picked up an Enfield 2A1 "Carbine"

[crowtalks]

I found a good deal on an Indian Enfield that had been converted to a jungle carbine. The gun was made in 1966 and the guy that sold it to me thought it was an arsenal conversion, though I reckon that the importers were primarily the source of the conversions.

I have had an Eddystone, as well as a couple of No 5 carbines in the past and always loved the looks of them but I wasn't a huge fan of the 303 cartridge.

I decided to grab this one because it was chambered in 7.62 Nato, since I have heaps of the ammo, factory and reloads, and plan on running some mild to mid pressure loads through it.

I noticed that the bolt on this clean shooter was a little tight and when I first tried to pull the mag I found it really snug...initially I wondered if someone had glued it in place. I got it out and, saw drag marks along the sides and the leading edge. Its a military magazine, but the serial number doesn't match the gun and the fit of the magazine proved itAttachment 129436 . A few minutes of light grinding and polishing with a dremel rendered a magazine that seated fine.

Now this interesting oddity feeds and ejects fine. I am throwing together some mild loads to run through it and I expect it to be a fun shooter.

Some purists pan these weapons as fakes (which I guess they technically are, if the seller is passing them off as No7 Jungle Carbines) but I like the looks of them, and it makes a fun plinker.

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