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<blockquote data-quote="Cold Trigger Finger" data-source="post: 968982" data-attributes="member: 56732"><p>There are a couple things you can do. I'm a big fan of the 17 Enfields. . As the barrel has already been swapped out it should be pretty straight forward for a smith to pull the barrel and set it back 1 turn. Then run in a finishing reamer to get the head space correct.. there are after market triggers like Timney that you can install pretty easily. I myself wouldn't waste $ or effort converting it to cock on opening. You can get a laminated stock and epoxy bed it yourself. Then on to the bases, rings and a scope. </p><p></p><p> But you will still be putting some $$$ into it to get it reliable for long range shooting. </p><p> Another option for getting started shooting long range is to go the Savage route. Like an Axis or Edge. Around 300$ . Put a Boyd's Tacticool laminate target stock on it for about 125$ then a 20 moa base, rings and a scope like the 10×42SWFA SS scope and a bipod. You should end up with a rifle that will shoot very well for less than 800$ and will be a platform you can grow from. Most of the guys on this forum that can shoot reliably and well at long range could do so with the rifle I just described ( not saying they would want to) but rather that they have gained the knowledge and skills to do it. . </p><p> There's a lot more to shooting far away than just owning the gear to do it. </p><p></p><p> I've had a bunch of 17 Enfields and REALLY like them. But there are easier ways to get a long range rifle than rebuilding an almost hundred year old rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cold Trigger Finger, post: 968982, member: 56732"] There are a couple things you can do. I'm a big fan of the 17 Enfields. . As the barrel has already been swapped out it should be pretty straight forward for a smith to pull the barrel and set it back 1 turn. Then run in a finishing reamer to get the head space correct.. there are after market triggers like Timney that you can install pretty easily. I myself wouldn't waste $ or effort converting it to cock on opening. You can get a laminated stock and epoxy bed it yourself. Then on to the bases, rings and a scope. But you will still be putting some $$$ into it to get it reliable for long range shooting. Another option for getting started shooting long range is to go the Savage route. Like an Axis or Edge. Around 300$ . Put a Boyd's Tacticool laminate target stock on it for about 125$ then a 20 moa base, rings and a scope like the 10×42SWFA SS scope and a bipod. You should end up with a rifle that will shoot very well for less than 800$ and will be a platform you can grow from. Most of the guys on this forum that can shoot reliably and well at long range could do so with the rifle I just described ( not saying they would want to) but rather that they have gained the knowledge and skills to do it. . There's a lot more to shooting far away than just owning the gear to do it. I've had a bunch of 17 Enfields and REALLY like them. But there are easier ways to get a long range rifle than rebuilding an almost hundred year old rifle. [/QUOTE]
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