is a re-chamberd still c&R?

[mdib870]

if a rifle is over 50+ years old but has been rechambered in the 60s still c&r

[steve91104]

How did determine when the rifle was rechambered?

[mdib870]

rifle was stamped the year of rechambering

[SVT-40]

Are you referring to the Indian Ishapore .308 rifles? If so yes it's still a C&R

[Rule .308]

The Ishapore 2A/2A1 rifles are not rechambers, they are C&R if over 50 years old, but they come stock with a 10 or a 12 round magazine, most of the ones I have seen had the 12 rounders in them.

I would have to consult my C&R regs to be sure but I think they loose C&R status if rechambered. Sure sounds stupid to me though.

[emcon5]

Is a SMLE made for 303 Brit strong enough for 308? I thought Ishapore beefed them up a bit and used better steel for the ones they built in 7.62 NATO.

[dfletcher]

The Ishapore 2A/2A1 rifles are not rechambers, they are C&R if over 50 years old, but they come stock with a 10 or a 12 round magazine, most of the ones I have seen had the 12 rounders in them.

I would have to consult my C&R regs to be sure but I think they loose C&R status if rechambered. Sure sounds stupid to me though.

All Ishapore #2s and 2As are C & R eligible regardless of age. They're specifically listed in the C & R book.

The "original configuration" issue is, seems to me, an always evolving area in the C & R field. ATF asserts original configuration goes to collectibility and that's what we're supposedly all doing. But, a reblued 1957 made Colt Python would probably be "original configuration" yet its collectibility would surely be nearly wiped out.

It doesn't seem to me that a rechamber would change original configuration, with the possible exception of the original caliber being the reason for the C & R designation - and I can't think of an example of that instance.

[sakosf]

Original configuration can be changed on a gun classified as an Antique

[mdib870]

ishapor used a better steel an heat treating process then the enfield smle

[aghauler]

All Ishapore #2s and 2As are C & R eligible regardless of age. They're specifically listed in the C & R book.

Correct, the only issue would be the 12 rd mag in Kommifornica. Brownells used to sell a 10 rd replacement mag.