Remington Model 1917 Enfield
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I'm originally a Kentuckian. I grew up hearing people make jokes about Tennesseans, so when I moved down here I got to start reversing the jokes. :-)
Try holding the bolt and shooting with the middle finger and don't pull the rifle down when you work the bolt.
I own one.
A little humor is always fun! At the end of the day, we are all just Americans.
@@zachreade88 Nobody cares
When I was a kid I remember these being so plentiful and so cheap (along with Springfields). I really like the M1917 a lot. A real battle rifle with great sites. Great ergo's and a tack driver. A bit heavier than the Springfield so less punishing at the range.
You can Google up some information on it, but I think the Eddystone plant, which made so many of these rifles, was actually a subsidiary of Remington, more or less.
My grandad used a P14 in WWII. He was issued it as he was a territorially. He preferred it over the SMLE because of the sights, and never wanted to give it up. Great video - it brought back some good memories of my grandad's stories. Thank you for posting it.
It's popularly referred to as the American Enfield. One benefit of switching to the .30-06 was it made it easier to load from a stripper clip than the original P14 chambered in .303 British. The .30-06 just slides off the stripper clip and into the magazine easier. Feeding was also more reliable with the .30-06 because the rimmed .303 could cause rim-lock.
Also you can load more rds, a plus in a bolt battle rifle. Stripper holds 5, you can put one more on top , then depress the six down, drop one in the chamber, while closing the bolt giving you 7 shots, many Germans learned a hard lessen from the model of 1917, after counting 5 shots and poking their heads up.
Better cartridge and American peep sites
@@kennethhamby9811 Nobody counted shots (or even could) from a single rifle in trench warfare. Nice story, but it is only that.
My granddaddy gave me myEddystone M-1917 in November 1971, It was manufactured in November 1918. It started my US military surplus weapon collection. It will always be my favorite.
On the TV show Shooting USA they interviewed Sgt York's son, he was very specific that his dad didn't like the peep sights and he got and used the 1903 Springfield, and that was the rifle he used in the incident that won him the Medal of Honor. He was very specific that his dad always told everyone he used the 1903 Springfield that day. I don't have the url but that video is available online. We can't ask Sgt York himself, but the next best is is son, and he is positive about that. If you had a guy in your platoon or company in WW1 that was an exceptional rifle shot, and he wanted a Springfield, I think you would make sure he got what he wanted.
Didn't he round up the krouts with his 1911 anyways?
@@Mahukaawenui As the story has been told, he was armed with a Luger pistol which he took off a German. Regular US infantry troops weren't issued a pistol.
Rifles like this are priced based on a number of factors: condition, "correctness," in terms of parts, manufacture, age, who's selling it, etc. You could probably pay anywhere from $500.00 to thousands, depending on condition.
I just picked one up for a 500 in this lovely market.
@@brendanclark3743found one for 180 at a small pawnshop
I used to play with one of these when I was eight. Action was removed, and I never knew I had a classic.
Yeah, the A3 is maybe the ultimate military bolt gun, as it has the peep sight. Much later vintage than this 1917 or the '03 on the table but great shooters.
I always thought those were the most beautiful battle rifle ever issued.
I'd hate to see your wife...
I inherited one of these from my papaw when I was about 15. It's still my favorite thing to target shoot and hunt with a decade later.
Hickok I'm sure you know this but if you had use the lift sight with the peep all the way down you probably have hit the target everytime. The fixed battle sight was set for 450 yards.
I hunted with a sporterized one, and it was good fun to handle in the woods. Sights were the best part. It was my first rifle experience, period, but I could hit milk jugs standing at 150 with that long sight axis and big FOV. Every part of it takes getting used to but it's worth it. He mentions the weird bolt, which it is. I'd never heard of a 2 stage trigger so I thought it was busted, but it's so good. Even lightened the recoil was manageable for a kid, it pushed you straight back and the comb is so low you'll never hit your cheek anyway. It's the definition of quirky but you'll never have more fun plinking an '06.
