Help with my G.R.I Ishapore

[SpikeDD]

Your "gunsmith" was probably referring to the only "Ishapore" he is familiar with... The model 2A and 2A1, which are manufactured to fire .308. Your rifle, unless stamped otherwise, was manufactured to fire .303 and is in fact a No.1 Mk.III manufactured at the Rifle Factory Ishapore, in India. It went through a "FTR" ( Factory Thorough Repair ) in 1931 and retained it's .303 status. If it had been converted to a .410 at the time of the FTR, it would have also been stamped .410 under the 1931. Another conversion done in India was to a "Single Loader" which would have converted the rifle to single shot .303. It would have been stamped "SL" under the 1931 if it had had this conversion done. With a mismatched bolt, just checking the head space is a small part of the procedure to check if the rifle is safe to fire. The load bearing surfaces on the bolt lugs need to be checked to make sure both lugs are making even contact with their corresponding contact surfaces in the receiver. This is something that is very much overlooked by those unfamiliar with Enfields.

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