Looking for Indian SAF Carbine 2A1 pictures

[Vincent]

I watched the video again, no sign of a sling loop, but that external loop is for the butt stock to lock into.

Yes, the stock locks into the square hole on the bottom of the band.




The sling loop is on the right side of the band.



Seems like a strange place to put it Or maybe someone just put it the band on wrong?

[Vincent]

Not quite relevant to the Q Vince but photos of these are quite hard to source. My friend from darkest Devon went to |India and asked a railway guard if he could photograph his Sterling but he declined and slung it behind his back. At the next opportunity he tried the same ploy by asking NOT about the Sterling, but could his wife stand next to him for a photo. No problem....., but the gun went behind!

Ah! That explains what’s going on here.

[browningautorifle]

they are clearly are using a single recoil spring

That's all we used...

[Vincent]

I watched the video again, I wonder if the external loop has been switched from the left side to the right side by re installing it reversed?

I was wondering the same thing.

It looks like the front of the suppressor is welded on to the tube. So the barrel and the baffels must come out the other end.

I guess the high sights are needed to see over the ring in front of the magazine housing.

[Peter Laidler]

The higher backsight is because the sight on the silenced gun is calibrated for 25 and 50 yards instead of 100 and 200 as per the norm.

[Lee Enfield]

The higher backsight is because the sight on the silenced gun is calibrated for 25 and 50 yards instead of 100 and 200 as per the norm.

According to the Sterling Mark 5 user manual, the rear sight on the Mk5 has both positions calibrated for 100 yards(or meters). One for daylight, and the other aperture for "low light" conditions such as dusk and dawn...

On the previous page it does say something about the typical range for use as being 25 to 50 yards as I recall, though a "skilled user" should be "easily" able to take shots out to 200 yards...
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[Vincent]

Why would they have deleted the 200 yard sight if that were the case?

My very limited experience with the Mk5 makes me think it’s has an effective tactical distance of around 50 yards. So much gas is vented off through the barrel ports to keep the bullet subsonic. That robs a lot of energy.

There’s also the front sight, it’s much too coarse for long distances. You also have to deal with a considerable heat mirage when the suppressor gets hot. That’s probably one reason for the full length thermal sleeve on the Indian gun. The high gloss paint has me baffled. Any ideas?

[Peter Laidler]

L-E is right, the sight is a short range sight. It is the reduced m/v that makes it higher. The 'secondary' low light aperture is the 'button hole' thinggy.

I think the gloss paint answer is the same as the glossy No1 and 4 rifles. They bought a zillion gallons back in 19-whenever and have been using it lavishly, smothering everything in it ever since!

[KUNAL BISWAS]

Saw someone needed some pics of 2A1 ..

[Lee Enfield]

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../mQh3WrI-1.jpg

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../MeRuer7-1.jpg

Saw someone needed some pics of 2A1 ..

Thank you, do you have any other photos?