IOF .315 sporting rifle

IOF .315 sporting rifle
IOF .315 sporting rifle
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	India
Production history
Produced	1956
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 (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); Riflescope can be fitted.

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 which manufactured Lee–Enfield rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces. It's also made in Rifle Factory Ishapore.^[6]

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. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Ordnance Factory Board: 0.315" Sporting Rifle". Indian Ordnance Factory. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ "I Have This Old Gun: Lee-Speed Sporting Rifle". American Rifleman. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "Archived copy". ofbindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Important Milestones". Rfi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

[ofb-2] "Ordnance Factory Board: 0.315" Sporting Rifle". Indian Ordnance Factory. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[3] "I Have This Old Gun: Lee-Speed Sporting Rifle". American Rifleman. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[SRRFI_stats-4] "Archived copy". ofbindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[SROFT_stats-5] "Archived copy". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy". ofb.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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