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making a P17 accurate.
egatimra
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Now that I have had my 308 v. 30-06 question answered, (thanks for all of the responses) I have a P17 enfield that has been sporterized and I want to make it a long distance gun (300+ yrds). Is it worth my trouble? if so, what should I do?
Thanks in advance,
ian
Thanks in advance,
ian
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"When I cease learning...I'm dead"(Me)
"Power corrupts...Absolute power corrupts absolutely"(Descartes?)
"History is written by winners"(Patton)
"You get a lot farther with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone!"(Al Capone)
"There is nothing lower than the human race...except the French" (Samuel Clemens)
Had my '17 Eddystone Remington sporter rebarreled with a heavy sporter contoured 27" bbl in 6mm-284 chambering. Routed out the stock barrel channel and free-floated. Already d/t'd for scope, so mounted an old model fixed power 12X Redfield in Redfield Jr mounts/rings. Left the military trigger in it as it is pretty good and didn't want to convert the cock-on-closing feature. Put a Pachmyer Decelerator butt pad on it and went to the range.
Shoots less than MOA at all ranges with 100 and 105 gr bullets.
Keep off the Ridgeline
It made an excellent shooter out of a ho-hum rifle.
The most work is taking it in and out of the barrel vise and lathe when setting head space.
I don't care how good you are with a depth mic, it never comes out perfect the first try.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
Ben
I did change to cock on opening firing pin *'y
from Numurich and wouldn't change anything else.
Just non-expert opinion. It kiills what I can see
and capitable of hitting.
SITAA
"We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons are all gone"