1917 Enfield Question
My buddy has a Winchester branded 1917 Enfield that has been sporterized at sometime in the past. It is still chambered in 30-06. He is wondering if the action will stand up to a 300 RUM chambering.
For what it's worth, years ago I hunted with a guy that had the same setup chambered in 300 Weatherby. It seemed to be fine with that round. My reloading manual shows the 300 RUM has very little gain over the 300 WBY.
Thanks in advance for any advice/input.
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The 1917 Enfield was the go-to action for the belted magnum cartridges for many years. There is a lot of info on converting it out there. The real person to ask is the person who does the work.
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A=Square was Company that specialized in BIG caliber rifles built on the P-14/ P-17 actions.
Using large belted magnums. The P-14 was preferred as the bolt face was enlarged (rimmed 303) and the magazine box fed large shell better the the P-17 series.
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I advise against this conversion. In 1997, I was almost killed when a P-17 converted to 257 Wby blew up in my face. My rifle exploded due to incorrect annealing of the front ring to facilitate D&T for scope base. Some of these actions are 'brittle' and age doesn't improve this condition.
Save lots of grief and use a commercial action or buy a ready built rifle.😕
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