Spotted another beater rifle today. Pawn shop special Enfield .303

[Knobgoblin]

I have a soft spot for wayward long guns. The last purchase I made was yet one more single shot .20ga, desperately in need of a deep cleaning.
Simply couldn't help myself. And then again today, a Bubbalicious Enfield presents itself. Barrel cut waaaaay down, an AK74 style brake attached. Flaking baked enamel high gloss black paint. 5rd mag, almost devoid of finish. Cheap azz CROSSBOW scope (yikes).
Black plastic stock . Under $300 .

I want it. Why can't I stop buying stuff like this??

Sorry, no pics.

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[ma96782]

BUT, But, but.....for me....

Mostly because it's in .303 cal. I don't need/want to go on another ammo buying spree.

That being said.....I'm still interested in seeing pics.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Stomper]

 

[Knobgoblin]

Gawd!

If I go back for pix you know Imma buy that frikken thing.

Enablers.

 

[JohnnyMac]

Here's one...

 

[Stomper]

Here's one...

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You're a BAD man!

 

[Flymph]

I'm surprised you didn't bring it home... as long as the action is good and the bore clean...

 

[Knobgoblin]

I'm surprised you didn't bring it home... as long as the action is good and the bore clean...

I'm trying to stop.

.303 is the only reason I walked, if it was an Ishapore .308 it would be mine right now.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm trying to stop.

.303 is the only reason I walked, if it was an Ishapore .308 it would be mine right now.

If it were an Ishapore 308, I would track you down, kick you in the balls, twice, drag you to the shop by your toenails and make you WATCH me fill out the 4473 and walk out the door with it.

 

[Nosferatu]

One of the guns I regret not buying back when I had a chance was the Gibbs Quest Jungle Carbine in .308. I *think* these were built off Ishapore 2a1's. I don't know if they were really any good, but it was a design that just "did it" for me.

 

[Flymph]

I'm just not understanding that ya'll think .303 is a deal breaker... I've seen more .303 British than I have .308W in my life.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm just not understanding that ya'll think .303 is a deal breaker... I've seen more .303 British than I have .308W in my life.

Because that extra .005" means the bullet won't bounce right off the target, duh.

 

[ma96782]

Speaking of the Ishapore in 7.62 Nato. I attended the Rickreall, OR gun show and saw several examples. Priced from $400 up to $465 IIRC.

BUT, But, but.....I wasn't biting. Because I already have one.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Capn Jack]

Because that extra .005" means the bullet won't bounce right off the target, duh.

Yah, I understand the Brits had a lot of problems wid dat.

 

[CLT65]

Speaking of the Ishapore in 7.62 Nato. I attended the Rickreall, OR gun show and saw several examples. Priced from $400 up to $465 IIRC.

BUT, But, but.....I wasn't biting. Because I already have one.

Aloha, Mark

I saw those too. It reminded me that I really need to drag mine out of the safe and actually shoot them. A decade or more ago I bought a pair of them. I had a friend with an FFL and he told me about a distributor special, $99 each if you buy two, and free shipping, IIRC. I had to buy two.

They aren't pristine specimens, but they shoot fine.

My first Enfield I bought back in the early '90s. $65 as I recall, with a hundred rounds of ammo. I've got a couple 50 cal cans full of HXP .303 ammo, suppose I should shoot some of it too...

 

[P7M13]

I want it. Why can't I stop buying stuff like this??

 

[deerbandit]

I have a soft spot for wayward long guns. The last purchase I made was yet one more single shot .20ga, desperately in need of a deep cleaning.
Simply couldn't help myself. And then again today, a Bubbalicious Enfield presents itself. Barrel cut waaaaay down, an AK74 style brake attached. Flaking baked enamel high gloss black paint. 5rd mag, almost devoid of finish. Cheap azz CROSSBOW scope (yikes).
Black plastic stock . Under $300 .

I want it. Why can't I stop buying stuff like this??

Sorry, no pics.

Would have loved to see the .303. Back in 1982 it was the first center fire rifle I bought. Took my first deer with it and still have it today. It was sporterized and it's a tack driver.

 

[deerbandit]

Here's one...

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My eyes, my eyes!!!!!!!!

 

[ma96782]

Long ago I ran into this one (the Ishapore in 7.62 Nato). Sporterized for your pleasure. Of course, I didn't buy it. I was looking for an original.

Mind you that......if you bought it. Well, enjoy it. It's still pretty.








Aloha, Mark

 

[revjen45]

".303 is the only reason I walked, if it was an Ishapore .308 it would be mine right now."
If it was a 2A1 it wouldn't be that cheap.