I recently drove 250 miles to buy the above, (Ishapur, India) manufactured in .308. the rifle is in great shape but because the .303 type bolt is designed to be used on a rimmed cartridge, it won't push the rebated rim of the .308 out of the magazine into the chamber. This only happens when feeding from the left side of the double stack magazine. The seller (J&G sale, Prescott AZ) offered to make it right, but I didn't want to make the drive nor incur the round trip shipping +FFL related expenses. I brought it to a good smith who will try to correct the the problem for $15. He says he's seen a lot of these, and in addition, it doesn't eject reliably.
Has anyone else had these problems, and how were they solved. the rifle originally came from Gibbs Rifle in West Virginia.
Apparently hundreds of thousands of these were manufactured for Indian police use. How could such a faulty product be approved for use?
I asked myself that question, but having lived in India for 5 years, I guess I can answer it.
They're pretty corrupt and stupid.
Has anyone else had these problems, and how were they solved. the rifle originally came from Gibbs Rifle in West Virginia.
Apparently hundreds of thousands of these were manufactured for Indian police use. How could such a faulty product be approved for use?
I asked myself that question, but having lived in India for 5 years, I guess I can answer it.
They're pretty corrupt and stupid.