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m1917 accuracy gunsmith in surprise az?
- Thread starter mike16
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accurizes Model Of 1917's?
And that is it? I wonder if he is a student of Elmer Keith, Elmer knew his way around the M1917.
F. Guffey
m1917 accuracy gunsmith in surprise az?
Mike went to the trouble to start his question with 'm1917', so I ruled out the 45ACP and went with the 30/06.
http://classic.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=7309186
I bid on an won the Remington M1917; as I would expect when this auction hit the reloading forums most members would go out of their way to make themselves look good at the builders expense.
I asked them to hold down the insults because I thought the attention could drive the price up. I did not think someone that did not know what they were doing could build anything this ugly.
I loaded up 12 different loads with 12 different head stamps, bullets and powder; I took the rifle and 120 cartridges to the range vie the back roads and test fired the rifle. In the beginning I was bidding on the sum of the parts; after firing I decided there was nothing I could do to improve the accuracy so I applied the 'leaver policy', I left-er the way I found-er.
The sight base, rings and scope cost more than the rifle; the trigger group that came with the rifle would cost $75.00 plus shipping.
The sum of the parts? The sum of knowledge by the builder was greater than the sum of knowledge of reloaders on forums that responded. I did sign the rifle up in 'Ugly Gun contest'; it won both of them.
F. Guffey