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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Roger received Cheers Andy
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    You could always ask him for me, you never know.
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    No never met Peter, but know Ian Skellerton who now lives in Aus. I have a real problem logging onto Milsurps for whatever reason, and as my other rifle is a 4T it would be nice to be able to get back on, but there's no response to my change of password request so I can't. Ian may have Peters...
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Basra Boy, I deal with Norman Clark all the time as many ex Parker Hale employees work for them on a part time basis. Norman was my first port of call and only a few miles away. Sadly many of the M85's for sale currently are in the same predicament.......no original cases. My local Police Force...
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Misfire apologies
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Marty, Here is the case I am looking for. Often ditched in favour of what was a new technology then,ie the green plastic PELI cases, which have their place. Therefore the aluminum ones were discarded by many sniper trained lads as they looked antiquated at the time, however, I want to have my...
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Receiver area picture hope this helps you. My rifle was built by Parker Hale on the 17th January 1990 and sent to 16 PARA Brigade of which I was a member
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    Bipod or bags?

    For what its worth, we were ALWAYS taught to make use of a a rigid structure such as sandbags that provided a lower and more stabile profile, which provided a tighter group. However, if ever a bipod was to be used, it must ONLY be used on ground with no skid surfaces, such as concrete or panel...
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Hope these two are what you want Gil
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    M85 Parker Hale sniper rifle Query

    Wanted to see if anyone on the site also owned an M85 rifle, and whether they were able to cross reference the serial numbers with any dates of manufacture?
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    Trying to Locate M85 transit case

    Morning all from the new guy on the block, I am trying to locate an original Parker Hale M85 sniper rifle transit case in green alloy as issued to keep my rifle company. Anybody got one to sell? or even better if you have one let me know who made them for Parker Hale please