US Rifle Model 1917

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I recently found this rifle and am interested in value and history. So far I believe it was sportized by BSA (Parker Hale) . It is 30-06 and is stamped BV, BP,NP and nitro proof. The serial # is H1059. Any info would be helpful . I can not post pictures just yet although I could send them email. Thank You
 
I have the exact same gun and it regularly out-shoots a lot of newer , supposedly "more acurate" guns all the time.
It is quite funny to see some dudes jaw hit the ground as this old girl makes one ragged hole group after another with el-cheapo Winchester SuperX 165 grainers at 200 yards.
 
I've got one too, H635x, they must've converted a load of 'em....:cool:

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I had a Model of 1917 that was sporterized by Birmingham Small Arms too. I am not aware that the company ever had any affiliation with Parker Hale though.

It was very accurate. I can recall shooting a 20 shot group roughly the size of a quarter at 100 yards, with Federal 180 gr. Classics.

Bell & Carlson makes a great fiberglass stock for these rifles, and Timney makes a great Sportman's trigger for it too.

I found a Redfield Jr. Win 70 LA one piece base, fit the action the best to mount a Leupold 3-9x40mm VX-II.
 
I have one that BSA did about 1960, one of their deluxe models with new wood, white-line spacers and all the rest. It has a genuine steel-tube Weaver K-4 mounted and groups under an old-style threepenny bit when I can hold it down.

I am NOT complaining one little bit.
 
I have one as well, H337X. I posted pics and a neat story about it a couple of years ago. Short version - my Dad sold the rifle and 50 years later, I was able to buy it back!:p
 
Try washing the oil out of your original (Brake-Kleen works just fine) and then glass-bedding the critter with Acra-Glas.

Those original stocks were top-quality American Black Walnut, for the most part. Hard to find wood that good these days.

If your stock is broken or cracked, you can do the repairs with the Acra-Glas also. It will break again, of course, given that you smack it hard enough, but not in the same place: that stuff is TOUGH!

Enjoy.
 
NAA said:
I paid $350 for mine last year, with bases & rings on it.

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Sorry, I was actually referring to how much I paid for the Bell & Carlson stock.

Coincidentally enough, I paid exactly $100 for the BSA sporterized Model of 1917 rifle too.

I bought it from an older gent who hadn't put many rounds through it.

He was the sort of fellow who who sight his rifle with one round every year, and then shoot one deer with it.

The hardest thing was finding a good one piece base for it.

Luckily, I had friends who owned a gun store, and they literally let me try every mount in the store on it until I found one that fit.
 
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