M1917 Rifle For Review!

[GIZMO8Z]

It's chambered in 30.06.

[relicz]

A couple of good articles Joe.

http://www.odcmp.org/503/rifle.pdf

U.S. Rifle M1917 Markings

[deadeye]

while back placed an add on craigs list lookin for ammo. some kid called . his grandpa passed and his grandmother wanted all the ammo out the house. thee were alot of ww2 headstamped ammo. had a few rds of 303 , stamped 44 . was gonna give you one for diplay w/your rifle. there were also a pile 30 carbine steel cased m1 carbine headstamped 44 also . from what i understand the steel caseing was an expermental case. i know NY is funny about sending ammo in that state. but if you want 1 of each .your more than welcome. just need to figure out how to send without any proplems. deadeye

[Moshemotom]

what caliber cardtrigde does it take. i may have a b.day gift for you.deadeye

It takes the same .30-06 cartridge as the M1903 Springfield and M1 Garand would take.

Tom

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Joe beat me to it!

[GIZMO8Z]

while back placed an add on craigs list lookin for ammo. some kid called . his grandpa passed and his grandmother wanted all the ammo out the house. thee were alot of ww2 headstamped ammo. had a few rds of 303 , stamped 44 . was gonna give you one for diplay w/your rifle. there were also a pile 30 carbine steel cased m1 carbine headstamped 44 also . from what i understand the steel caseing was an expermental case. i know NY is funny about sending ammo in that state. but if you want 1 of each .your more than welcome. just need to figure out how to send without any proplems. deadeye

I appreciate your generosity, but no thank you. I have quite the stockpile of shootable 30.06 and some collectible rounds.

[GIZMO8Z]

A couple of good articles Joe.

http://www.odcmp.org/503/rifle.pdf

U.S. Rifle M1917 Markings

Thanks for the resources! Looks like the receiver of my rifle was made in October 1917.... Then it either waited for a July 1918 barrel or was rebarreled later.

[GIZMO8Z]

Yesterday I put in a bid on a cleaning kit on ebay for $30+... Lucky I was outbid, because I remember that this was in a spare parts bin at my local gunshop. Of course I was able to talk them down on the price!


I also got this for $10

[relicz]

Thanks for the resources! Looks like the receiver of my rifle was made in October 1917.... Then it either waited for a July 1918 barrel or was rebarreled later.

Go with part of an overhaul, therefore - Remington receiver with an Eddystone barrel.

[GIZMO8Z]

Go with part of an overhaul, therefore - Remington receiver with an Eddystone barrel.

I figured as much. Still, Remington was the parent company of Eddystone. Maybe Remington needed a batch of barrels and Eddystone obliged?

[crites1234]

I swear joe you get all the toys i want lol Great buy man have fun with it