Hello All,
I've recently come across references to an item of sub-calibre
training equipment for the Boys .55 ATR called a conveyor.It seems these
were designed by the Parker-Hale Company,but produced in the UK by the
Ministry of Supply.
They resemble a full size .55 cartridge,but they are bored to take a.22 calibre round and provide low cost training ammunition usable on any
normal firing range.I imagine that they would have been supplied in a small
kit containing the conveyor itself,a case removal tool and the firing plug
that was inserted behind the .22 round.
A considerable number were made in Canada by the Cooey Machine and Arms Company so there would have been quite a lot of them around at one time.Has anyone come across such an item,or perhaps even the complete kit? Although designed as just a low cost training aid,I do wonder if such a thing might be considered a potential firearm in it's own right,which might explain their apparent scarcity.
I've recently come across references to an item of sub-calibre
training equipment for the Boys .55 ATR called a conveyor.It seems these
were designed by the Parker-Hale Company,but produced in the UK by the
Ministry of Supply.
They resemble a full size .55 cartridge,but they are bored to take a.22 calibre round and provide low cost training ammunition usable on any
normal firing range.I imagine that they would have been supplied in a small
kit containing the conveyor itself,a case removal tool and the firing plug
that was inserted behind the .22 round.
A considerable number were made in Canada by the Cooey Machine and Arms Company so there would have been quite a lot of them around at one time.Has anyone come across such an item,or perhaps even the complete kit? Although designed as just a low cost training aid,I do wonder if such a thing might be considered a potential firearm in it's own right,which might explain their apparent scarcity.