IOF_.315_sporting_rifle

IOF .315 sporting rifle

IOF .315 sporting rifle

Bolt-action rifle

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.

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The rifle is manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli which manufactured Lee–Enfield rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces. It's also made in Rifle Factory Ishapore.[6]

It has a box-type magazine which holds 5 rounds and uses an 8 mm cartridge based on the 8x50mmR Mannlicher, but is loaded with hunting-type bullets rather than military ones.

The Rifle has a modernised version, which has a wire folding stock, picatinny rails, a carrying handle and a skeletonized pistol grip. The factory has added sling swivels on the grip and at the base of the fore-end. The stock folds to the left via a push button on the right side. For a sporting rifle the stock doesn’t look comfortable, it has just a single metal rod curved to give a shape of butt.[7]

References

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    "Important Milestones". Rfi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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    "Ordnance Factory Board: 0.315" Sporting Rifle". Indian Ordnance Factory. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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    "I Have This Old Gun: Lee-Speed Sporting Rifle". American Rifleman. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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    "315 Sporting | RIFLE FACTORY ISHAPORE | Government of India". ofbindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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    "..315" SPORTING RIFLE | ORDNANCE FACTORY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | Government of India". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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    "Our History | RIFLE FACTORY ISHAPORE | Government of India". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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    "Bringing the Lee Enfield into the 21st Century, Indian style". The Firearm Blog. Retrieved 10 February 2016.


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