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Gerry939 wrote:Ok guys I have decided to widen my criteria to a rifle of any age and era as long as it fits my 7.62/.308 slot on my ticket.My Longbranch. 303 Lee-Enfield will have to do ...till the next variation. .thanks again

in that case how about this? my shooting buddy bought one from Ed a couple of years ago and it shoots like a champ

Sadly most things military in 7.62x51 have either been butchered to make them legal or cost a small fortune (or both). I was shown a superb pair of boxed parker hale sniper rifles a while back....I shudder to think how much.

I always fancied an L42 until I realized how much I could buy in terms of modern new rifles for the same price. That is probably the wrong way of looking at it, but there you go.

Good luck though matey.

Gerry939 wrote:Ok guys I have decided to widen my criteria to a rifle of any age and era as long as it fits my 7.62/.308 slot on my ticket.My Longbranch. 303 Lee-Enfield will have to do ...till the next variation. .thanks again

Then the post should be in the Full Bore forum not here!

Maggot wrote:Sadly most things military in 7.62x51 have either been butchered to make them legal or cost a small fortune (or both).

The Ishapore 2A/2A1s are new build, not conversions, and are still selling for less than £500, thanks no doubt to the Enfield snobbery that pervades the self called collector brigade.

I am no fan of the 7.62/308 round but I do have a Ishapore 2A1 and it is a fine rifle that mitigates a good way against the soulessness of loading 7.62/308 and makes shooting that calibre mildly interesting.

I only posted the last comment so that the people who where following the thread would know the out come , you should really ease up a bit .

Advice is given to you in good heart, you should have the good grace to accept it.

dromia wrote:

Maggot wrote:Sadly most things military in 7.62x51 have either been butchered to make them legal or cost a small fortune (or both).

The Ishapore 2A/2A1s are new build, not conversions, and are still selling for less than £500, thanks no doubt to the Enfield snobbery that pervades the self called collector brigade.

I am no fan of the 7.62/308 round but I do have a Ishapore 2A1 and it is a fine rifle that mitigates a good way against the soulessness of loading 7.62/308 and makes shooting that calibre mildly interesting.

I Know. I was referring to some of the straight pull jobs

Sorry, I obviously misread your post.

So I concur.

dromia wrote:Advice is given to you in good heart, you should have the good grace to accept it.

just out of curiousity, is it possible for the starter of a thread to move it to another section if for example, the situation changes due to feedback from the thread?

Have moved it now thanks again for all the advice much appreciated