the Commonwealth would have been the same , but not so WW2 era soldiers, because there was Brens and smgs , I have a friend who is a former rifle range shooter he's around 75 yrs old he tells me when he was a boy in the fifties at the rifle club , the old diggers would occasionally show this technique off and the WW2 vets would stare ! they knew how to take advantage of the 60% throw of the SMLE bolt ,also there is a book published about a Australian sniper in the Korean war ( unfortunately I have forgotten the title , but it is recent publication ) and he explains a situation in where he and an officer found themselves in a Chinese dugout with over 10 Chinamen I think he accounted for 9 of them using the middle finger on the trigger ,he also recounted how he been taught by a NCO who was a WW1 vet to shoot from the hip reload after 6 rounds and easy charger clips . After the Singapore disaster in 1942 the Australian army included shooting from the hip , in their jungle training . I'm not sure they had manuals for that skill , but I have read about it in books about our jungle campaigns. R