there has been some odd destructive testing of ishapore 7.62x51 rifles, just like has been done to mosin nagant rifles.

There has been some reports that the testers lodged a milspec bullet in the barrel under the rear sight, and fired a standard cartridge. And the only thing that happened was a blown barrel, and recievers were still reusable.


Does the ishapore rifle actually NEED the 7.62x51 version meet the old testing process for the .303 version? Ive seen speculation on forums that the oiled cartridge was simply a way to get any older Enfield Rifleicon killed during if rebarrelled during a repair cycle for it.

Some speculation that it was only done because of the .303 having a rim.

It is interesting that given the fact that you CANT accurately calculate the forces created by an oiled cartridge as you cant get identical oil coverage and cant compensate for variations in the powder charge.