Restoring a P14 Enfield

Steve.30-06

Steve.30-06

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Hello everyone!
A while back I came into possession of this sporterized rifle, it's a P14 Enfield in .303 British.
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I aquired it after doing some trading with my older brother. After some time and being unsure of what to do with it, I came to the conclusion to try restoring it back to its original military configuration. I am currently having a really hard time finding a full length stock for it, they seem to be the rarest of parts to get for these rifles. I have looked on Marstar, Numrich, Ebay, Amazon, Boyds, and many other online sites, not to find a single one, none of them have a full length military stock for my rifle. I even tried going to the local gunsmith in town to see what he has and he couldn't help me. Does anyone here know where I can find one or have one their willing to part with? I live on Vancouver Island, B.C. and am limited on travel. Any ideas or help on finding one would be greatly appreciated.
 
You have a few options. Keep checking the sites the mentioned as well as others. You never know what they get in. You can also check out gun shows for a stock when they are near you. You can check EE as occasionally things like this turn up. One thing you must keep in mind is that these are relatively scarce at the moment but not impossible to find. For such a project, I would recommend a great deal of patience. Networking doesn't hurt either.
 
I am sure its a P14 as it is stamped .303 British on the side of the receiver and it chambers .303 British just fine, I've never heard of P17 Enfield being chambered in anything other than .30-06 Springfield, other than the many sporterized ones done by professional and hobby gunsmiths. Not sure why its in a P17 stock, just came that way from the previous owner. I am also contemplating buying a deactivated P14 Enfield and cannibalizing it to restore this rifle if I can't find a stock.
 
Honestly I wouldn't bother. A original P14 can be had in the 400$ range. By time you buy all the parts to make it back to that configuration you will have already spent close if not more than that amount. To top it off P14 stocks are for the most part off the market as you are discovering. Just some advice.
 
Eaglelord17 said:
Honestly I wouldn't bother. A original P14 can be had in the 400$ range. By time you buy all the parts to make it back to that configuration you will have already spent close if not more than that amount. To top it off P14 stocks are for the most part off the market as you are discovering. Just some advice.
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True enough, I have been contemplating that option as well. Just thought it would be nice to restore it as something to do.
 
Steve.30-06 said:
I am sure its a P14 as it is stamped .303 British on the side of the receiver and it chambers .303 British just fine, I've never heard of P17 Enfield being chambered in anything other than .30-06 Springfield, other than the many sporterized ones done by professional and hobby gunsmiths. Not sure why its in a P17 stock, just came that way from the previous owner. I am also contemplating buying a deactivated P14 Enfield and cannibalizing it to restore this rifle if I can't find a stock.
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That would definitely make it a 303 :). I have seen many m17s advertised as 303 so the stock looked like that.
 
I ended up restoring one myself a few years back. The parts can be tricky to get ahold of, certainly.

Your best bet is to try and buy all the metal you can from Numrich. They also have the handguards, or at least last time I checked they did. After that it's a matter of waiting to find a stock. It could take a while but it's something to put on the "list" of things to hunt for. Alternatively you can try searching online for it. I found mine on a site by typing "P14 Stock" into Google/Yahoo/etc. I was able to find one in the states, and all the guy wanted me to do was get an Import Certificate (Fill out an online form) to prove Canada Customs would accept its import.


As for the $400 complete P14's? Please tell me where I can find a dozen of these.
 
Glad to hear you had success in restoring one, I bet if I had my rifle 5 or more years ago I would probably have had a better chance of finding a stock than I do now. I will get what I can from Numrich for metal parts, and yes they do have the wood upper front and rear handgaurds, they seem to be everywhere I look unlike the stocks. I tried emailing Boyds Gunstock Industries a week ago to see if they would make them again or if they had any left over stock of them, but they aren't responding back to me.
 
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