I would have walked too. The No.1 pattern rifle receiver flexes a lot more than a No.4 pattern, and the barrel is also thinner and more flexible than a No.4.Before buying mine. I can remember PASSING on a sporterized RFI 2a1(because it was sporterized).
BUT....to this day, I dream/wonder about it. Because, the guy had made it to look like (the stock work at least) an L42a1 (which might have been nice to have/shoot).
Aloha, Mark
PS....I found the old pictures of that sporterized RFI 2a1. Checkout post #19. https://www.northwestfirearms.com/t...e-today-pawn-shop-special-enfield-303.396565/
So, you are already are starting with an inferior platform and inferior Indian steel, and then chop the wood and finally fire .308 out of it. Meh, on so many levels. It may look cool, but I would really wonder if it's actuall accurate.
I just picked up another sporter No.4 from this forum and will probably build a L42A clone out of it, in .303, like the one below. (the photo is from a gunsmith in Australia that has a facebook page about these)
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