Russian 308 ammo in Ishapore 2A1

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   Hi,I have one of those rare Ishapore rifles that pass the 308 Clymer NoGo gauge. I shot some Russian steel case ammo of several brands and it worked very well, reasonable accuracy and very good feeding/extraction. I also read where many people claim using steel cased ammo in Ishapore 7.62 rifles is a bad idea. Is that only true for when the headspace is too big?

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LP1911 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: May 02 2021 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote LP1911 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Russian 308 ammo in Ishapore 2A1 Posted: May 16 2021 at 7:42am
	Hi, I have one of those rare Ishapore rifles that pass the 308 Clymer NoGo gauge. I shot some Russian steel case ammo of several brands and it worked very well, reasonable accuracy and very good feeding/extraction. I also read where many people claim using steel cased ammo in Ishapore 7.62 rifles is a bad idea. Is that only true for when the headspace is too big?

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 17 2021 at 7:04pm
	i think , repeate think , most objections to steel cased ammo is related more to the cartridge and less of the rifle , ive not had an issue with the plain steel cased its the lacquered ones that caused issues for me

LP1911 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: May 02 2021 Location: New Jersey Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote LP1911 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 17 2021 at 7:38pm
	So you use Russian 308 ammo in an Ishapore 2A/2A1 with no issues? With today’s prices even the steel stuff is pretty expensive…

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16998	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 19 2021 at 6:33pm
	i did , a number of yeas ago i divested all three of my ishapore rifles - a mk* , 2A and 2A1 , both of the 308 rifles shot all manner of surplus without issues , the 303 did as well but not any steel case as ive never seen any , my exception , as i stated , the laquerd case which also is an issue in the SKS and ARs , ive not bought any surplus or any ammo for that matter in a couple years so i cant speak to prices ,