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    Cheers for the advice Bindi. You should be a life coach! I've managed to do the ('take early retirement) & walk the fields at leisure' bit..............I just bypassed the 'make lots of money' part......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roger Payneicon View Post
    Cheers for the advice Bindi. You should be a life coach! I've managed to do the ('take early retirement) & walk the fields at leisure' bit..............I just bypassed the 'make lots of money' part......
    When I wake stretch then say who will I annoy the sh*t out of today you can bet life is good. I can say money is not every thing it just helps a little but life is good very good. I owe Anti biotics.

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    So (apart from the good advice given already) how realistic is the Indian 7.62 mag approach (or is it just a potential pain in the rear end)?

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    The OP just queried the cost of the mags not saying he wanted one or more. They are out there just pricey because of the legalities in some States.

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    Quote Originally Posted by villiers View Post
    So (apart from the good advice given already) how realistic is the Indian 7.62 mag approach (or is it just a potential pain in the rear end)?
    Fitting a 2A1 magazine in a No 4 works well. They charger load, feed and eject better than a Sterling mag. Cheaper, too - about $75 landed ex USAicon for a good repro one.

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    So, I suppose, that´s the way to go. India must have tons of them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bindi2 View Post
    I can say money is not every thing it just helps a little but life is good very good.
    After working all known hours & watches (when at sea) and mainly nights (still do), It does take it out of you, but starting job share last year a few months before xmas, has certainly had a change for the better, money is tight but quality of life plus quality time with the daughter......... priceless, also gives a chance to get through some projects.

    Anyway back on track, Anyone in the UKicon looking for the 7.62mm mags just look at Gunstar or Guntrader, sporters in .308/7.62mm come up now and again with the mags in question, not all are cheap but there are a few bargains to be had, you need to remember also we just got over the festive season, some folk selling are open to silly offers as they overspent......

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    I look at those Enfield mags like this............ If they were made in the mid 60's era of almost agricultural press facilities then moving on 50 years, to press out an identical magazine now should be simplicity itself. It just needs a bit of initial investment in some tooling. Just like remanufacturing anything from MGC kingpins to telescope and IIW brackets to lenses.

    Just needs someone to get started. But difficult, it ain't!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    It just needs a bit of initial investment in some tooling
    That's the expensive bit and if you manage to sell a 100 a year not exactly a good profit margin..... (I,m saying a 100 hundred as I,m not sure what the demand is) but I can't see it being that much......... of course if it was labeled 7.62mm sniper ............

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