Indian SMLE .308 caliber bolt rifles.

[Adam Helmer]

gumpok & Gil,

gumpokc,

The three Match M14s I refer to were not select fire, rather they were sans the selector and semi-auto only. In fact, Gil fired two of them in the past.

I agree that the Indian 7.62x51mm arms MUST be loaded judiciously and shot with "low end" pressure rounds as I said in a prior post that I feed mine. Really, we have many more areas of agreement than disagreement.

There were days I wished I could have put .357s into my M10 .38 Spl. S&W while on duty. Be well, my friend.

Gil,

I really wish Brit hunter would tell us what those folks are up to when they try to keep an SMLE action pushing loads supersonic at 1200 yards! I do shoot "low end" charges in my Indian SMLEs. I see SAAMI puts the maximum pressure of the .308 Winchester at 52,000 psi. My handloads are well BELOW that.

I say again, if anyone comes across a nice Indian 7.62x51mm MKIII rifle or Jungle Carbine, buy it and enjoy a piece of military history. I only have 3 so far, but there are a few gun shows yet this year.

Adam