Appreciate the video on the 1917 and the history of it. I just got back from my local gun shop this afternoon after putting a 1917 Eddystone 30-06 in layaway. It is all original, except sling, and the only thing that I can tell is missing is the front barrel band split sling swivel. I believe this one has a 5 grove barrel, didn't have a my barrel light to see very well but the rifling look very good and clean. It is a original blue, some wore, and not the parkerized versions that I have heard about. The stock is in very good condition, yes it has some marks (scratches) and I did notice that the top handguard had a crack but someone did a good job of repairing it using pins. I count myself lucky cause I got the rifle for $400 tax and all. This will go good with my old war rifle collection. I have a Russian Mosin Nagant, 8x57 K98 Mauser, 7x57 Bruno VZ24 Mauser, 303 No. 4 MK1, a 7.7 Arisaka 99 (bring back) and a 7.35 Italian Carcano. I have all the bayonets for these rifles except for the VZ24 and the Carcano. Now I will have to find one for the 1917!! Again thanks for the video and keep up with all the good videos on your channel.
Sounds like an awesome collection! I have a 1917 , mosin nagant, m1 carbine, m1 garand, lee enfield no5 mk1, Lee enfield no4 mk2. Those old war guns are great fun to shoot. I'd like a k98 and 1903. How do you like your k98?
Okay,okay no need to bragman
This needs a Chapter 2 and a woods walk. What an amazing Service Rifle!
when he said "...seen a guy carrying it around. and I beat him up and took it.." I imagined hickock beating up a British Royal Guard
jasonsteiner57 not with/for a 1917 in 30-06
They've send a lot of them to Britain in 1940, tomarm the Homeguard Witz mit after Dunkirk. Also they have a lot of P14 in .303, the P17 where Mark es with a rein of Red colour around the frontstock and the barrel, so they wouldn't use the Wong ammo in their Gun!
This would have been the "Dads Army" rifle then!
Sgt. York's model 1917 is on display at University of Tennessee. At least I hope it still is, might be a gun free zone now.
My pup is clean
It's high capacity. Probably banned.
@@williamcrowley4018 what kind of dog do you have
I thought York used '03 Springfield?
@@tallen4520 no they missed that in the old movie. he used an m1917
greatest rifle of ww1 no-one barely knows exists.
I had no idea it existed. My local antique firearms shop got one in and after talking about it for awhile, I bought it. No regrets about that purchase. It's wicked accurate, and has awesome sights. I want a 1903 next.
@@MaxwellBenson80 They can be rechamberd for belted magnums, but remember that it doesn't have the safety lug the '98 Mausers have (unless you count the bolt handle).
...and yet it was more common than any weapon other than the G98 or possibly the LeBelle.
Same here my friend! My M1917 is made in september 1918, fully origenal matched! What a beautifull rifle.
Yeah, I didn't think of it, but my Garand bayonet should fit on it. The Garand bayonet is just a shortened version of the WWI bayonet, I believe.
It does not. They made a different bayonet called the M1917 bayonet that fit the M1917 rifle and also M97 and M12 trench shotguns, both Winchester pump action shotguns. It would have been nice if there were interchangeable bayonets, but what do you expect from the government?
My Garand bayonet fits both my Garand and my 03A3
@@johnkeagy5971 yes, but not the M1917 Enfield
That's correct. Not the 1917.
I enjoy all of his shooting videos, down to earth, explains in layman's terms, laid back dude. Thanks. Doesn't try to act like he is an expert on every rifle, shares what he knows.
Hickok York
My first experience with the Enfield was shooting an acquaintance's Winchester '17, such a wonderful and enjoyable rifle. I would love to see another one in my life someday.
I just bought mine from Cabela's for $740. Though mine came from Eddystone, with lots of markings. And the end of the barrel shows 7-18.
Hi, I have a Winchester Model of 1917 made in May 1918 and later re-barrelled in .308 Win by Tom Collins. It is a sweet shooter with the only real problem being the shorter cartridge in the unaltered magazine. I reload my own ammunition for it and always enjoy taking it to the range. Love the videos and watch them all over the pond here in the UK.
The Model 1917 bayonet was copied from the British Pattern 1907 bayonet used on the British Army Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle No.1 MkIII of 1907. These bayonets
had 17 inch blades and were made by Winchester, Remington and Eddystone. The
M 1917 also fit the U.S. WW1 trench shotguns which in turn served in WW2, Korea
and Vietnam. The weapon served more than five decades until replaced by shorter
designs for the American combat shotguns circa 1969-1970.
Couple of things to note about the US 1917. They were used sparingly in WW2. After discontinued use by the Military, the armory sold they domestically. Many were modified for hunting purposes "sporterized". My Dad bought one in the 60s and I still use it today. It's a very reliable rilfe.
