IOF .30-06 Sporting Rifle
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Also known as: Ishapore .30-06, RFI .30-06 Sporting Rifle
Overview
The IOF .30-06 Sporting Rifle is a bolt-action sporting rifle produced by the Rifle Factory Ishapore under India's Ordnance Factories Board, chambered in .30-06 Springfield. Built on the Lee-Enfield-derived action that Ishapore has manufactured for over a century, it feeds from a charger-loaded internal magazine and is sold to licensed Indian civilians for hunting and personal defence, the .30-06 being a permitted non-military chambering under Indian firearms law.
Specifications
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Two Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 880 m/s (2887 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 4515 J (3330 ft·lbf) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .30-06 Springfield · primary — also known as 30-06, .30-06 Sprg, 7.62x63mm
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Charger Loaded Internal Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety Lever
- Features: Lee Enfield Derived Action, Charger Loaded Magazine, Iron Sights, Sporting Wood Stock
Service history
Operators
- Indian civilian licensees
Production
Long-running civilian product of Rifle Factory Ishapore; production figures not published.
Origin
Country of origin: India
Notes
Offered by Rifle Factory Ishapore alongside its .315 sporting rifle, .22 sporting rifle and .22 revolver in the OFB civilian product line. Detailed factory dimensions (weight, barrel and overall length) are not publicly published; those fields are left null.
Background
Because Indian law bars civilians from owning rifles in current or former military calibres, Rifle Factory Ishapore rebarrels its century-old Lee-Enfield action into legal sporting rounds like the American .30-06 Springfield, turning a WWI-era British service design into a government-made hunting rifle for Indian gun owners.