303 ID - Page 1 - AR15.COM

Armory » Curios & Relics

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 303 ID

Posted: 3/31/2018 10:47:38 AM EDT

What would you call this rifle ?

Picked it up yesterday.

Attached File

its a British 303 Enfield type with good looking rifling , action seems tight.
Can with bayonet

Attached File

Posted: 3/31/2018 11:07:35 AM EDT

[#1]

That's a ishpore in .308, not 303.....

Posted: 3/31/2018 11:15:24 AM EDT

[#2]

India made Rifle Factory Ishapore. 308/7.62mm Nato caliber. Takes a square box 10 or 12 round magazine made for the rifle and not a 303 magazine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishapore_2A1_rifle

Posted: 3/31/2018 11:29:54 AM EDT

[#3]

NO sh!t.. Talk about lucky day..

Picked it up at a yard sell..

thank you guys..

Posted: 3/31/2018 12:47:29 PM EDT

[#4]

Nice looking rifle

Posted: 3/31/2018 1:03:54 PM EDT

[#5]

Quote History

Quoted:
NO sh!t.. Talk about lucky day..

Picked it up at a yard sell..

thank you guys..

View Quote

the 7.62 should have been the giveaway

Posted: 3/31/2018 3:07:16 PM EDT

[#6]

Quote History

Quoted:

the 7.62 should have been the giveaway

View Quote

Not that familiar with these rifles. But yeah. It should have.

I was buying based on price.

Posted: 3/31/2018 3:53:51 PM EDT

[#7]

http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/magazine_mil_rifle.html

I didn't see a magazine, so incase you're missing it, the link has repro mags.

Posted: 3/31/2018 10:00:13 PM EDT

[#8]

They are good rifles made from high quality steel.

I wish I still had mine.

Posted: 4/1/2018 1:09:56 PM EDT

[#9]

You may be in a bit of trouble if you don’t have the magazine. .303 mags don’t work. Reproduction mags are garbage. Originals can be tough to find. Hit eBay, they appear from time to time.

Posted: 4/1/2018 1:47:46 PM EDT

[#10]

The link I posted above also has original mags, as well.

Posted: 4/3/2018 10:33:37 AM EDT

[#11]

How much did you give for it?

Posted: 4/3/2018 11:07:25 AM EDT

[#12]

Quote History

Quoted:
The link I posted above also has original mags, as well.

View Quote

I saw that. Looks like they have a couple of original 10rd magazines in stock. If OP needs one, I'd buy one of those pretty quickly.

Posted: 4/3/2018 11:41:42 AM EDT

[#13]

Quote History

Quoted:
How much did you give for it?

View Quote

Posted: 4/17/2018 11:38:02 AM EDT

[#14]

Quote History

Quoted:
They are good rifles made from high quality steel.

I wish I still had mine.

View Quote

Absolutely! The Indian steel is of excellent quality and more than up to the task of handling 7.62 NATO ammunition.

Nice find OP. Could you please post s range report if you choose to shoot it?

Posted: 4/17/2018 1:35:33 PM EDT

[#15]

Quote History

Quoted:
They are good rifles made from high quality steel.

I wish I still had mine.

View Quote

Bought an Ishapore in .303 this year. It it a MUCH better gun than i was expecting. I'd recommend them to anybody who is in the market.

Posted: 4/19/2018 4:26:54 AM EDT

[#16]

Quote History

Quoted:
+1

View Quote View All Quotes

View All Quotes

Quote History

Quoted:

Quoted:
How much did you give for it?

We gots to know...

Posted: 5/4/2018 1:39:41 PM EDT

[#17]

150$ gun and bayonet. I sold the bayonet for 60$.
It came with a magazine. I had left it out during the picture.

I have not got to shoot it yet.. Luckily I have a metric-S-ton of pulled M80 projos and powder.

Posted: 5/4/2018 1:44:33 PM EDT

[#18]

Quote History

Quoted:
150$ gun and bayonet. I sold the bayonet for 60$.
It came with a magazine. I had left it out during the picture.

I have not got to shoot it yet.. Luckily I have a metric-S-ton of pulled M80 projos and powder.

View Quote

Bayonet is worth $125 or so in my area

Posted: 5/4/2018 1:50:15 PM EDT

[#19]

Quote History

Quoted:

Bayonet is worth $125 or so in my area

View Quote

Nice Ishapore. I have one from 1968. Good shooter depending on what ammo you use. Terrible feeding from the mag though since it wasn't matching...

Posted: 5/5/2018 11:36:10 PM EDT

[#20]

Those jungle rifles have always caught my eye.
Could I use this to make one of those ?

And the safety doesn't want to stay in safe. It is a better bet to put this one on half cock.
magazine is same serial #

Posted: 5/15/2018 5:08:56 PM EDT

[#21]

Had one that was a good shooter, after I bought an extractor.

Should have kept it but, oh well, as they say. I would not shoot hot commercial .308 but 7.62 NATO should be GTG.

Posted: 5/15/2018 7:20:03 PM EDT

[#22]

Quote History

Quoted:
Had one that was a good shooter, after I bought an extractor.

Should have kept it but, oh well, as they say. I would not shoot hot commercial .308 but 7.62 NATO should be GTG.

View Quote

.308 and 7.62 have the same max pressure..you can shoot either one....as they are essentially the same...

Posted: 5/22/2018 4:10:09 PM EDT

[#23]

Quote History

Quoted:
Those jungle rifles have always caught my eye.
Could I use this to make one of those ?

And the safety doesn't want to stay in safe. It is a better bet to put this one on half cock.
magazine is same serial #

View Quote

would be cheaper to buy a jungle carbine, vs make on from this,

safety should be an easy fix,

btw, go over to gunboards and post the serial number and date in the thread 4thgordons has, he is doing a database on the Indian 2a's and 2a1's

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 303 ID

Armory » Curios & Relics

Win a FREE Membership!

Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!

You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.

Warning

Confirm Action

About AR15.COM

Stay Connected

Newsletter

Contact Us