Bren light machine gun 2 Action Gas-operated, tilting bolt Rate of fire – rounds/min Muzzle velocity ft/s ( m/s) Effective range yd ( m) Maximum range yd Feed system round detachable box magazine, round detachable pan magazine The Bren, usually called the Bren Gun, was a series of light machine guns adopted by Britain in the . · The Bren Light Machine Gun saw service throughout the British Commonwealth. Many manuals for the Bren were published to aid in maintenance and operation, including commercially available manuals for the British Home www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 3 mins. · Bren Manuals Bren Manuals. Aug Ian McCollum Manuals 0. As a followup to the Bren video, I figure I should post the Bren gun documents that we have right now: According to the manuals, I shouldn't have been shooting the Bren without a doughboy helmet () Bren Small Arms Training (South Africa) (English) Bren Light Machine Gun.
The first manual for the Bren light machine gun to be published. The Bren gun would become world-renowned and the favourite of many soldiers. This manual covers holding, aiming and firing, stripping, cleaning and mechanism, elementary handling, immediate action and stoppages, mounting on the tripod and advanced and section handing. The Bren was magazine-fed, which slowed its rate of fire and required more frequent reloading than British belt-fed machine guns such as the larger Vickers machine gun. The slower rate of fire prevented more rapid overheating of the Bren's air-cooled barrel, and the Bren was much lighter than belt-fed machine guns, which typically had. The Bren Gun Added to the Configuration: The Birth of the "Bren Gun Carrier" In the British Army adopted a new light machinegun—the Bren Gun—to replace its venerable Lewis Gun. The new automatic firearm, based on a Czech design and weighing 28 pounds, was distributed to the infantry down to platoon level.
StoresGun, magazines, drill cartridges, utility pouches. Note.-In usin,g drill cartridges in the Bren L.M.G. it is essential to ensure that the gun has been cleared before the ejection opening cover is closed. If the cover is closed and a drill cartridge is left in the breech, when the gun is reloaded the round does not. The intent of this page is to serve as a repository for useful information on the Bren Light Machine Gun, including frequently asked questions, accessories for the Bren, and technical information. It will probably take more than a year to accumulate sufficient information to become a known authority on the subject, but that is my eventual goal. Bren machine gun, British adaptation of a Czech light machine gun. Its name originated as an acronym from Brno, where the Czech gun was made, and Enfield, where the British adaptation was made. Gas-operated and air-cooled, the Bren was first produced in and became one of the most widely used weapons of its type.
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