Enfield .308 Heads up

PONTIACDM · 05-02-2008, 11:27 PM

I just wanted to let all the Enfield guys know about this if no one else has posted it yet. 308 Enfields for $179.00!!! Getting mine on Monday.
AIM New Rifles! New Rifles!

SwedeSteve · 05-03-2008, 03:49 AM

Thanks for the heads up!

dkp9782 · 05-03-2008, 01:58 PM

thats what I paid for mine 3 years ago! cool! mine's a 65, in next to new condition. Love it! just don't use 308 ammo in it. Too high pressure, uses 7.62 nato, sure you've heard all this before! a 150 grain Hornady spire point boat-tail, 40.0 grains h4895, and a cci 200 primer in Lake City (LC91) brass, equals one ragged hole at 50 yards!

Romey · 05-03-2008, 02:20 PM

Id like to hear a unbiased report when you get yours.

Romey · 05-04-2008, 04:48 PM

I wanted to add, the pressure isnt really as much of a issue, though there is a differance but the headspacing between the 2 are different as well as Mil Spec brass is thicker and that is the major problem. Though 12,000 psi is a huge differance.

timberlord · 05-04-2008, 08:41 PM

It's stamped 7.62mm on mine , not .308 .

irish murphy · 05-05-2008, 01:34 AM

The pressure is the difference mate.I wouldnt use 308 through one myself.I have used 7.62 millitary brass through 308 before.Only thing i had to do was remove the primer crimp full length size it and make a start load.

NRAJOE · 05-05-2008, 11:45 AM

Paid $100 for mine...sold it for $200...didn't like it...

Capt'n Mil Coll · 05-05-2008, 02:13 PM

Got Mine for $78.00. Shot around 2500 rounds of .308 through it so far. Never shot any 7.62 through it. Probably never will.

irish murphy · 05-05-2008, 02:17 PM

Bully for you

samuel · 05-05-2008, 02:55 PM

The difference is CIP(European)and SAAMI(American)standards.There is no pressure problem between 7.62x51mm nato and American fanufactured ammo.The difference is in chamber standards.A minimum reading on a CIP chamber may be larger than a maximum reading on a SAAMI chamber and cause headspace problems for SAAMI spec ammo in CIP chambers that can rupture american casings used in European chambers.Often European ammo is difficult or imposible to chamber in American MFG chambers because of the smaller American chambers. sam.

irish murphy · 05-06-2008, 02:39 AM

Bully for you too

PONTIACDM · 05-06-2008, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romey

Id like to hear a unbiased report when you get yours.

Well it seems that I'm going to have to wait on this gun. I was driving past a Yamaha dealer over the week end and stopped in. I came out with a used dual sport bike. I justified the purchase with the 75 miles per gallon rating. So, if someone buys a Enfiield 308 from Aims let me know the condition it was in. Thanks

05-02-2008, 11:27 PM	#1
PONTIACDM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 625	Enfield .308 Heads up I just wanted to let all the Enfield guys know about this if no one else has posted it yet. 308 Enfields for $179.00!!! Getting mine on Monday. AIM New Rifles! New Rifles! __________________ We are best friends but if zombies are chasing us. I'm kicking you in the leg!!

05-03-2008, 03:49 AM	#2
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,449 Images: 1	Thanks for the heads up! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-03-2008, 02:20 PM	#4
Romey Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 473	Id like to hear a unbiased report when you get yours. __________________ Romey High Country Knives http://www.highcountryknives.com

05-04-2008, 04:48 PM	#5
Romey Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 473	I wanted to add, the pressure isnt really as much of a issue, though there is a differance but the headspacing between the 2 are different as well as Mil Spec brass is thicker and that is the major problem. Though 12,000 psi is a huge differance. __________________ Romey High Country Knives http://www.highcountryknives.com

05-04-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 299	It's stamped 7.62mm on mine , not .308 . __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg

05-03-2008, 01:58 PM	#3
dkp9782 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nebraska, VERY close to colorado, wyoming Posts: 2	thats what I paid for mine 3 years ago! cool! mine's a 65, in next to new condition. Love it! just don't use 308 ammo in it. Too high pressure, uses 7.62 nato, sure you've heard all this before! a 150 grain Hornady spire point boat-tail, 40.0 grains h4895, and a cci 200 primer in Lake City (LC91) brass, equals one ragged hole at 50 yards!

05-05-2008, 01:34 AM	#7
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	The pressure is the difference mate.I wouldnt use 308 through one myself.I have used 7.62 millitary brass through 308 before.Only thing i had to do was remove the primer crimp full length size it and make a start load.

05-05-2008, 11:45 AM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,060 Images: 3	Paid $100 for mine...sold it for $200...didn't like it... __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

05-05-2008, 02:13 PM	#9
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,317 Images: 15	Got Mine for $78.00. Shot around 2500 rounds of .308 through it so far. Never shot any 7.62 through it. Probably never will. __________________ Let's light this fuse and see what happens!

05-05-2008, 02:17 PM	#10
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	Bully for you

05-05-2008, 02:55 PM	#11
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	The difference is CIP(European)and SAAMI(American)standards.There is no pressure problem between 7.62x51mm nato and American fanufactured ammo.The difference is in chamber standards.A minimum reading on a CIP chamber may be larger than a maximum reading on a SAAMI chamber and cause headspace problems for SAAMI spec ammo in CIP chambers that can rupture american casings used in European chambers.Often European ammo is difficult or imposible to chamber in American MFG chambers because of the smaller American chambers. sam.

05-06-2008, 02:39 AM	#12
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	Bully for you too