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Model 30 custom rifle question

texas-shooter
I have a custom 338 win mag built on a Rem 1917 action and it is a great gun. I have a stripped model 30 reciever. My questions are: 1) will a take off 700 Remington barrel in 7MM Rem Mag fit? 2) parts are hard to find for the model 30, will 1917 trigger guard, mag box, etc fit without modification. I collect 1917's and WILL NOT grind the ears off of one (my 338 was already modified) and thats why I want to use the model 30 if possible. Any help would be appriciated. Thanks arayvowell@prodigy.net

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  • nononsense
    Ray,

    The Model 30 is the civilian version of the 1917 and was manufactured between 1921 and 1940. The Model 720 replaced the Model 30.

    1) No, the modern Remington 700 barrel will not fit the Model 30. The Model 30, 30S, 1917 and the 720 all have 1.125" x 10 TPI. square threads , whereas the Rem. 700 has v-threads 1-1/16" x 16 TPI.

    2)Yes, the 1917 parts will fit but as with all mass produced pieces, there will be some very small fitting/modifications. It is inevitable.

    http://www.remington.com/NR/exeres/000015a1sekeyfstotbxeprt/about+us.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=/aboutus/history/m30express.htm&NRNODEGUID={15E6FFFE-98F4-45C6-8503-DEAD6C5BF0F5}&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie_test=1

    "Remington's first bolt-action centerfire sporting rifle, the Model 30, was introduced in 1921 in .30-06 only. Nothing more or less than a commercial version of the 1917 Enfield military rifle that Remington had built for Uncle Sam during World War I, the Model 30 was upgraded and renamed the Model 30 Express in 1926. It was offered in a number of grades ranging from the No. 30A Standard, which sold for $59.95, to the No. 30F Premier with its sky-is-the-limit price tag. In addition to Remington's rimless family of cartridges in .25, .30, .32, and .35 calibers, the Model 30 was also available in .257 Roberts, 7x57mm Mauser, and .30-06. The Model 30 never sold very well, mainly due to its weight and homely looks, and in 1941 it was replaced by a more streamlined version called the Model 720. A few rifle and carbine versions were built in .257 Roberts, .270, and .30-06, but production was brought to a halt when the United States entered World War II."
    http://www.galleryofguns.com/shootingtimes/Articles/DisplayArticles.asp?ID=31
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  • texas-shooter
    Thanks for the info. I assume that since I got a commercial barrel (Douglas) for the 1917 338 that I could go that way with the Model 30 type threads. Thanks again, I know most people think that the Model 30/P17 is an ugly gun but I like the looks and outside of a 721 one of the strongest actions made. I have all of the 1917's Rem, Win, and Eddystone and am working on the P14's all in military. So far I only have one Model 30 an R carbine, all orginal except for having the buttplate replaced with a recoil pad. Ray

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