Geezerbiker
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Years ago I bought a rifle from a friend of mine that was really hard up for cash. He described it as an M1917 Enfield fitted into a Remington stock. I had it loaned out for several years since I didn't need it and I recently got it back.
Anyway I'm wondering if it could be a model 30 Remington rather than a M1917. I haven't taken it out of the stock but I can't find any markings on it and if someone ground off the rear sight housing they did an excellent job. It's very smooth and no obvious signs of a transition from the round receiver shape.
The butt plate is missing and it had a slip on recoil pad when I got it. When it returned to me from being loaned out, the pad looked kinda rotted, so I tossed it.
If it's a model 30, I'll replace the butt plate and do nothing more to it but if it's a custom rifle, I'd like to refinish the stock and glass bed the action. Right now it has an oddball scope on it with the adjustments in the rear mount. That will have to go either way...
I'll get some pix soon but any opinions so far?
Tony
Anyway I'm wondering if it could be a model 30 Remington rather than a M1917. I haven't taken it out of the stock but I can't find any markings on it and if someone ground off the rear sight housing they did an excellent job. It's very smooth and no obvious signs of a transition from the round receiver shape.
The butt plate is missing and it had a slip on recoil pad when I got it. When it returned to me from being loaned out, the pad looked kinda rotted, so I tossed it.
If it's a model 30, I'll replace the butt plate and do nothing more to it but if it's a custom rifle, I'd like to refinish the stock and glass bed the action. Right now it has an oddball scope on it with the adjustments in the rear mount. That will have to go either way...
I'll get some pix soon but any opinions so far?
Tony
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