Pointless rifle projects
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Re: Pointless rifle projects
Looks like an Ishapore 'Jungle Carbine' in 7.62..
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Re: Pointless rifle projects
It is - I should know I have one.Dr. Strangelove wrote:Looks like an Ishapore 'Jungle Carbine' in 7.62..
I don't think that was a pointless project by the owner, in fact quite the opposite. It's a very ingenious method of fitting a scope to the Ishapore as the nornal scope mounts don't work on them. I also like the compensator slots to tame the muzzle flip as well as taking the metal back to the "white."
The pointless part was already done by Gibbs Rifle Co or Navy Arms when, they took a perfectly good 2A or 2A1 and chopped the barrel etc to make it look like a No5.

As the butchery has already been done, what is the harm in the owner doing something different with it? As long as it shoots and the owner is happy, is it really up to us to pass judgement? :-P
A really pointless excercise is deactivating a perfectly good rifle.


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Re: Pointless rifle projects
It looks to have been nickel plated. A perfect example of a pointless excercise that had to be tried for some obscure reason, it is probably a good ETR rifle and has given someone many happy hours.
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Re: Pointless rifle projects
That's probably it!ovenpaa wrote:It looks to have been nickel plated.

That's the whole point, isn't it? :shakeshout:ovenpaa wrote:... and has given someone many happy hours.
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.”
Lieutenant General David Morrison
I plink, therefore I shoot.
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Re: Pointless rifle projects
Salut,
the barrel even has 22 CHRISTEL on the side
Was it a Valentine's day present ??
the barrel even has 22 CHRISTEL on the side
Was it a Valentine's day present ??

Re: Pointless rifle projects
If we (shooters) and armies had wanted to leave things 'as they were' we would still all be throwing spears.
Then someone invented a gun, some bright spark said 'what if I just......'
Innovation, invention, progress.
But I agree with Vince, leave well alone with a good classic gun unless its a scrapper and someone has the skill to make it shoot again.
I bet the owner loves it and, if he gets fun out of shooing it :shakeshout:
Then someone invented a gun, some bright spark said 'what if I just......'
Innovation, invention, progress.
But I agree with Vince, leave well alone with a good classic gun unless its a scrapper and someone has the skill to make it shoot again.
I bet the owner loves it and, if he gets fun out of shooing it :shakeshout:
Re: Pointless rifle projects
Well, it did cause a good degree of bewilderment followed by amusement, so the effort was not totally wasted!ovenpaa wrote:It looks to have been nickel plated. A perfect example of a pointless excercise that had to be tried for some obscure reason, it is probably a good ETR rifle and has given someone many happy hours.
Vince
Re: Pointless rifle projects
Yebbut how does it shoot?
Re: Pointless rifle projects
A really pointless excercise is deactivating a perfectly good rifle
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