Blackmatt wrote:I am slowly assembling an Indian L1A1 (Ishapore 1A). In the USA we can own semi-automatic versions of military rfiles so long as they contain a certain number of USA manufactured parts. A small industry has developed to make these USA parts to comply with the law. Ussually they are small parts easy replaced by the home gunsmith but the big exception is the receiver. All military receivers from foreign military automatic rifles are desroyed at the time of importation into the USA. So, my Ishapore does not have its original receiver. What a pity, actually. The good news is that a company in California is about to make good copies of Indian receivers right down to the correct inscriptions.
Once I'm able to buy a receiver I'll just need to find a few parts before Ihave everything I need.
Hey Blackmatt, welcome to IFG! Glad to see the line of interest.
I'm pleasantly surprised that reproductions of Indian IA Receivers are being made there. In all probability they'll be infinitely, infinitely, infinitely better in quality than the 'originals'.
Of course, for a purist, one wouldn't get it right unless its made rather 'badly' ....
Inscriptions on most Indian military rifles seem to be CNC'd at very low resolution.
Hope the repro receivers are not simply lifts from the British L1A1, for there are a number of subtle differences.
regards,
cc
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