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Best Rifle Out Of The Box Part two
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<blockquote data-quote="KillerBee" data-source="post: 1208221" data-attributes="member: 92476"><p>Hey Wildrose, because you called my rifle a M1917 and I call it a P17 (which stands for Pattern 17) and I have had people refer to it as simply an Enfield, I did some research on the good old internet and found this video which discusses my rifle in detail.</p><p> </p><p>Go to: <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM9LRs31JYU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM9LRs31JYU</a></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></span></p><p></p><p>Mine has a crown stamped on it so I am thinking that it was rechambered in Britain, and that the crown is a mark that it passed some sort of inspection. Now I know why Alvin York called it the British gun! I believe that the British referred to it as the Pattern 17 or P17. All I can tell you for certain is that I have killed some pretty big moose with it and have dropped them in their tracks, so I can only imagine the devastation and the havoc it wreaked on humanoids.</p><p> </p><p>My father told me that this particular rifle has such perfect rifling that it was used as a sniper rifle, after watching the clip I posted I am thinking probably during the Korean War.</p><p> </p><p>It is ultra cool hunting with a rifle like mine and I have always wondered how many people it killed. When I hunt with it, I feel like my father is with me since his signature is engraved on it. Although I am retiring it I am sure it will only be a semi-retirement, because when I want to go deer hunting with dad, all I have to do is take it with me so this gun has more hunting to do. When it's my turn to meet my make, then I will pass it on to a family member so they too can experience history while feeding their family.</p><p> </p><p>The ammo I have always used are the Winchester Super X Power Points in 165 and 180 Gr. My rifle loves them, the animals resent them. hehe</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KillerBee, post: 1208221, member: 92476"] Hey Wildrose, because you called my rifle a M1917 and I call it a P17 (which stands for Pattern 17) and I have had people refer to it as simply an Enfield, I did some research on the good old internet and found this video which discusses my rifle in detail. Go to: [FONT=Arial][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][U][URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM9LRs31JYU[/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/U][/FONT] Mine has a crown stamped on it so I am thinking that it was rechambered in Britain, and that the crown is a mark that it passed some sort of inspection. Now I know why Alvin York called it the British gun! I believe that the British referred to it as the Pattern 17 or P17. All I can tell you for certain is that I have killed some pretty big moose with it and have dropped them in their tracks, so I can only imagine the devastation and the havoc it wreaked on humanoids. My father told me that this particular rifle has such perfect rifling that it was used as a sniper rifle, after watching the clip I posted I am thinking probably during the Korean War. It is ultra cool hunting with a rifle like mine and I have always wondered how many people it killed. When I hunt with it, I feel like my father is with me since his signature is engraved on it. Although I am retiring it I am sure it will only be a semi-retirement, because when I want to go deer hunting with dad, all I have to do is take it with me so this gun has more hunting to do. When it's my turn to meet my make, then I will pass it on to a family member so they too can experience history while feeding their family. The ammo I have always used are the Winchester Super X Power Points in 165 and 180 Gr. My rifle loves them, the animals resent them. hehe [/QUOTE]
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