My father has a old remingtion model 1917, chambered in the original 30-06. this gun has had no modifications, none, it wears all the original suff, includind the sights, we take it out for the first time in 10 years or so, using some cheapest reloaded ammo we could find ($17 for a bag of 50) at a gun show. we take it to the range. set out some standard pistol (4" bulleye) targets at 100yards.
my first time shooting this rifle ever, i fire a 3 shot group, we can only see that i nicked the bottom edge of the 6 bulleye, and we are wondering if we could even hit the paper consistantly. we couldnt see the other 2 shots because they we in the 10 ring, side by side less that 1/4 inch apart. total group size, was slightly under 2 inches.
best group of the day was 1.5" center to center. and this group wasnt fired like some of the others from sandbags, just elbows resting on the bench.
i am amazed at the accuracy of this rifle, with real factory ammo, or handloads and a scope i am betting it is capable of 1 hole groups, but we will never see that, because the rifle needs to stay as it was made. but wow that is a good shooter, especailly when i looked at the muzzle after shooting it, some careless handling sometime in the past has lead to pitting aroup the crown, all i can say is wow

propmahn
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Great gun and good shooting! These rifles where often used as sniper-rifles by the military and now you know why.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

I have not been on hear much in awhile, good to see some posts about mil-surp rifles.

I like the P17 Enfield. It's sights were supeior to the original M1903 Springfield sights. But I am not aware of the 1917 ever being employed, officially anyway, as a sniper weapon. The old '03 with some kind of scope was the WWI sniper weapon, and the '03A4 and a version of the M1 were the WWII sniper arms.

Keep yore powder dry!!

I love it when people find old rifles that shoot good. I think that people beleive that if it wasn't made in the last 10 years, isn't chambered for some kind of ultra magnum or other faddish cartridge, or doesn't have and expensive scope, that it's going to be too heavy, inaccurate and not worth owning in its present condition. Suprisingly to most people, most of the major military rifles made up until WWII are better made and just as accurate as modern hunting rifles.

Congrats on your rifle, take good care of her as she has been lucky to survive this long.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms... who's bringing the chips?

Speaking of finding old rifles that shoot well, I found a 29&quot; barreled M1909 Argentine Mauser that will shoot less than MOA with a 200-grain Sierra (.308&quot bullet, and also a 1924 Venezuelan in 7X57mm that will do the same with several handloads........<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Keep yore powder dry!!