Originally Posted by
Whenurhappy
Oh, and the No 8 .22 target rifle was specifically built as a cadet target rifle. Although they had the Lee Enfield bolt action, the rifle was not a conversion.
Yep, and there were two types of No.8 action as well, one based on the No.4 action, and the other similar to the No.5 action.
The fore end design of the No.8 also ended up being the basis for that used later on the 7.62 L39, L42, Envoy and Enforcers.