Old school cool in 30-06

[Mark Mahler]

'17 Enfield;
After I retired, I spent about 2 years on a Bubba'd 1917 Enfield, US Rifle of 1917. All work was done by hand. No power tools were used. I did all the work except shortening and re-crowning the barrel, the blueing and the checkering. (A mans got to know his own limitations.) Richards Microfit stock (a misnomer for certain) Still has its GI Hi Standard barrel installed around 1935, Dayton Traister cock on opening bolt modification & 2 1/2 lb trigger. Weaver grand slam optic on mounts designed for the Rem model 30.
Pillar and epoxy bedded with its barrel free floated. With decent ammo, shoots about 1 1/2" at 100 yds.

Absolutely gorgeous!

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

'17 Enfield;
After I retired, I spent about 2 years on a Bubba'd 1917 Enfield, US Rifle of 1917. All work was done by hand. No power tools were used. I did all the work except shortening and re-crowning the barrel, the blueing and the checkering. (A mans got to know his own limitations.) Richards Microfit stock (a misnomer for certain) Still has its GI Hi Standard barrel installed around 1935, Dayton Traister cock on opening bolt modification & 2 1/2 lb trigger. Weaver grand slam optic on mounts designed for the Rem model 30.
Pillar and epoxy bedded with its barrel free floated. With decent ammo, shoots about 1 1/2" at 100 yds.

This is about as good as it gets. The stock styling is contemporary with the heyday of sporterizing, so everything comes together.

FWIW, A-Square was remodeling M1917 actions commercially as the basis of their custom dangerous game rifles. I can't find any production figures but the company was making rifles for a few decades, from about 1980 onward. I don't believe they made a high volume of rifles, probably several hundreds to perhaps the low thousands.