M 1917 US 30-06 Rifle

"H4831, wish we were a thousand miles or so closer. We could have a great time swapping lies and slopping coffee!"

Yes, that certainly would be nice. You are a great asset to these postings and I would enjoy "picking your brain."
I was once in rural Manitoba, born there.
Here is a picture of a young H4831 with a Reminton 30 Express that earlier made a one shot kill on the mule deer buck, in BC.
Bruce
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H4831 said:
"H4831, wish we were a thousand miles or so closer. We could have a great time swapping lies and slopping coffee!"

Yes, that certainly would be nice. You are a great asset to these postings and I would enjoy "picking your brain."
I was once in rural Manitoba, born there.
Here is a picture of a young H4831 with a Reminton 30 Express that earlier made a one shot kill on the mule deer buck, in BC.
Bruce
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Awesome Picture :)
 
smellie said:
There is an EXCELLENT history, with production figures and design notes, of the US Rifle, caliber .30, M-1917, to be found in "Hatcher's Notebook". Julian S. Hatcher was a Major-General in the US Army, he was a FINE historian, lecturer, teacher and scientist. He was the man who actually discovered the problem with the Springfield and he personally supervised the investgation of EVERY incident of a blown Springfield from 1917 through to 1929. He was an inveterate tinkerer, investigator, designer with a truly holy curiosity. He numbered John Garand among his closest friends and was in on the entire experimental program which led to the Garand Rifle. He HAD the qualifications. To this he adds a writing style which is plain and simple and VERY precise. His works are absolutely ESSENTIAL to any understanding of basic firearms knowledge in the English language.

The original 1947 edition of this seminal work on firearms design and firearms problems may be downloaded as a pdf file from the Military Knowledge Library, either from the sticky at the top of this forum, or by going directly to milsurps.com and taking out a membership. They have literally hundreds of items on firearms history which you can download for free. Our friend Badger operates this site for serious students who want the best information. As with our dear CGN, membership is free. See you there!
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Hatcher's Notebook
Author: Julian S. Hatcher
Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947)
ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover Edition)
Format: 636 pages including plates (Electronic Version)

Starting with the '03 Springfield and '17 Enfield, this authoritative guide describes the development of automatic and semi-automatic weapons, explaining how they work, barrels and experiments with obstructions, strengths and weaknesses of military rifles, receiver steels and heat treatment, headspace, recoil problems, gunpowder, corrosion, triggers, and the Pederson Device. It also covers noted gun makers, tips to match ammunition, interior and exterior ballistics, velocity variation, measuring methods, weights, overloads, and ranges. Invaluable information for shooters, gunsmiths, collectors, ballisticians, and hunters.

Hatcher's Notebook Knowledge Library Entry (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=26926

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Note: Low quality pics shown below are for illustrative purposes only and the quality of the images and text within the content of the PDF file download are much greater.
 
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