Engineering:IOF .315 sporting rifle
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| IOF .315 sporting rifle | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bolt-action rifle |
| Place of origin | India |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1956[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.34 kg (7.4 lb) (without magazine) |
| Length | 1,117 mm (44.0 in) |
| Barrel length | 640 mm (25 in) |
| Cartridge | 8mm BSA[2](8×50mmR Mannlicher) |
| Action | Bolt-action |
| Muzzle velocity | 610 metres per second (2,000 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 275 metres (301 yd) |
| Feed system | 5 round box type magazine |
| Sights | Open sight with two leaves, graduated to 100 yd (91 m) and 300 yd (270 m) |
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 rifle is manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli,[3][4] which manufactured Lee–Enfield rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces.
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.
References
- ↑ "Important Milestones". Rfi.nic.in. http://rfi.nic.in/Milestones.html. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ "I Have This Old Gun: Lee-Speed Sporting Rifle" (in en). https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/8/5/i-have-this-old-gun-lee-speed-sporting-rifle/.
- ↑ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli". Ofb.gov.in. http://ofb.gov.in/units/index.php?unit=oft&page=products&lang=en. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ "Ordnance Factory Board: 0.315" Sporting Rifle". Indian Ordnance Factory. http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wsc/5.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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