Talk:De Lisle carbine

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Apparently some versions of this weapon retained the Lee-Enfield magazine, but divided it into two parts. One part was where ejected .45 ACP cartridges went, so it wouldn't make a noise as they hit the ground. Douglasnicol 18:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

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)

Ian Skennerton's textSmall Arms Identification Series No .13: Special Service Lee-Enfields... Commando & Auto Models' makes no mention of this at all, so I'm inclined to believe the idea is incorrect. The De Lisle was designed to use a magazine that was interchangeable with the .45ACP calibre M1911A1 handgun magazines. They did, however, often have a small piece of wood or bakelite mounted under the curve of the bolt handle to prevent the metal-on-metal noise resulting from the bolt handle being raised or lowered. --Commander Zulu 00:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How quiet?

- indeed working the bolt to chamber the next round makes a louder noise than firing a round. - Can we find a source for this, please? It's a little difficult to believe. I've heard the same thing about modern silenced/suppressed weapons, such as the MP5SD, and the claim is certainly not true as far as they are concerned. Geoff B 02:03, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

See a quoted passage from a book about the SMLE variants here. I've not fired a DeLisle, but I do know that with a .22 CB Long fired out of a rifle, the hammer fall and bullet hitting the target are far louder than any gas exiting the muzzle. scot 14:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)