Er........ I think you have misread the thread Seaspriter and VH! It is a .303" rifle! It CANNOT shoot 7.62 or .308!!!!! It just shows that the so called gunsmith didn't even check what calibre it was. As I said, these local 'gunsmiths', sometimes, cruelly referred to by others - not me you understand - as enthusiastic amateurs, are jacks of all trades but masters of none. This example highlights that I feel.......