No surprise- the Lee Enfield is still around.

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I'm sure some of our members are familiar with this rifle, but I finally took the time to actually look at it. It's the IOF .315 sporting rifle. It's a Lee Enfield sporter in 8x50r. To think that these are probably still made on the same equipment that made SMLE's and Ishapore 2A's throughout the 20th century, albeit moved to a new factory.

OK, without commenting on this guy's decision to shoot God knows where, this is the best look I've had at these rifles.

htt ps://youtu.be/9a2GIVmyv3I
 
Was that 8x50R Austrian?No way.I didn't think that caliber survived past 1945.I would love to check it out.

I wonder if this is "all brand new parts" rifle or something cobbled together using NOS parts for Ishapore.
 
donor said:
Was that 8x50R Austrian?No way.I didn't think that caliber survived past 1945.I would love to check it out.

I wonder if this is "all brand new parts" rifle or something cobbled together using NOS parts for Ishapore.
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it is a unique cartridge, my understanding is that any cartridge used by any military ever is a nogo in india, so that rules out almost everything.

i am pretty sure these are new made by IOF as dedicated sporting rifles, ive often wished i could find one here.
 
Wiki says 8x50mmR Mannlicher, but these rounds are "loaded with a hunting bullet rather than a military one".
 
Reasons they would pick the 8x50r Mannlicher round are it is suitable for a Lee Enfield both pressure wise and design wise. India also produced 8x50r Mannlicher during WWII for captured 8x50r Italian Capture M95s for training purposes. It also wouldn't be a bad hunting round, and considering they don't want it to be common ammo, mission accomplished.
 
The .303" ctg was banned for civilians in India c1905. BSA started making Lee rifles in 8x50R Mannlicher cal shortly thereafter and the Indian Ordnance Factory still offers the LE sporter in this caliber and currently produces this ctg.
 
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