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Another Enfield P17 Question

egatimra
What is the twist rate on a P17, assuming it hasn't been rebarrelled? It looks like a very fast twist.
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  • teedubya
    1-10 rate, LH 5 groove
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  • 1KYDSTR
    Ditto on what TeeDub said. I have found that over the years a heavier bullet works nicely out of these rifles. I am VERY fond of Hornadys' 190 HP BT National Match pills and have had stellar results with said. The 155 grain Palma Match Sierra's also worked well if memory serves. This is one of the strongest actions you can buy...have fun!~

    "When I cease learning...I'm dead"(Me)
    "When I was 14 I used to marvel at how ignorant my old man was...by the time I was 21 I was truelly amazed at how much the old bugger had learned in the intervening 7 years!" Samuel Clemens
    "History is written by winners"(Patton)
    "You get a lot farther with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone!"(Al Capone)
    "There is nothing lower than the human race...except the French" (Samuel Clemens)
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  • egatimra
    thanks for the info, both on the twist rate and the bullet selection.
    Ian
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    THE ABOVE IS CORRECT BUT DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF TO HEAVEY BULLETS. I'VE HAD SEVERAL THAT SHOT THE 125 GN. BULLETS VERY WELL (REALY WORKED WELL ON RED SQUIRRELS).
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  • 1KYDSTR
    Gotta' agree with Mike here. I've enjoyed great sucess with the heavy bullets, but I have a P-14 that DEFINATELY prefers 125 gr. ".311's; you never know from one identical gun to the next what each will prefer. You can make educated guesses according to twist rate , burn rate etc..., but the proof is in the putting (sp?)!!

    "When I cease learning...I'm dead"(Me)
    "When I was 14 I used to marvel at how ignorant my old man was...by the time I was 21 I was truelly amazed at how much the old bugger had learned in the intervening 7 years!" Samuel Clemens
    "History is written by winners"(Patton)
    "You get a lot farther with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone!"(Al Capone)
    "There is nothing lower than the human race...except the French" (Samuel Clemens)
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  • egatimra
    p14's were 303 Brits right, hence the .311's? p17's are .30-06 which are .308's. Do the light bullets still hold true for the 06, or should I just try it and see if I like it?
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  • Shadow62
    i have a 1917 remington eddystone you all are talking about p 14 and p17, where are these markings at?
    i am asking because my eddy is stamped 30-06 on the receiver,
    but i can't hit the side of a barn if i was in it.
    HELP!!!!!!!

    P.S. if it needs a new barrel how much will it cost, plus the instal?
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  • egatimra
    Shadow,
    If it is a 1917 eddystone (same as mine) it is .30-06. I am not enough of an expert to tell you how to tell if the barrel is worn out other than, remove the bolt, and shine a brite light up the bore while looking down the barrel and see if the lands and grooves are nice and sharp and the bore looks shiny then it is not the barrel. As for replacing the barrel that is beyond me.
    Ian
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    the M-1917'S are all marked "U.S. MODEL 1917" on the top of the reciever ring, the P-14's don't have the model marked on them. some M-1917's have left over .311" barrels but usualy shoot .308" bullets ok. some m-1917 ww2 rebuilds have 2 grove .308" barrels and these shoot well also.
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  • Shadow62
    egatimra,
    i have looked at the lands and grooves but i too am not an expert!!
    they do look good to me though
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