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The .303 British calibre Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III, the 7.62×51mm NATO calibre Ishapore 2A1 rifle and the 7.62mm NATO L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle were manufactured at RFI. It now manufactures the 5.56mm INSAS rifle assault rifle , Kalantak rifle , Ghatak rifle (7.62×39mm AKM -style assault rifle), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 7.62 Sniper Rifles and ...
The original (2A) design incorporated the Lee–Enfield rear sight which has graduations out to 2000 yards. The re-designated "Rifle 7.62mm 2A1" incorporated a more realistic 800 meter rear sight [4] in 1965. [3] The stock is recycled from the No. 1 Mk. III armory stock, with the addition of a cross screw forward of the magazine well.
The Ishapore 2A and 2A1 rifles are often incorrectly described as ".308 conversions". The 2A/2A1 rifles are not conversions of .303 calibre SMLE Mk III* rifles. Rather, they are newly manufactured firearms and are not technically chambered for commercial .308 Winchester ammunition.
The Rifle 7.62 mm 1A1, or the Ishapore 1A1, is a copy of the L1A1 self-loading rifle. [18] It is produced at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli of the Ordnance Factories Board . [ 19 ] It differs from the UK SLR in that the wooden butt-stock uses the butt-plate from the Lee–Enfield with trap [ 20 ] for oil bottle and cleaning pull-through.
The IOF .315 sporting rifle is a civilian version of the British military Lee–Enfield rifle, chambered in the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge rather than the .303 British military cartridge due to Indian gun control laws.
The institute is engaged in imparting and upgrading technical, and managerial skills. The institute was established in 1920 under Lt. Col. L. De Lenfestey, then Superintendent of the Rifle Factory, Ishapore, during British rule. It has held a prominent position within the Ordnance Factories and the industry, known for the quality of its ...
Ishapore 2A(India – bolt-action rifle – 7.62×51mm NATO) Ishapore 2A1 (India – bolt-action rifle – 7.62×51mm NATO) Ishapore Armory No. 7 Jungle Carbine (India – bolt-action carbine – 7.62×51mm NATO) Ishapore No 1 Mk III (India – bolt-action rifle – .303 British) Ishapore No 4 Mk 1(India – bolt-action rifle – 7.62×51mm ...
In the early years of the 20th century, the same site was used for the location of a rifle factory and the Rifle Factory Ishapore (also known as Ishapore Arsenal) was established in 1904. It was likened to the Enfield , where the Royal Small Arms Factory produced the Lee–Enfield rifles, the main firearm used by the armed forces of the British ...