New IOF .30-06 Rifle Model of 2012

[Glock 25]

Has the price increased? By how much.
If your pp is nearing expiring, this would still be the rifle to buy in a hurry.
Cheers,
A

Yes it is.

[Glock 25]

Everything of IOF 30-06 is made in India. Nothing of it is imported. It is copy cat model of European design.They have eleven engineers in their CAD team in Ishapore. When asked why they did not copy Mauser 98 or Sako or Weatherby. There was no answer. Impression that I received was that in response to the quotation notice, the ultimately copied rifle was the one which they were able to get at the lowest rate in Kolkata at that point of time. None in the team was hunting or sporting firearm enthusiast. One of them said that cost of production of Mauser 98 is higher.The copied design was considered by them as more contemporary.They have copied the cheapest imported available rifle in Kolkata. I personally feel that the they could have easily introduced the present 315 in 30-06 calibre. At-least it is all steel military design proven by use of millions of rifles in the world wars.Unfortunately bureaucracy is hidebound and seniority conscious. You do what you are told to do. Evidently, since it is a copy cat item, one can get the original steel receiver from Europe and replace the investment casting method produced aluminium alloy receiver [ an outsourced and not in house] of IOF 30-06 rifle.It will add to durability and accuracy. Rigidity of the receiver adds to the accuracy of the weapon.

I am agree with u

[prashantsingh]

Here is something interesting.
I went to this Arms Dealer a week and a half back , and was picking up some ammo for my rifle when I met this gentleman from the Army. He was probably a J.C.O. . He told me that he had bought an IOF 30 06 last year through the Army.
I asked him how much it costed him and he told me it was subsized for the Faujis. He payed only Rs 700/= for it.
I couldn't believe it.
Any fauji's on the forum?
Go ahead and pick up your rifle.

[Skyman]

Sure it wasn't 70,000? 700.....that's a gun for the price of a shirt!!!!

[prashantsingh]

Sure it wasn't 70,000? 700.....that's a gun for the price of a shirt!!!!

Sure about that.
My father (an ex- army officer) bought a car through the canteen which costed him 75k less than the open market.

But a rifle worth 85k for Rs 700/= was a little difficult to digest.I am not sure about how they go about procuring those rifles but they do get them dirt cheap.
Interestingly he was picking up a box of 20 cartridges. 180 grain Sellier and Bellot @ Rs 200/= a pop.
That's more than 4 times he payed for the rifle.

[Safarigent]

700 rs is correct.
But, its for the american garand rifles.
I should know as my dad has also picked one up for 720 odd rs.
Cheers

[rraju2805]

Amit do you think that this gentleman suffers from the said freudian complex? I am sure you would have got the same number with a 3 shot mag

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thanx for the nice video sir..

[Skyman]

Wonder if only one gun can be bought? Also can a soldier of any rank get a gun so cheap?

[Glock 25]

.30-60 Rifel are manafactured in which IOF factory are the best

[Raptor]

700 rs is correct.
But, its for the american garand rifles.
I should know as my dad has also picked one up for 720 odd rs.
Cheers

that's a classic! Wow! A garand! any chance of pics ?

[Glock 25]

Approximately price of this rifile are 90000 in HP ans PB

[Safarigent]

Officers are allowed to choose between handguns and rifles.
Realistically, unless you are retiring or are a general, a hand gun is out of the question.
Everyone else is allowed a rifle. The stocks are getting depleted now.
And its one firearm per army man, officer or soldier.

[Skyman]

Thanks.

[miroflex]

In hunting or self defense rifles the minimum is 5 shot capacity which is practical and more or less a norm. More the capacity the better it is. There is definitely some logic based on requirements that a revolver has usually six shot magazine chamber. I have not come across any two or three shot revolvers which were commercial success. The same goes for the pistol which usually have 13 to 15 shot magazine. Even more than 100 years old 45 ACP is 7 shot pistol.Only the concealed carry pistols have 6 or 7 shot magazines. Pocket carry snub nosed revolvers in 38/357 calibre do have 5 shot cylinders in some models. But the rifle is not a concealed carry firearm. If it can have 10 shot magazine then it will be advantageous from practical standpoint.Reloading a three shot rifle magazine in an action situation would waste precious moments which can not be retrieved. Coming to the postulation about MARKSMEN who need just one or two shots to compete the job all that I can say is that it is probable that they can manage with one or two shot rifle all the time. The MARKSMEN that I know off here in India, to whom I have accompanied in field situation, were more comfortable with their 5 shot rifles.Personally I would prefer a self loading rifle such as BAR. Unfortunately Indian laws do not permit self loading rifles in private arms licence.There is no substitute for large capacity magazine.

with due respect sir, i beg to differ with you on this one. While i cannot fault your logic about a larger magazine capacity i fail to picture a scenario where one will be called to defend oneself with a sporting rifle in the indian context. For self defense, given our cramped existence, thanks to our burgeoning population, a handgun is surely more 'tactically' viable, no?

Rapror,

If I may, ideally a handgun is very useful in a typical urban self-defence situation.However, if a rifle is the only one you got, why not? And think of other contexts and places where a rifle can be mighty handy to defend one's property and life.

Best-
Vikram

I agree with Vikram. Many of those who carry rifles live in remote areas where the threat may be at a distance. One living in an isolated area or a farm or a village may have to fire a weapon to scare away intruders, whether animals or human beings. In an extremity one may have to wound or even kill an attacker.

Regards.

[Raptor]

Rapror,

If I may, ideally a handgun is very useful in a typical urban self-defence situation.However, if a rifle is the only one you got, why not? And think of other contexts and places where a rifle can be mighty handy to defend one's property and life.

Best-
Vikram[/quote]

I agree with Vikram. Many of those who carry rifles live in remote areas where the threat may be at a distance. One living in an isolated area or a farm or a village may have to fire a weapon to scare away intruders, whether animals or human beings. In an extremity one may have to wound or even kill an attacker.

Regards.[/quote]
I plead 'no contest' sirs, i am young enough to make mistakes and old enough to bow to experience. my contentions were made keeping only the urban scenario in mind but if you gentlemen say 'it can be done' then, to misquote sir naga 'if you say it can be done, you're right, it can be done, by you!'