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308 and british 308

mdcacmdcac Member Posts: 208 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in General Discussion
whats the diference between a 308 and british 308 or are they the same. the reason i ask is that i kind like the enfields and wanna what they shoot.
thanks mdcac
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  • jeenyesjeenyes Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is the same. Some of the weapons were made over here and were chambered for the 308.

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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    Just to make sure, you're not talking about .308 and .303 brittish are you?

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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The british used both. The 308 (7.62 NATO) most recently, Their older weapons were in 303 British (a rimmed cartridge)
    It was (is) a fairly easy job for a arsonal to convert a rifle (new barrel and boltface.
    If it has been converted it should be clearly marked as such.
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  • S&W ManS&W Man Member Posts: 208 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Most of the British 308 Enfields were made in Ishapore. The ones from England were conversions. A 303 converted can be questionable depending upon what they did to the reciever. The Ishapore 308 had a reciever designed for the 308. Many 308 conversions can be questionable unless converted from a .30-06, not normally any question there.

    I have a pair of the Ishapore 308 Enfields.

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