My granddad carried one of those in France. Traded it for an '03 because it was lighter, but hated the sights on the '03
I looked up this video because I inherited my Great-grandfather's Enfield 1917. I never knew it had such an interesting history. This is definitely a "keep forever" kind of gun
These were issued to British Home Guard units in WW2. Still quite a few deactivated ones around in the UK.
oh, the sound, the recoil, the weight, the materials used...what an awesome piece of history.
LOVE the 1917! My favorite rifle and best shooter, and I think it's every bit as sexy as the 03.
love the show i have a enfield 1917 at some point it has been completely restored powder coated and re-bored to a 300 win mag its gorgeous and love knowing the history behind it. it has stamps on it still but the rear sight aperture had been removed and has a scope mounted now and i use it for hunting every year. keep up the good work. would go shooting with you anytime bud.
Love watching your videos Hickok, all the way over here in Northern Ireland. It helps ease the pain of not being allowed to own any of that stuff over here!
Arguably one of the best rifles ever made. Very accurate!
I too happen to have a U.S. Model 1917. I researched that just under 2.4 million were made in under two years by Remington UMC, Remington Arms Company, and Winchester Repeating Arms. The British contract for 1.75 million Pattern 14 rifles had just been completed a couple of months before the U.S. contract commenced with changes in caliber, bolt face and sights.
Interestingly, Remington Arms had also been manufacturing Mosin-Nagant Model 91 service rifles for Imperial Russia until Czar Nicolas II was overthrown. About 2 million of those rifles had already been produced by Remington and New England Westinghouse. Most of them were taken over by the U.S. government and redesignated U.S. Model 1916 Service Rifle 7.62mm. Finally, untold tons of ammunition was made for our British and French allies, as well as bayonets, swords, and other implements of war.
These substitute models would find their way into our nation's war reserve, primarily stocking the armories of the National Guard, while Model 1903s continued as the standard rifle of the Regular Army, Navy and Marines. When World War II came about, the U.S. Army had already equipped the Philippine Scouts with some 200,000 Model 1917s, as well as BARs, Thompsons, crew served machine guns and other ordnance. Americans in the Philippines were similarly armed and included '03s and some M1 Garands. In the spring of 1942, after a successful Japanese invasion of the Philippines, most of these small arms disappeared into the high mountain jungles of Leyte, Mindanao and a hundred other islands of the Philippines in the hands of Filipino and American resistance forces. Half a world away, other Model 1917s were used to arm Free French Forces in exile fighting in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and ultimately France, and more Model 1917s were used to arm Nationalist Chinese composite divisions under U.S. and British command in Burma, Thailand and southern China. Finally, there were Model 1917s in the U.S. in the hands of reserve forces and in the hands of War Department and Navy Department personnel guarding factories and shipyards.
Also the US army during the great war were equipped with 30-06 versions of the lee enfield no1 mk3
+jake brown ~~ Jake, I researched the possibility of No. 1, Mk. III Enfield service rifles chambered in the US M1 ball round and could not find any material on the subject. Perhaps you are confusing such a rifle with the .30-06 (M1 ball) chambered Model 1917 which was derived from the British designed/US manufactured Pattern 14 chambered in .303 British. Both were referred to as "Enfields." Except for the bolt faces, bore, sights and markings, the two are identical. The US Model 1917 was an expedient solution to find and produce a more "production friendly" service rifle to supplement the more difficult to produce US Model 1903 service rifle.
+jake brown No they weren't. No1 mk3 rifles were never converted to .30-06 during WWI for the US Army.
My mistake with the rechambering but I've rechecked my source I'll read the segment "shortages of the 30-06 ammunition resulted in many american units being supplied with SMLEs".
+jake brown what is your source? I've never read anything about a shortage of ammunition during the war. Bruce Canfield states in his book "US Infantry Weapons of the First World War" that SMLE rifles were used in limited numbers for training purposes. He also states that only 6 American divisions were lent SMLE rifles during 1918 for combat use.
There has been a highly customized version of this model (The 1917 Enfield) in the local gunsmith's shop. It shares the same action, Except the stock has been sporterized for 1000 yard target shooting, it has 1000 yard target sights, and has been chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. He wants 1,500 for it. It has been done very well though. They are extremely neat rifles.
The m1903 is sexier, but the 1917 is a workhorse.
M1903 looks ugly to me. At least the A1 and A2
But can you make 1903 chambering in 577 trex? No ...1917 can be its strong built reciever
Check out chapter 2 - Remington Model 1917 Enfield Chapter 2 ruclips.net/video/bi2KBkm5-YU/видео.html
My Grandfather carried the Enfield 17 in WWI. Hope to find one for a fair price one day.
