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Ishapore Enfield
Dear 18Bs (and others),
I went into a local pawn today and amongst all the typical hocked mess of rifles and shotguns, they had an Enfield MKIII on the wall. Under closer inspection and some google-fu, I have learned it is in Ishapore made in India. These seem to be good rifles with some people saying the steel is nicer than that of the original Brit built ones.
My main question is about the chambering. The store has it marked .303, but looking online seems to show that these were all .308? Were there Ishapores made in both calibers or is the store simply uninformed?
Any ideas from anyone on value? They have it marked $300 but their first offer was $250. I figure I might shoot for $200. Sound fair?
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