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1917 Eddystone Rebuild?
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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1929106" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>I have sporterized seven or eight of them. I still have one on a Fajen stock with a Timney trigger in .300 Win. It's a shooter. They are a strong action if a heavy one but the extra weight doesn't matter much if you are using a big caliber. I used one in .300 Weatherby for years and it weighed out at nine pounds with scope. Before Weatherby made their own action the Enfield was one of the rifles they chambered their cartridges in. The old Remington model 30 is an Enfield action, and companies like BSA put out sporterized rifles using that action as well. A lot of metal can be removed from the rear of the action and triggers are easy to swap out because the safeties are independent - and strong. If you can do a lot of the work yourself it can be worth the effort but if you are paying a smith it's a whole different story. I would only do another if it was in a big bore caliber like .375 H&H or .416 Rem. They are a long action and can accommodate just about any caliber if you lengthen the mag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1929106, member: 91402"] I have sporterized seven or eight of them. I still have one on a Fajen stock with a Timney trigger in .300 Win. It's a shooter. They are a strong action if a heavy one but the extra weight doesn't matter much if you are using a big caliber. I used one in .300 Weatherby for years and it weighed out at nine pounds with scope. Before Weatherby made their own action the Enfield was one of the rifles they chambered their cartridges in. The old Remington model 30 is an Enfield action, and companies like BSA put out sporterized rifles using that action as well. A lot of metal can be removed from the rear of the action and triggers are easy to swap out because the safeties are independent - and strong. If you can do a lot of the work yourself it can be worth the effort but if you are paying a smith it's a whole different story. I would only do another if it was in a big bore caliber like .375 H&H or .416 Rem. They are a long action and can accommodate just about any caliber if you lengthen the mag. [/QUOTE]
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