Talk:De Lisle carbine

message: The De Lisle was never designed/built to retain fired casings. They ejected from the rifle like a regular SMLE.
The 1911 magazine was modified by soldering a rib/catch on the back so that the original mag catch on the rifle could be used. The feed lips and follower on the magazine was also modified to function in each individual rifle. The magazine was therefore not interchangable with the pistol, nor were the magazines interchangable between De Lisles, they would fit in the rifle but may not feed.
The rifle was accurate (to military standards) at distances greater than it would seem capable for the 45 ACP but most engagements with the De Lisle were under 75 yards.
The De Lisle was also one of the most silent rifles ever produced, the sound of the sear releasing the firing pin can be clearly heard while shooting the rifle. The large suppressor housing allowed the trapping of the gases generated by firing and the large number of baffles served to slow them down. The suppressor is in fact much larger than was really needed to reduce the sound signature but the design allowed the rifle to be used without the need to tear down the supressor for servicing until it was really filthy. 207.34.115.66 22:08, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
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message: Is it really? I don't see how it can be with a very heavy, very slow .45 round. They drop like anything. Does anyone have a reliable source?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.98.159.158 (talk) 21:09, August 29, 2007 (UTC) 
:According to Ian V. Hogg & John Weeks:
: ... although the .45 ACP bullet is generally accepted as a short range pistol cartridge, this assumption is drawn from its use in short-barrelled pistols and submachine guns. The barrel of the De Lisle is one of the longest of its calibre in military use, and owing to this, it shoots with remarkable accuracy up to three or four hundred yards. 
:from : Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks - Military Small Arms of the 20th Century  - Arms & Armour Press/Hippocrene - 1977 -  - page 128. Ian Dunster (talk) 11:13, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you provide a reference for this?  It seems like it could work, but the magazine would have to be padded inside (otherwise you get metal-on-metal sounds) and that seems like it might adversely impact reliability...  scot 14:31, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Accurate to 250m? I don't believe it!

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message: So was this weapon actually accurate?  The article says not based on a book by Kevin Dockery, but earlier in the comments section we apparently have Ian Hogg saying it was very accurate.  My personal bias is to trust what Hogg says, but that's not really sufficient grounds to change the article.
Are there actually any properly documented reports of the gun's accuracy or lack thereof?  If not, given that the information available seems rather contradictory maybe it would be better not to mention it at all. --Vometia (talk) 00:38, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accuracy redux