Holy cow! I don't think I ever saw a 1917 that Bubba got to!
Seriously, what you have there is either a M1917 (if it's .30-06) US rifle or a 1914 (?) if it's a .303 British weapon.
During WWI, the US began making rifles of a Mauser-type action, chambered for .303 to send to the Brits and chambered in .30-06 for us. The US version, M1917, made by Eddystone, Remington and others, was a very strong and accurate rifle and served in greater numbers than the 1903 Springfield. (I'm sure someone will come along and correct me where needed).
The only complaint I have about it is the lack of a fully-adjustable rear sight.
It looks like someone cut yours down into a "sporter." I suppose, if they did a good job, it may still be a good rifle. I would think it will kick a lot harder than a normal 1917 too!
Cool old sporter. Most of you guys are way to young to remember that you could buy a .303 Enfield from a tiny ad in the back pages of any sporting magazine for $15. They did not have all the high power rifles that we enjoy today. The average working man bought mil-surp and made it a sporter, lighter and shorter than original. Great brush guns. They killed many a deer in the fifties and sixties.
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Last edited by madcratebuilder; 05-22-2009 at 09:07 AM.
Cool old sporter. Most of you guys are way to young to remember that you could buy a .303 Enfield from a tiny ad in the back pages of any sporting magazine for $15. They did not have all the high power rifles that we enjoy today. The average working man bought mil-surp and made it a sporter, lighter and shorter than original. Great brush guns. They killed many a deer in the fifties and sixties.
Yah hopefully i can get it out to the range soon, but ammo is really expensive for this gun right now! Unless someone knows where I can get some cheap .303 ammo
Ya, I don't know how much you pay for 303 ammo in the US but in Canada is like $30 a box of 20. Makes me want to start reloading. How easy is it to reload 303 and/or 30/06. I use both
To remove the bolt you first push down on the tiny switch/button on the receiver's right side, then slowly pull the bolt back so that the head is just above the lever.
Then release the switch, which will push the bolt head up just a bit.
Then it can be pulled out.
Once out, if the bolt head rotates too far in the clockwise direction (?), seen from the rear, you won't be able to fully close the bolt after it goes back in.
That's how it works on my newly-acquired Jungle Carbine, and all of these movements are very subtle and not at all easy to notice, compared to the Mosin Nagant.
To remove the bolt you first push down on the tiny switch/button on the receiver's right side, then slowly pull the bolt back so that the head is just above the lever.
Then release the switch, which will push the bolt head up just a bit.
Then it can be pulled out.
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You aint been reading or looking at the pictures, it's a P14 rifle. Mauser style bolt.
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Range report?
