Lee Enfield Rifle vs M1903 Springfield Rifle and M1 Garand - With R. Lee Ermey

This head to head of the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) No.1 Mk3 versus the 1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand shows the differences in the two nations concepts of weapons. One thing Gunny misses on is the .303 Brit is actually .311 inches as opposed to the .30-06 is actually .308 which is the common size of the .30-40 Krag, .30-30, 30-06, and .308 velocity wise the .30-06 had about 200-400 feet per second over the Brit (depending on the load). The Brit did have one huge advantage over the Mauser's, Sprinfield's of that era. The ability to cock on closing (COC), as opposed to cock on opening (COO) of most every other rifle of its day. If you watch a lot of shooting videos you will notice a lot of COO rifles have to be un-shouldered by the average shooter, unlike the Brit which can be reloaded and cocked with less effort, a distinct advantage when the "Hun is over the hill." The Enfield was fast shooter, and it was known for ripping away ammo at such a fast pace (volley fire is the correct term) many a German thought they were facing machine guns instead of bolt action rifles. Unknown by many Americans is that the 1903 Springfield, was not the most common battle rifle of WWI for the US, it was actually the 1917 Enfield (Also Known as the M1917) a derivative of the Enfield P-14, a hybrid rifle designed by Enfield to be easier to make for the Brits, it was chambered for the .30-06 and had characteristics of both Mauser and Enfield. SGM Matthew Quick CPT Aaron Kletzing SGT (Join to see) PFC Kyle Corcoran 1LT Sandy Annala 1SG (Join to see) 1SG John Mohon 1LT (Join to see)