p17 enfield price?
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Kind of curious where you'll find a P17 though. - dan
LOL,
I read my original post and you are right one could assume I am the buyer.
I have my fathers, He had built in the late 60's-early 70's by a gunsmith Gilles Bourdon who purchased 5 unfired actions with BBLS packed in grease in the original wooden box. Gilles was originaly a LaSalle Fireman who later on became the expert balistics consultant for the Montreal Police dept.
I've had it since the 80's and for many years used it for Caribu and moose hunting. Havent used for a long while now and rather than gathering dust I thought to sell it for someoneelse to enjoy but at $400 i'ts not worth selling.
Enfield Model 1917 "sporters".....
There's nothing wrong with it and it would cost lots to have a competent 'smith reproduce the same rifle today.
However, sporter Model 1917's just don't command high dollars. Especially these days with so many different choices available in bolt rifles.
NAA.
There's nothing wrong with it and it would cost lots to have a competent 'smith reproduce the same rifle today.
However, sporter Model 1917's just don't command high dollars. Especially these days with so many different choices available in bolt rifles.
NAA.
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Dan is sharp...there's no such thing as a P-17...
there are Pattern 14's, AKA P-14
and Model 1917's..AKA M-17..no P-17....
is your rifle 303?..or 30-06?
The M1917 Enfield, "P17 Enfield", "American Enfield", formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" was an American modification and production of the British .303 caliber P14 rifle developed and manufactured during the period 1917-1918.
The one I have was produced by Winchester in 1917 It's not Renington or an Eddysone, it was originaly a 30-06.
I hope it clears things up for you.
After WW2 there was a great shortage of sporting equipment, including rifles. None were made for commercial use in war time, and it took a few years after the war before one could simply go to a store and buy a rifle.
A great many P17s were turned into sporters, often by people who thought they were gunsmiths. Bishop stocks were available, in different grades, almost completely inletted, so very little work and not much money was required to make a fairly presentable sporting rifle, albiet pretty heavy.
I saw more made by Eddystone than Remington or Winchester.
There is likley quite a few of them out there yet, someplace.
A great many P17s were turned into sporters, often by people who thought they were gunsmiths. Bishop stocks were available, in different grades, almost completely inletted, so very little work and not much money was required to make a fairly presentable sporting rifle, albiet pretty heavy.
I saw more made by Eddystone than Remington or Winchester.
There is likley quite a few of them out there yet, someplace.
model 17
I have 1, re-chambered to 308 norma mag.all original matal work with a cut down military stock.picked up an inletted bishop for it,should have it together in a few years after the other 4 projects!for some reason i just love these old sporters and mausers too.gave my brother a p-14 303 and he took his first elk with it last year.send me a pm on what you're looking to get for it.i have 4-500 pcs of win mag brass and no win mag any more.
Dean C
I have 1, re-chambered to 308 norma mag.all original matal work with a cut down military stock.picked up an inletted bishop for it,should have it together in a few years after the other 4 projects!for some reason i just love these old sporters and mausers too.gave my brother a p-14 303 and he took his first elk with it last year.send me a pm on what you're looking to get for it.i have 4-500 pcs of win mag brass and no win mag any more.
Dean C
