People were shooting them in the Vintage Military rifle Match at Camp Perry.
I’ve never killed a deer with an Enfield, which means both a rifle and a deer are looking for me.
In original .303, I might shoot one in a match, but I have an Ishapore Enfield in 7.62 NATO that would pulverize your collarbone if shot at match quantities. Really bad buttplate design, but a really nice rifle otherwise.
Yours may not have the same buttplate as an Ishapore. They were manufactured in India. The buttplate is convex with the apex running vertically. The recoil is then focused on an area a little larger than a pencil, which is reduced further by the width of the bone in the shooter. Hurts like Hell. If flat or slightly concave it would distribute the force much more evenly. I keep planning to address the problem by either making a new one or use of a recoil pad or something, but haven’t done it yet.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:41 am
People were shooting them in the Vintage Military rifle Match at Camp Perry.
I’ve never killed a deer with an Enfield, which means both a rifle and a deer are looking for me.
August 11th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
In original .303, I might shoot one in a match, but I have an Ishapore Enfield in 7.62 NATO that would pulverize your collarbone if shot at match quantities. Really bad buttplate design, but a really nice rifle otherwise.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am
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That’s encouraging to hear, I haven’t shot it yet.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Yours may not have the same buttplate as an Ishapore. They were manufactured in India. The buttplate is convex with the apex running vertically. The recoil is then focused on an area a little larger than a pencil, which is reduced further by the width of the bone in the shooter. Hurts like Hell. If flat or slightly concave it would distribute the force much more evenly. I keep planning to address the problem by either making a new one or use of a recoil pad or something, but haven’t done it yet.