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Ishapore Rifle 7.62mm X 51mm 2A (Updated: July 29, 2020)This is my Lee-Enfield Model 2A as it appeared upon arrival from AIM, Inc. The Rifle 7.62mm 2A (also known as the Ishapore 2A/2A1) is a 7.62mm x 51mm NATO caliber bolt-action rifle adopted as a reserve arm by the Indian military in 1963.
Production of the rifle - initially the Rifle 7.62mm 2A - began at the Ishapore Rifle Factory in India (R.F.I.), soon after the Sino-Indian War of 1962. This rifle was manufactured in 1964.
The Ishapore 2A design was based on (and is almost identical to) the .303 British caliber SMLE Mk III rifle, albeit reworked to use the 7.62mm x 51mm NATO cartridge. Externally the rifle is very similar to the classic Mk III, with the exception of the magazine, which is more "square" and usually carries twelve rounds instead of ten.
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