Ever since I borrowed an M1917 at the CMP New England Games, I've been on the lookout for a shooter.
The past few weeks a few of them have slipped away
* GB Auction for a Remington with a HS Barrel and nice rebuild cartouche - got into a bidding war with another guy. The 15 minute rule turned into 2.5 hours. Clearly the other guy wanted it more than I did, and grossly overpaid
* CMP Forum member posted a nice Eddystone with a replacement W barrel on it, gauged nicely, but I was too late to respond as I was sick that day
* Same guy offered me another 1917 through PM, but the muzzle was at 2.5; too worn for me. Otherwise nice rifle.
* Fellow shooter called from the Wilmington gun show, there was a vendor there with a few nice '17s. Friend passed contact info, but the guy never called back.
I found this one in the depths of GB. Not a featured auction, way down at the bottom of the search and pictures make it look very field grade-y. Stock has a noticeable repair. I also noticed that the barrel didn't feature a date or mfgr stamp behind the front sight AND I noticed that the barrel was a 4 groove RH twist. This could potentially be a Criterion replacement barrel..... Ended up taking a risk, placing the only bid and won. The vendor is in S.NH so I drove up there with my C&R, threw down some cash and there I had it. $500.
The receiver appears to have the original blued finish, the bolt is W, stock is W, bayo lug W, trigger housing and floor plate W, other parts a mix of R and E. Muzzle gauged to '1' and turns out to indeed be a Criterion barrel from late 2009. Checked headspace and it's fine too. It came with a 1917 marked sling which is wicked old, maybe repro, but it came off in favor of a Ron Brown sling.
http://imgur.com/a/xCAzR
The past few weeks a few of them have slipped away
* GB Auction for a Remington with a HS Barrel and nice rebuild cartouche - got into a bidding war with another guy. The 15 minute rule turned into 2.5 hours. Clearly the other guy wanted it more than I did, and grossly overpaid
* CMP Forum member posted a nice Eddystone with a replacement W barrel on it, gauged nicely, but I was too late to respond as I was sick that day
* Same guy offered me another 1917 through PM, but the muzzle was at 2.5; too worn for me. Otherwise nice rifle.
* Fellow shooter called from the Wilmington gun show, there was a vendor there with a few nice '17s. Friend passed contact info, but the guy never called back.
I found this one in the depths of GB. Not a featured auction, way down at the bottom of the search and pictures make it look very field grade-y. Stock has a noticeable repair. I also noticed that the barrel didn't feature a date or mfgr stamp behind the front sight AND I noticed that the barrel was a 4 groove RH twist. This could potentially be a Criterion replacement barrel..... Ended up taking a risk, placing the only bid and won. The vendor is in S.NH so I drove up there with my C&R, threw down some cash and there I had it. $500.
The receiver appears to have the original blued finish, the bolt is W, stock is W, bayo lug W, trigger housing and floor plate W, other parts a mix of R and E. Muzzle gauged to '1' and turns out to indeed be a Criterion barrel from late 2009. Checked headspace and it's fine too. It came with a 1917 marked sling which is wicked old, maybe repro, but it came off in favor of a Ron Brown sling.
http://imgur.com/a/xCAzR
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