"30-06 is tame and doesn't beat you up" my Eddystone agrees, my Remington Game master would like to show you something 😂
Oh man I want a Model 1917 so bad now.
My 1917 is one of the most accurate military rifles I have.
I think mine was returned from the British and had the muzzle counter bored 3-4 inches.
The troops probably wore out the muzzle crown by cleaning with segmented cleaning rods.
I own a prestine Model of 1917 and a 1903. I find the model of 1917 a better rifle. To me it is more accurate on a consistent basis. It has been my deer rifle for awhile.
ive got a 1917 Enfield! got it as a gift from my grandpa!
That rifle is 100 years old and I think I'd still prefer it to modern day ones.
I had an Eddystone Enfield years back,all original,it was a pretty good shooter!
I bought one today.
How much did you pay ?
+Shinobi V 101 600 USD
Wicked I want to buy one but I don't want to drop the cash right now maybe someday but my luck they'd be a thousand dollars.
+Shinobi V 101 gunbroker is the place to check, some people have decent deals. Or keep checking local gun shops and gun shows, you'll never what may show up.
Yeah but all I can ever find are made into sporters and I want a original. Yet the sporters are like $200.00.
I just bought a Winchester made M1917 for 200 bucks, its been sporterized but definitely no bubba job looks like it was done in the 60's. the serial has it coming off the line in sep 1918 and it is the best shooting .30-06 I own.
I'm thinking about picking one of these up. Great video, hope to see a chapter 2 someday.
My Grampa’s deer gun was a 1917 Enfield…completely stock. He did OK with it.
Enfield m1917 is highly desirable.
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What about doing the P14 Enfield? Considering the M17 is practically the 30-06 version of it anyhow. Great review btw
Idk what you decided to get but 30-06 is (well at least was) more easier to get ahold of compared to .303 british
I just got one of these at a yard sale for 250 dollars after watching this I feel like I made a good choice. I love east Tennessee
something to add is it held six in it's magazine vs five
+SonOfTheDawn515 because it's an adaption of the pattern 14 303 (rimmed cartridge!) enfield rifle that was being made by us manufacturers before the us joined the war. the stripper clips only held five rounds though there werent any special clips for the m1917
it is 5+1 because the P14 fired the rimmed 303 and they didn't change the magaqzine
Very interesting. In a game called Verdun, one of the American class carries this rifle and part of the reload animation is him putting an extra bullet after loading the stripper clip.
Cripto136 totally possible.
He’s says that around 1430
Hey Hickok, I love your videos, I live in the uk but when I was younger (17 now) I was given a 1911 from Vietnam and it is such a beautiful gun to fire and for looking at ;)
I have my late granddaddy's 1917 Eddystone that he "partially" sporterized but still has original barrel. Are you using surplus loads or can the 1917 tolerate modern loads, I understand that the action was so good that many turned them into magnums. does this mean it should be okay to use modern ammo in 30-06?
Love your channel by the way!
+R Lo I have an Eddystone M1917 30.06 ... It will cycle/shoot anything you put in it . I reload my own 30.06 ammo and i'v loaded some scorching hot rounds and it takes them just fine.
Any questions you have then fire away ;)
+RodFitzpatrick The M1 Garand is the one that requires light loads, due to the semiautomatic action. The Model of 1917 is one beastly strong rifle, with front lugs. Its fun to put a hot hollowpoint into a milk jug full of water, and then see that the jug was turned into lace.
I have 2, one an unaltered Eddystone .30-06, the other a Sporterized/restocked Winchester in .257Roberts .
Both are Great rifles.
now 100 year's old
Trevor Phillips how's the Business Trev? TPI doing good?
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I purchased a winchester 1917 ,paid around 7to8hundred ,dealer from back east ,best buy but I also have one custom built from pawn shop, big target rifle love them
Both awesome rifles! I have one of both!
There were 7 times as many 1917s made than 1903s through the end of WW I. The '03 was officially the primary rifle, but the Enfield was much more common through about 1921.
lol, I was also gonna point out the 6 round thing and was counting the first couple times you loaded it. didn't feel it need be said but probably should really. good job pointing that out.
You can also put one in the chamber and close the bolt over the ones in the magazine, for a total of seven rounds up.
