U.S. Rifle M1917

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#1 Post by **rufrdr** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:18 pm

Picked this up today at the local range for $300 which is a more than fair price in these parts. The range owner called me to say a guy wanted to get rid of it because the recoil was too much for his shoulder. The rifle owner is like many of us at this age, the shoulders are breaking down from a lifetime of shooting. The rifle looks like a WW2 rework, Remington rifle with a 12-17 barrel date, R marked parts with a WW2 parkerized finish sitting in an Eddystone stock. Very nice bore. The beech handguard has me puzzled, maybe a WW2 British P14 replacement guard? I've seen WW2 U.S. birch wood for the 1917 but not beech. Oh well it will shoot as well either way. Good thing for me I had taken a day off from work today to handle things at home and was present when the call came in. Can't wait to shoot it.

#2 Post by **the running man** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:50 pm

loves it,ive one myself,and its a mans gun,dont care what anyone says!!!

#3 Post by **ovenpaa** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:11 pm

They are oddly alluring rifles, I have the P14 and it has to be a keeper, a tremendous rifle and to this day I cannot understand why they are not more popular

#4 Post by **20series** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:14 pm

Very nice, I shot one when Liquidice joined us at Bisley last time, amazingly accurate once i sorted point of aim

Alan

#5 Post by **dave_303** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:34 pm

I had a P14, in pre-weadon repair condition, sadly had to let it go, one of the saddest days of my life

#6 Post by **meles meles** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:53 am

We've just acquired something similar for the Sett Armoury too: a nice P14 Winchester that has been re-barrelled with an Enfield hammer forged barrel and Parker Hale target sights. Pretty good accuracy...

#7 Post by **dirtbag** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:37 pm

rufrdr wrote:Picked this up today at the local range for $300 which is a more than fair price in these parts. The range owner called me to say a guy wanted to get rid of it because the recoil was too much for his shoulder. The rifle owner is like many of us at this age, the shoulders are breaking down from a lifetime of shooting. The rifle looks like a WW2 rework, Remington rifle with a 12-17 barrel date, R marked parts with a WW2 parkerized finish sitting in an Eddystone stock. Very nice bore. The beech handguard has me puzzled, maybe a WW2 British P14 replacement guard? I've seen WW2 U.S. birch wood for the 1917 but not beech. Oh well it will shoot as well either way. Good thing for me I had taken a day off from work today to handle things at home and was present when the call came in. Can't wait to shoot it.

Very nice, I have one also, make a cracking noise similar to an m44

PaulR · #8 Post by **PaulR** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:53 am

Gunshop in Naples, Florida last November had just bought a few rifles from the widow of a WW2 vet. Among them was an M17 in what looked to be unissued condition.

Serial number on it was 51. I think the guy in the shop had not worked out its value when I saw it, he said he was tempted to keep it.

Would the serial number add value to it, my guess is yes?

Cheers

Paul

25Pdr · #9 Post by **25Pdr** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:08 pm

Got this P14 from an elderly Gentleman member of our Clay Team. He insisted on letting it go for £100 despite the fact I told him it was worth a wee bit more.

It is a Winchester and has been rebarreled at sometime in its history. A keeper.....

#10 Post by **ovenpaa** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:33 pm

That looks like a good honest P14 and at a price far too good to refuse. I still cannot understand why they can go for such prices as they are head and shoulders above the SMLE in some respects.

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