old reminton model 30 in 3006

[eastbank]

went to a auction to day with two friends just for the fun of it and founld this old remington model 30 express #26627 in 3006 with a real prize on it, a lyman all- weather alaskan 2.5 scope. the rifle has been well used for the last 70 odd years,but taken care of inside,ex bore and functions as it should. i will put it back to all original condition,new front sight and rear sight along with a new oil finish on the stock.i think it will make a nice classic remington rifle. eastbank.

 

[NCsmitty]

They are a wonderful heavy duty Remington bolt, made using the U.S. 1917 Enfield design and most of the tooling from WW1. They were produced in different configurations from 1921-1940. The 30 express seemed to be the most widely produced, at least from my perspective, as it's the only type that I have seen myself. They did make it in several calibers, I believe.
They are a robust action and can be rebarreled in large calibers like 300 H&H and 375H&H.


NCsmitty

 

[Gordon]

I have a couple of these, neither has factory stock. Your gun is a wonderful old girl. Sounds like you appreciate the Golden Age of Gun making.

 

[H&Hhunter]

They are a robust action and can be rebarreled in large calibers like 300 H&H and 375H&H.

Or just about anything you want, like a .500 Jeffery or any other imaginable heavy rifle cartridge. If it was mine I'd leave it just the way it was and go kill stuff with it.

 

[snake284]

That's a beautiful rilfe. Being an offspring of the 1917 enfield, like was said, it will handle a heavy duty cartridge. I have a friend that has a very nice example of a sportered 1917 that is abolutely beautifull and shoots very well. His fdad had it built back in the late 50s and had a speed lock installed to facilitate cock on opening and the sight ears on the receiver have been ground off so skillfully that you can't tell they were ever there. The action is glass smooth and the metal finish is excellent considering it was done in the late 50s with a matte satin finish. I think his dad paid a whopping $25 for the doner gun. He had the sporterizing done by a local optomitrist who was also a very skilled gun smith and supreme competition shooter with a 1911-A1 45 ACP. Doc Bonar was a great gun man and a perfectionist. And this rifle proves it. It looks almost identical to your model 30. That is a great rifle you have there.

 

[Al Thompson]

Score! I'd love to find one like that....

 

[BrocLuno]

Have fun

Range report?

 

[chestnut ridge]

You have a nice rifle there. I have one with the same style stock.
It seems to kick quite a bit. The 30-S had a more forgiving stock
design. I think someone called these a "splinter" stock.
The curved steel buttplate doesn't help. I loaded some 150 grain
loads on the lower end of the weigh charts that made less recoil.

 

[SaxonPig]

I love the M30. I had an absolutely pristine 30S stolen in 1975 and I still grieve for it. Picked up a decent Carbine Model for $200 about 20 years ago and have a custom 460 built on a 30S that I found in a shop with a broken stock.

Built during the 1930s the S was the deluxe version. The most common caliber is 30-06 but also made in 257 Roberts, 270 W and I think 7x57 but these are very rare. The 30 is a true magnum length action.