That reminds me about using too much grease…….l was down at Bisley during one of the pistol meetings (those were the days) and l met a friend from Edinburgh who was also shooting pistols (he was a fantastic shot, used to win most of the comps) but he was off to one range or another with his trusty SMLE, I’m off to shoot the “Mad Minute“ he said with confidence, l looked down at the rifle and the bolt/action was awash with grease, what the fcuk is that all about says l, it makes the bolt slicker and faster says he, so l said won’t it increase pressure when some of it gets into the chamber ? l want to win that comp and off he went.
Well after a short while l saw him again on his way back from his Mad Minute comp and asked how he’d done, he didn’t have to say anything his SMLE said it all it was completely fcuked, it was in bits, he was a very lucky Scotsman that day, we did laugh about it later that evening over a pint.
l think we can be rest assured it wouldn’t have been Loctite, he was a mechanic so it would be some cheap nipple grease from his garage.
