Help choosing a 7.62/.308

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Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308

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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 bangbang
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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.
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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
Then the post should be in the Full Bore forum not here!
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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.
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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 .
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Advice is given to you in good heart, you should have the good grace to accept it.
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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
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Sorry, I obviously misread your post.

So I concur.
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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?
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#40 Post by Gerry939 »

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