P14 and P17 stocks interchangable ?

[Fenix.NZ]

so ive just acquired a 30-06 P14 which has been sported ( i know i know ) .. and was looking for stocks, i see boyds do a P17 stock.. which looks incredibly similar to the P14

whats the difference ? will my 14 drop into a 17 stock ?

 

[purple]

Yes a P14 will fit a M1917 stock. Some inletting will be necessary to fit a new Boyds stock.

 

[John303]

P-14 (Pattern) .303 vs M-17 (Model) 30-06; the action receiver, bolt except for face are the same. The differences are in the mag. well, one was for the.303 the other for the 06. I think the 17 stock would work but you may have to do some minor inletting around the mag. well. HTH --- John303.

 

[Fenix.NZ]

John, its a 30-06 P14 .. or so im lead to believe.. does that just mean its actually a M17 ?

 

[cjw]

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John, its a 30-06 P14 .. or so im lead to believe.. does that just mean its actually a M17 ?

Likely means its a m1917 yes. The boyds stocks work quite well for these, some very minor fitting required of course and they come unfinished. My P14 sits in one now and is a favourite of mine to shoot.

Cheers.

 

[Fenix.NZ]

good to know.. this one has of course been butchered/sporterised .. so if i cant restore it i will just have to make it into a franken17sniperthing

 

[David K]

.. Yes they'll fit. BUT, bear in mind the British used the Volley sights, and the American's didn't. Thus, the fore ends are slightly different,to allow the Volley sights, (which were removed), but the slight bulge remained as did the "Dial". ... There MAY be a little filling or inletting required around the tang. ..... Magazine box as previously mentioned. ..... David K

 

[cyclone]

Are the front "ears" still there , Fenix.NZ ?

Just curious !

 

[Fenix.NZ]

hasnt arrived yet .. should be turning up today, ill let you know.. but not likely.. when things get sported here they just leave it with a post sight generally

 

[sunray]

"...its a 30-06 P14..." Not unless Bubba got at it. Pattern 14's are chambered in .303 British. M1917's, AKA Pattern 17, are chambered in .30-06.

 

[Fenix.NZ]

"...its a 30-06 P14..." Not unless Bubba got at it. Pattern 14's are chambered in .303 British. M1917's, AKA Pattern 17, are chambered in .30-06.

yeah we've established that a few posts back

 

[smellie]

If the `ears` are still there, over top of the action at the rear of the bolt, protecting the rear sight, and the barrel is 26 inches, then you have a restorable rifle.

If anything is missing, you can still build a Frankenrifle. There actually were a few built for the military, with the sight-protecting ears removed, no iron rear sights and a scope mounted on top of the action like a Remington Model 30. No sure if ANY got out, but I have seen a photo of one.

Philippine Army had some scope-sighted M-1917s bfore the Japs came walking in. Several years ago, a friend built one up from a butchered 1917 and a Lyman Alaskan scope. After referring to Plaister`s book, it was accepted as a `Filipino Sniper` in area milsurp shoots. Shot real nice, too. No trouble to get 1 MOA out of a decent 1917.
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[gerardjohnson]

I believe the P-14 was also known as a No.3 Enfield.