Indian SMLE .308 caliber bolt rifles.

[Adam Helmer]

About 3 years ago I bought a mint condition Jungle Carbine "Clone" in .308 caliber and a mint condition MkIII .308 "clone." Both arms have mint bores and shoot my jacketed and cast bullet handloads to about the same point of impact with the battle sights at 100 yards. I paid $100 for each arm and will buy any others I run across.

The Jungle Carbine has the typical MkIII rear sight rather than a receiver peep sight, but it is a handy arm for carry about the farm. The MkIII is robust and akin to toting a fence post, but it is very accurate with my hard cast 173 grain Lyman #311471 bullets and 13.5 grains of Unique. Both arms have 12-round magazines and are a part of military history transitioning from bolt arms to self-loaders. If you find one in nice shape, buy it and enjoy a piece of history. Good shooting.

Adam