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I am not positive about the '16, it may be a reference to the year it was proofed (repeatedly) by the British, however it is a .303 - so it is a model/type/pattern p14. A 30-06 would make it the American issued p17. If you wish to semi-restore the reciever, you may want to find a volley sight on ebay for your disc, and a sporterized p14 with the sights still intact, and use it in place of the butchered one. The worse bubba'd p14, the better to the purists crowd. It would probally be easier, anyways. Cheers!

~Thomas
 
Thomas, thanks for the info. I think the plan for now is to find a decent barreled receiver and put that into the nice stock. I might try so "fix" the receiver as a metalworking project but I don't think it would be easy.

How much can I expect to pay for the volley sights?

Thanks,

Nick
 
I'd find the best "Winchester" barrelled action I could and use your stock/parts to make one good one. The receiver has been milled down and there's a little more material missing than the "ears". A good Winchester barrelled action going to cost you $200 -250. Well worth the effort when the finished rifle will be valued in the $750 -1000 range. Ron
 
7offsuit2 said:
... it is a .303 - so it is a model/type/pattern p14. A 30-06 would make it the American issued p17. ...
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P14 is the correct short form of the British designation Pattern 14 for the original .303British rifles. The design was reworked for .30-06 calibre for the U.S. Army but then an American issued .30-06 would be more correctly called by its American designation: M1917. Some of these were supplied to Britain and Canada in WWII and then would have been called P17 in some British and Canadian training manuals. Most of us know what is meant by P17 and I don't mean to say that is wrong, just "more correct" to use the American name for the American version.
 
Have you got the Winchester magazine box (unique to Winchester and won't fit ERA or RE receivers), sights?. trigger guard, etc? Would make a great P14 if you had all matched parts. Ron
 
1916 would be the year it was accepted. If you look at the muzzle end of the barrel the date it was made will be stamped there. most likely it will be the same
 
Russia Berdan Let me know if you need anymore pictures,

rgg_7 Is it simply a "W" that indicates Winchester? I see lots of "E"s

Here's more pictures:

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Bubba don't like no front sights
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If anyone knows where I could find a Winchester barreled action please PM me.

Cheers,

Nick
 
What I don't understand is why would bubba spend the time machining the rear ears and the front sight but not chop the stock? He get lazy? Or forget about the project?
 
Dyspnea said:
What I don't understand is why would bubba spend the time machining the rear ears and the front sight but not chop the stock? He get lazy? Or forget about the project?
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He had a new sporter stock he bought from the states. The original stock was to go in the garbage or burn pile.

Tyler, good eye. At least it's a decent carve job. I couldn't tell until you pointed it out and I compared it with others on the internet.
 
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