2A1 Ishapore terrible accuracy + other problems

[Brian Dick]

Almost forgot. If memory serves, the test that Peter Laidler did was on 11 assorted 2A and 2A1 rifles that were at the HQ, SASC. The bodies were only tested for Rockwell hardness and all tested the same as WW1 SMLE bodies. Whether or not the 7.62 RFI bodies were made with a higher grade of steel remains to be seen but it makes good gossip I reckon.

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Roger,

I have a bolt head on my desk that came from an L42A1 that a guy blew up trying to shoot M118LR, (full house loads w/175 SMK pill), duplication handloads. A very harsh lesson and he was lucky not to be hurt. It's all the proof I need that sticking to the ammo and pressures these rifles were designed for is imperative. I also have to admmit that they never cease to amaze as the rifle body itself was undamaged even though the bolt head came apart and the bolt bod cracked for almost it's entire length. I was lucky to have a few 19T bolt bodies and heads and built him a new bolt assembly, test fired it and it was fine.

Brian