And for you more traditionalist types there are other versions, like this original style tanker carbine:
Some may ack "why bother, when you can already get a boltie in more effective calibers".
Well theres a few reasons:
1. I love the enfield action, but I dont care for .303 british.
2. I don't own any other .303 guns, and I don't plan to, but 7.62 russian? oh yeah. It's the ideal companion piece to this:
3. 7.62 russian is CHEAP.
4. AK mags. It will take the 10 rounder single stack, and can take the doublestacks with modificatiation. Theres just something useful about sharing your ammo, and your mags with your assault rifle (I want a Kel-Tec SU-16 for the same reason)
HT: The Mad Ogre
UPDATE: Reader Brad Tyler writes "I like my 7.62mm NATO FR-8 for the same job. Not as smooth an action as a Lee-Enfield but I can shoot cheap, accurate and powerful .308 instead of 7.62x39."
Oh you mean like this Brad?
These are newbuilt .308's using M14 mags(and I have a lot of both of those things, though never enough). The only problem with it is that it's a hell of a lot more expensive than the surplus rebuilds from Specialty Arms. Posted by cbyrne at March 22, 2005 02:20 PM | TrackBack