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Need some help identifying a rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 1489267" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>My vote is the 1917 Eddystone . This action looks just like one that I had when I was young .</p><p>First centerfire rifle that I ever shot , was in .30-06 . I was 12 years old in 1962 , and my Uncle ( Mother's brother ) , allowed me to shoot it .</p><p>3 shots , Remington 150 gr. Corelock ammo , sitting on my butt on the ground , elbows resting on my knees , open sights , 100 yards , all 3 shots overlapping each other in the tiny red x in the center of the target . I HAVE NOT SHOT THAT WELL SINCE . My Dad bought it from his brother-in-law for $ 50.00 , for me , and we took it to Buck's Gun Shop here in Fort Worth , Texas to have the receiver drilled and tapped for scope mounts . Buck fitted it with 2 piece Weaver bases ( cross-slot , like picatinny ), Weaver low mount rings with a big thumb-screw to tighten them , and a Redfield 4X scope .</p><p>Trigger was military 2-stage , very smooth take-up , and perfect clean 2 pound break . I would regularly remove the scope from the bases , to carry the rifle in a shotgun case , and then re-attach it to the bases to hunt . I zeroed it 3 inches high at 100 yards , when the scope was first installed by Buck , and NEVER had to re-zero it again . It ALWAYS shot to the same point of aim . QUITE LIKELY the most accurate rifle that I have ever shot .</p><p>Buck the gunsmith said that he had never seen a barrel like this rifle had , 8 lands rifling that looked similar to Marlin Micro-Groove rifling on Marlin 336 leaver -action rifles.</p><p>Sadly , it was stolen when our home was burglarized in 1975 .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 1489267, member: 27271"] My vote is the 1917 Eddystone . This action looks just like one that I had when I was young . First centerfire rifle that I ever shot , was in .30-06 . I was 12 years old in 1962 , and my Uncle ( Mother's brother ) , allowed me to shoot it . 3 shots , Remington 150 gr. Corelock ammo , sitting on my butt on the ground , elbows resting on my knees , open sights , 100 yards , all 3 shots overlapping each other in the tiny red x in the center of the target . I HAVE NOT SHOT THAT WELL SINCE . My Dad bought it from his brother-in-law for $ 50.00 , for me , and we took it to Buck's Gun Shop here in Fort Worth , Texas to have the receiver drilled and tapped for scope mounts . Buck fitted it with 2 piece Weaver bases ( cross-slot , like picatinny ), Weaver low mount rings with a big thumb-screw to tighten them , and a Redfield 4X scope . Trigger was military 2-stage , very smooth take-up , and perfect clean 2 pound break . I would regularly remove the scope from the bases , to carry the rifle in a shotgun case , and then re-attach it to the bases to hunt . I zeroed it 3 inches high at 100 yards , when the scope was first installed by Buck , and NEVER had to re-zero it again . It ALWAYS shot to the same point of aim . QUITE LIKELY the most accurate rifle that I have ever shot . Buck the gunsmith said that he had never seen a barrel like this rifle had , 8 lands rifling that looked similar to Marlin Micro-Groove rifling on Marlin 336 leaver -action rifles. Sadly , it was stolen when our home was burglarized in 1975 . [/QUOTE]
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