Jump to content
Military Firearm Restoration Corner

Enfields In .308 Caliber


AzRednek

Recommended Posts

Does anybody know anything about the Enfield #2A Ishapore they are selling at J&G?? I assume they are converted from the rimmed 303. Were the rifles re-barreled with a 308 bore or simply rechambered and modified to handle the rimless 7.62?? I assume the Ishapore is an Indian arsenal, anybody know for certain?? Is the action strong enough to safely handle modern 308 ammo or even milsurp 7.62?? 179 bucks for a 30 caliber shooter is a good price but I don't want to go through the hassle of special loading and segregating my reloads like I have to do with 8MM for my 1888 Turk conversion. I haven't shot the Turk for years out of fear of mixing up the ammo.

 

http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/mi...roducts_id/1453

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Enfield 2A and it's successor,the 2A1 are not Enfields reworked for the 7.62X51Nato cartridge.They are rifles which were expressly made for this cartridge.There's been some controversy as to whether or not the Indian arsenal used a different stronger steel on these but that's never been proven nor disproven.

Most of them are good shooters.If you look on different forums you'll find a lot of recent posts concerning these since thae latest batch hit the market.Overall everyone is satisfied with them.For the money they are a good deal.I like mine and find it to be accurate as well as good looking.

 

Stan

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 year later...

you should only fire 7.62mm military ammo in 2a's and fr8 mausers, as commercial .308 is loaded to higher pressure, I did hear of a 2a exploding at a local gun range but it had a barrel full of cosmoline, as did mine, so always check before you pull the trigger. I will say that my 2a would not eject spent cases, and the ejection screw was making contact with the bolt so I releaved some metal on the extractor so that it would push the spent case over further towards the ejector, and now it shoots fine.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...

I got one from AIM when they first came in. Mine is a nice refinished rifle with some stock repair. I bought the rifle for my collection but its a nice shooter. Much more accurate then my rack grade 98's

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...