My first Mil Surplus rifle was a sporterized Eddystone Enfield, and I love that gun. The only things that have been altered on it are the sights (it has a Redfield aperture sight with a brass bead up front) and a replaced ejector (a known issue with the gun). I had been trying to get my hands on an Ishapore 2A (still want one), but when I happened across the 1917 I couldn't say no. The cock-on-closing takes a minute to get used to, but it cycles really quickly with that setup. Nice video HIckock
I always enjoy when you involve the history of the firearms you are featuring.
Keep up the great work!
I purchased a P14 that had been heavily sporterized. By heavily I mean many modifications had been done and done well. It wasn't a "bubba" gun. The large rear sight wings were milled off, barrel turned down on a lathe, barrel shortened and beautifully recrowned, and it had a Bishop stock which I slimmed down. It also had the belly removed in the magazine area. No iron sights as it was drilled and tapped. I mounted a Leupold 3-9 and when I sighted it in my last two shots were touching and dead on the X of the target at 100 yards. That's with the original military trigger too. The gun is definitely a better shooter than I am but I had a good day and there was alot of whispering and raised eyebrows at the range when I brought the target back. It's a Winchester manufactured gun and I hear they were the most accurate. Killed a humongous whitetail doe with it that season. I'm a lefty so the bent bolt is no problem. The only thing I don't like is you have to stack the rounds in the magazine correctly or you get rimlock. Most accurate rifle I've ever owned.
the reason your bolt wasn't shut at the beginning is because you had the safety flipped before the bolt was shut, that's why is you look at the video in the beginning, the lock is way back. When you turn the safety off, the pin shouldn't move forward. what I'm saying is don't turn your safety on before you shut the bolt.
My grandfather also used one in the first world war. According to the York movie, we must assume that most of that action was at less than 100yds. Grandpa's outfit were at the flanks of the marines at the engagement later called Belleau Wood. Atypically(I suppose) it was flat, mowed fields and no extensive trenches. The ground was dry so they could see the German bullets kicking up dust and tried to avoid them. The Germans used an anti-aircraft shell which detonated before hitting the ground. When the Germans tried to move across that ground at 500-600yds away, they put the enfields to good use, according to him.
This is the next long gun on my list.
mine to so it can keep my 03 springfield company.
I picked one up while at a gun show in Raleigh NC, we were visiting family. It's a sweet gun and shoots beautifully. Like you, mine stands next to my 01A3, and I think they've become friends. Best Regards.........Ski
Love how each rifle has it's own family story
Hold what ya got -- they don't make em like that anymore 🤙🏼
I never understood why, say in 1930, they didn't just make a 10 shot mag for the 1917, like the Brits did their .303s, and maybe shorten the barrels 2 or 3 inches. Yes it weight about a pound more than the 03, but much better sights and a 10 shot mag would be not difficult to make. We had a couple of million 1917s.
+Austin Wild Theres truth in that, but they didnt have to load a 2nd clip of 5, if it was a tense situation.
***** The training is a valid point, also imagine a lull in a battle.. how many rounds did I just fire? can drop in one clip but not two whole clips.. ending up with loose rounds or an unknown number of loaded rounds. not ideal.
I had a sporterized 1917 Enfield that I stupidly traded away. It was a sweet shooter. I wish I still had it.
What would be a better choice if you had to choose between the two? And why?
My great grandfather had one in WW1 and admittedly I don't know too much of him or this rifle (hence why I'm watching the video). I just inherited it from my grandfather and can't wait to clean it up and take it to the range. Thanks for all in info!
Also used by British Home Guard Units in WW2
Welshman2008 As seen in the classic comedy "Dad's Army":
"Sir, it's going to be a bit difficult to deliver a 'constant, withering fire', we're only issued five rounds each" (pause for laughter).
Also issued to the Alaska Territorial Guard, ATG ("Eskimo Scouts") in Alaska.
Thank you so much Mr. Hickok45 for all your dedication and love and respect for this country and where it came from!!!
the 1917 would make a good deer and elk gun
That's for sure.
no it wouldn't.
Makes a yote gun:)
I've always loved the 30.06 round. My dad had a 30.06 bolt action that held 5 rounds and made by some company I've never heard of called Santa Fe arms in Southern California. He's been past away for a few years, and we don't know what happened to it, I'd sure love to have it back in my possession again.
please do a "chapter 2" of this amazing rifle
melomanic68 You got your wish.
been watching your videos since day one, like 5 years ago. I still NEVER get sick of your videos. Thank you for providing the firearm world with such quality videos.
Spencer V
I have an Eddystone.
Still here, ten years later.
