Pakistani Mk 2's

[browningautorifle]

We have drawn up a proposal to modify 303 rifles to fire rubber bullets,

So...since I know for certain of 12 gauge rubber buckshot availability...and looking at the picture... They look to be like a launcher...here's another from the past here.

[Gil Boyd]

Jim,

Complete travestie in that photo, a trusty converted .303 with an AK47 slung over his shoulder, which made me laugh

[browningautorifle]

a trusty converted .303 with an AK47 slung over his shoulder

And his face covered...as a policeman it makes him what he beholds.

[Gil Boyd]

They see themselves as targets locally, and when the bottle throwing has died down they go home, and then the pay back time happens.
They are poorly paid and take a lot of stick when the preverbial hits the fan. The only way they can conduct themselves in their duties is to cover up!!

[mike16]

Himachal Police to modify 303 rifles to fire rubber bullets
Gaurav Bisht Shimla , August 19, 2014

Finding it difficult to get rid of 303 rifles, the Himachal Police have now decided to modify the brutally-effective firearms that have remained synonym with the state police for more than a century.



Though old guns are the being replaced with modern weaponry, police still have more than 5,000, 303 rifles in its armory. These rifles, known for their aim and sturdiness, will be the modified to fire rubber bullets to disperse crowds at the time of rioting.
“We have drawn up a proposal to modify 303 rifles to fire rubber bullets,” director general of police (DGP) Sanjay Kumar told Hindustan Times.

“We thought instead of dumping these guns, these may be modified for some other purpose,” said Kumar while adding that the modified 303 rifles will be provided to the state police's riot control teams.
Police personnel feel that 303 rifles, which are not self-loading arms, weigh heavy, look monstrous and they hinder movement during critical manoeuvres.

Meanwhile, there is also a proposal to provide 303 rifles for training to special police officers (SPOs) who are deployed in villages along the Chamba border with Jammu and Kashmir.

The 303 Enfield Rifles are now being replaced by the indigenously-manufactured INSAS rifles that are much lighter than these first World War-era guns. INSAS rifles were introduced in the army in 1994 but these too are being gradually phased out to be replaced with better assault rifles being manufactured in England and Israel.

The state police have also proposed to purchase modern guns to equip the cops. “More guns of the AK series will be purchased by the police under its modernisation programme,” said the DGP.

He said that lately Israeli MP guns have also been added to the police armory. The Israeli made MP5 guns are considered to be effective for close combat. Cops on the VVIP duty are being equipped with MP5 guns. There is a proposal to purchase more MP 5 guns which are fitted with night vision devices.
The state police had started its modernisation drive in 2002 but it has been progressing on snail's pace, owing to the paucity of funds for purchasing new weaponry.

“The state has been constantly urging the union ministry of home affairs to be more liberal with its funding so that police modernisation could be given impetus,” said additional director general of police (armed police and training) AP Siddiqui.
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lot of hate and misinformation in the article.

[Flying10uk]

The picture that Jim posted in post 11 looks almost like the Police Officer is shooting a cutaway/skeleton Le-enfield rifle.

[Gil Boyd]

Thats exactly what it is, they bastardise .303's to do that role of dispatching smoke and CS

[browningautorifle]

a cutaway/skeleton Le-enfield rifle

And matches the one in Gil's post (#10) perfectly. I was surprised, they're standard.

[Flying10uk]

Can we assume that they are single shot only and the magazine does nothing following the conversion?

[mrclark303]

Simple as possible mod F10, the mags just a loading platform.

Previous generations of Indian modifications​ replaced​ the magazine with a wooden block.

One of these riot guns would make a very interesting addition to a Lee Enfield collection as possibility, (you never know with India) one of the final variants of "the" classic Service rifle.