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Holy crow!!ok, called them, could not resist. Ishy 2A in 308. For $600..I'd pass.
At the risk of being sacrilegious, somebody could make a mint refinishing, restoring, and rebarelling those (as needed). In their current condition they are not worth collecting and probably lousy shooters. I'd just rather they not wind up on the scrap heap.
Why? There are plenty of good clean Enfields out there....At the risk of being sacrilegious, somebody could make a mint refinishing, restoring, and rebarelling those (as needed). In their current condition they are not worth collecting and probably lousy shooters. I'd just rather they not wind up on the scrap heap.
Dig it out . I'll trade you a mossberg for itHmmm, makes me want to dig out my matching BSA 1918 No1 MK III and shoot it again. I was thinking about selling it to make room for something I wanted MORE.
I traded a Savage 69RXL ex-cop shotty for an Ishapore 2A1. C note for the pump, sold the Ishy last year for $550. PAXHoly crow!!
I traded a $150 mossberg pump for my Ishapore.
I did great, apparently.
2A1 was made by India as a stop gap rifle before they adapted the FAL. It was designed and made after India gained independence. It used old British machinery, but that's as close as it got to the Limeys. Also, most of these went to the local police before being surplused and are often pretty worn out and thus get refinished when they get stateside.A .308 LE? Assuming the bore is good+ and the general condition is decent, I'd drop the dime on it. A little high but the prices of these will rise. A useful rifle if/when semi-autos are banned. Time to access strippered ammo and a spare magazine or two in case something goes bad in future. Ishies were built in India under supervision of British technicians, quality is good. An accurate fast-shooting bolt rifle.
I like the Enfield in spite of it having been used against some of my own people. 7.62NATO chambering is a big plus.
Note: I didn't say they were designed or used by the Brits. I did say that Brit techs were involved at Ishapore.2A1 was made by India as a stop gap rifle before they adapted the FAL. It was designed and made after India gained independence. It used old British machinery, but that's as close as it got to the Limeys. Also, most of these went to the local police before being surplused and are often pretty worn out and thus get refinished when they get stateside.
Meh, but then I got over 3000 rounds of 303 I have not shot yet and 22 Enfields in my safe to choose from at last count.
Noted, also, little more history on the Ishy No.1 and the 2a1...Note: I didn't say they were designed or used by the Brits. I did say that Brit techs were involved at Ishapore.
Same here. The most recent Lee Enfield I snagged was $500. No. 4 Mk. 1 BritishI clearly got into the Milsurp game way too late.
Might be interested if you are selling. I have 2 BSA motorcycles and thought it might be cool to have a BSA rifle.Hmmm, makes me want to dig out my matching BSA 1918 No1 MK III and shoot it again. I was thinking about selling it to make room for something I wanted MORE.
I hates The Brits, for a variety of reasons, but mainly cuz they've never been friends of MY kin. They tend to be a perfidious bunch. OTOH, I loves me some .303 Enfields, whether Long Lees, #3, or #4... Even the Ishies arent too bad if not heavily worn/beaten on... Good battle rifles in their day and hold their own with any bolt gun...A bit of history prior to the SMLE Number 1 Mk III, we have the......
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