I have a 1918 eddystone Enfield that my dad and uncle sporterized back in the 80s. Her name is Eunice. I've gotten a deer pretty much every other year since I was sixteen with her.
Re Barrelled, two stage trigger, a sporter stock, and it's pillared and bedded with a free floating barrel.
They put a side mount scope on it, and a weaver k4. We don't get a lot of long shots in western WA, so we don't need a lot of scope.
The weight of the rifle helps with stability for medium range shots with lots of underbrush and large trees.
The Enfield bolt is famous for being fast and smooth for a follow up shot, in case I hit a large tree. 🤣
I have that same limb saver too.
I just recently started restoring one that my dad had for 40 years or so and I love just looking at it lol. Its a Remington made May of 1918 that someone at some point sporterized but I still love the old girl
I was hoping this would be the S&W M1917 revolver :(
He just did a video on that.
My first rifle I hit a 800yrd target was a 303 enfield. And these guns remind me of it.
Supposedly, Sgt Alvin York did't like the sight on the M1917 and preferred the Springfield better.
Actually, Alvin York carried and killed his german soldiers with this Model 1917 30-06 rifle. The movie about Sgt. York starring Gary Cooper was incorrect (as usual) and showed him with the Springfield, but he used the Model 1917 as it was what he preferred. There were many more 1917 pattern rifles made during WW1 than there were Springfields also.
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What were the differences between the M1903 and M11917? (Aside from the obvious sight placement from forward to rear sights)
M1917 is cock-on-closing, the ‘03 is a more traditional Mauser action. Safety placed differently. Also since the M1917 was originally designed for .303 British, it actually hold 6 rounds of .30-06.
One thing that is instantly noticed is the dog-leg bend in the bolt handle.
I have one (M1917) made exactly 2 months after yours(7/18). Maybe they only stamped once per month. My father bought it from Kmart in the 60's or 70's when he was a manager there. He said they came in crates from military surplus and every rifle was covered in thick oil- a petroleum tar like substance to preserve them. That's why the finish is dark on mine but I think it is walnut though. 100 years old still shoots well.
Thanks for another great history lesson!
This guy should really have a show on the history channel.
Actual firearm facts on the Hysteria Channel? Heavens!
Mine is pretty close to yours in age. Mine is 6 18. Mine is also a Remington.
Are the Remingtons more common then the Winchesters?
Yes, don't quote me but I believe out of the roughly 2mil made, 1.1 was eddystone, 500k was Remington, and 400k Winchester
These are the glory days...when Hicock45 is actively releasing videos. May they last forever.
mine can hold 7 is that normal?
Six in magazine, one in the chamber? Yes.
No all in the magazine.. but I found out the follower spring is getting bad. Because it wasnt stripping off another round and feeding.
My next guess was going to be a weak magazine spring.
Ya thats what it is i think..
Just bought one, re barreled in WW2 and in virtually untouched condition with a CMP cert. SO EXCITED!!!
my m1917 is absoluttly perfect and dated november 1917.
Hunter Hatt my 1917 is also barrel dated 11-17...
Paul Schonbrun mines 1918
Love these guns! Very accurate yet largely unknown unlike the 1903 to many. I have 2 Eddystones and a Winchester, all for free!
Does your eddystones say RE on the barrel? With British proof marks?
I found one for 250, is this a good price?
+jack diamond (jak dime)
That's a really good price. I got mine as a converted target rifle for 370, heavy barrel, new sights, chambered for .308 and it's awesome.
roadmilker
Driving tacks is one of their best traits. Those things are so accurate and REALLY strong, stronger than the mauser action. Roy Weatherby used the P-14/M17 actions when he began making his safari caliber rifles.
You won't want to hear this: My uncle bought one surplus in 1964 for $35. He sporterized the stock and kept the original ring sight on it, and used it for deer and elk hunting for decades. It was, of course chambered in US 30-06, since it was manufactured under license for use by the US Army during WWI. His was manufactured by Remington. THIRTY-FIVE BUCKS- LOL! The limited number of '03 Springfields were issued almost exclusively to the USMC during WWI, for consistency of unit logistics and support.
Got mine at a local auction a few weeks ago 100% original Eddystone for $180. I couldn’t believe it thought for sure it would bring 4-500 bucks. Shoots great
@@dougmoore7116 got a Smith Corona 03a3 on auction this week hope for a good price....
I glanced down at the Publish date on this. It was put out on My Birthday in 2013. I watched it on 12-3-2017. Thank you for your Videos.