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IOF .315 sporting rifle

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Type
  
Bolt-action rifle

Length
  
1,117 mm (44.0 in)

Cartridge
  
8x50mmR Mannlicher

Place of origin
  
India

Barrel length
  
640 mm (25 in)

Weight
  
3.34 kg (7.4 lb) (without magazine)

The IOF .315 sporting rifle is a civilian version of the British military Lee–Enfield rifle, chambered in the 8x50mmR Mannlicher cartridge rather than the .303 British military cartridge due to Indian gun control laws. The rifle is made by the Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli, which manufactured Lee–Enfield rifles for the British colonial Indian Army and post-independence Indian forces. It has a box-type magazine which holds 5 rounds and uses an 8 mm cartridge based on the 8x50mmR Mannlicher, but is loaded with hunting-type bullets rather than military ones.

References

IOF .315 sporting rifle Wikipedia