The Lee-Enfield was designed before World War I and originally was to be replaced, but then the great war broke out and there was no time to design a new rifle. The Lee-Enfield proved extremely popular and effective in combat, with the spring-loaded bolt design allowing for a trained soldier to fire the bolt-action rifle extremely rapidly, with the average soldier being able to fire upwards of 20-30 aimed shots per minute. The bolt design of the Lee-Enfield was designed to pop back after opening the bolt, to allow for faster loading. The magazine also allowed for an imposing ten-rounds of .303 British ammunition, rapidly fed by two five-round stripper clips. As many as 17 million SMLEs have been built since they were designed and some are still produced and used today all over the world.
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| - The Lee-Enfield was designed before World War I and originally was to be replaced, but then the great war broke out and there was no time to design a new rifle. The Lee-Enfield proved extremely popular and effective in combat, with the spring-loaded bolt design allowing for a trained soldier to fire the bolt-action rifle extremely rapidly, with the average soldier being able to fire upwards of 20-30 aimed shots per minute. The bolt design of the Lee-Enfield was designed to pop back after opening the bolt, to allow for faster loading. The magazine also allowed for an imposing ten-rounds of .303 British ammunition, rapidly fed by two five-round stripper clips. As many as 17 million SMLEs have been built since they were designed and some are still produced and used today all over the world.
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| - The Lee-Enfield was designed before World War I and originally was to be replaced, but then the great war broke out and there was no time to design a new rifle. The Lee-Enfield proved extremely popular and effective in combat, with the spring-loaded bolt design allowing for a trained soldier to fire the bolt-action rifle extremely rapidly, with the average soldier being able to fire upwards of 20-30 aimed shots per minute. The bolt design of the Lee-Enfield was designed to pop back after opening the bolt, to allow for faster loading. The magazine also allowed for an imposing ten-rounds of .303 British ammunition, rapidly fed by two five-round stripper clips. As many as 17 million SMLEs have been built since they were designed and some are still produced and used today all over the world. The Mujahideen used various Lee-Enfield variants in Rambo III, which is highly accurate, since many Lee-Enfield pattern rifles are still used in the Middle East and South Asia even today.
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