saiga308
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for sale in texas for 600$ model 30 i never heard of them
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so they were produce in a factory as a sporter back then by Remington??
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Vintage Remington Model 30 Express for sale isnt it just a 1917 enfield?
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so they were produce in a factory as a sporter back then by Remington??
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saiga308
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looks like the
Express doesn't have the round front site as the one for sale here
Express doesn't have the round front site
as the one for sale here
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saiga308
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wow wonder if it has the under the forearm checking like this? or was this added by someone that wood has some potential
wonder if it has the under the forearm checking like this? or was this added by someone that wood has some potential
NIGHTLORD40K
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Yup, essentially just a way to use up leftover M1917 parts and tooling. The M30 was discontinued in 1940, with war approaching, but the tooling was still in use up to 1979 producing the M600 Mohawk.
from my understanding they were made to use up left over stock of parts. but yes for the most part it's a stylish p17
yeah what @NIGHTLORD40K said....and he types faster than me lol
yeah what @NIGHTLORD40K said....and he types faster than me lol
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saiga308
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my gosh that just looks yummy some one could really fancy the old Remington up for sale in Texas like this
with checkering if they wanted to
some one could really fancy the old Remington up for sale in Texas like this with checkering if they wanted to
NIGHTLORD40K
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IIRC, Mexico bought a few M30 military models too, only 5000 or so, chambered in 7mm. Very very rare now, kinda like Mexican Arisakas.
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saiga308
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only 5,000 nice and rare
.455_Hunter
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It's funny to think about those 1917 style actions being factory chambered in such hot rod cartridges like the .25 Remington.
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saiga308
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but the psi is low
be nothing for that action
troy fairweather
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They were nice I've owned a few. About 5-10 years ago could be picked up cheap. Think I still have a peep sight for one.
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Yup- I guess my sarcasm font wasn't active.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Ok, I looked it up, it was Honduras, not Mexico- and the contract was for 3000, not 5. They were in 7mm and took an M1903 Springfield bayonet.
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saiga308
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even better
Dave DeLaurant
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The Remington M1934 also substituted a tangent rear sight for the M1917's excellent peep -- basically a restyling with M1903 Springfield features. Here's a photo of one from Rock Island Auction:
Othias talks about this model toward the middle of this video:
Othias talks about this model toward the middle of this video:
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Dave DeLaurant
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BTW, in the 1980s Art Alpin's A-Square was still making use of remodeled M1917 actions for their custom heavy caliber rifles. Here's a photo of the action of a A-Square Hannibal:
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it at video time 16:55
I could be wrong, but I assumed they used the full Model of 1934 to distinguish it from the Remington Model 34 .22 bolt action. Maybe I'm overthinking this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_34
351 WINCHESTER
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You lost me. I have owned half a dozen 600's over the years and have handled even more 660's. They are basically a 700 carbine having the same trigger/safety and bolt (different bolt knob).
SwampWolf
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You're right, of course. Other than being a "Mauser-inspired", bolt-action rifle, the Remington Models 600 and 660 have almost nothing in common with the 1917 Enfield rifle and have everything in common with the Model 700 (as well as the Model 700's immediate and similar predecessors, the Models 721 and 722).
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Some were little more than GI 1917s sold by Remington on the public market.
Then, they were newly built using *left-over* parts.
Then - and these are the ones to own - M30s were built on new parts sharing essentially nothing but the architecture with the 1917.
Built up to heavy-hitting magnums and down to what we now call varmint-rifles. If one did not mind the weight (which, at one time manly-men did NOT) it was a premium action.
Todd.
Then, they were newly built using *left-over* parts.
Then - and these are the ones to own - M30s were built on new parts sharing essentially nothing but the architecture with the 1917.
Built up to heavy-hitting magnums and down to what we now call varmint-rifles. If one did not mind the weight (which, at one time manly-men did NOT) it was a premium action.
Todd.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Quite right, my bad. Never owned a M600, and had to take a closer look......the striker and safety setup are similiar, but more in common with the push-feed 700.
Jim Watson
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The final refinement of the type was the Model 720, killed off by WWII.
Replaced by simpler push feed 721 after the war.
Replaced by simpler push feed 721 after the war.
Dave DeLaurant
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wow
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According to Chas. Stratton in his book Pattern 1914 and US Model of 1917, "Early Model 30A rifles are quite 'European' in style, with a deeply dished steel butt plate, a swept-back pistol grip, and a slim forend with a schnabel tip. Both pistol grip and forend are finely checkered." (p. 132)
Gordon
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My Express 30-06 Made 1939 a "B" model with 22" barrel. The stock design was changed from the earlier one.This one went to my son when he was in Alaska on a research project, he still has it.
My Hannibal on the Alphin speced modded 1917 action in .358 Norma Mag that is for sale in the for Sale Forum at THR for less than the OP post and comes with alot of goodies
My Hannibal on the Alphin speced modded 1917 action in .358 Norma Mag that is for sale in the for Sale Forum at THR for less than the OP post and comes with alot of goodies
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