British Special Forces small arms 2017

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Mobhack

The SLR was invented solely so that NCOs could inflict "pokey drill" on squaddies if there was any spare time.
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Oh the sheer fun of holding 11 pounds of rifle out at full extent, with the first to drop before the NCO called the change getting a good shouting at.

(Actually I seem to recollect it more in the first few weeks of joining, perhaps they used it as a screening method to see who would stick things out or not. )

I'll just necro this post since https://www.youtube.com/@britishmuzzleloaders has just done a nice video on good old pokey drill!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0AXZm0iTRM

For the good old SLR, there are some Rhodesians waving them round near the start, but the vid focuses on pokey with the No. 4 rifle.

Britishmuzzleloaders is a very good YouTube channel, mostly based on British black powder and then bolt action era kit and period drills and uniforms etc.