Winchester M17 30.06

[Bad Ass Wallace]

As military rifles go I have many good cast boolit shooters, mainly 7x57 mm Mauser, 303 British and 8x57 Mauser. The best would have to be my Winchester Model 17 in 30.06 fitted with a Parker-Hale 5C range sight. The manufacturing date on the barrel is 03/17 and the barrel would rate 9+/10 even after many years of shooting cast boolits.

Nothing more relaxing than an afternoon on the range with this 105yo old beauty.

https://i.imgur.com/6ZHTzV8l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/K1Eu3Oom.jpg

[Eddie1971]

Good shooting there. What you using for a load? I recently got an Eddystone and just starting to cast for it.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

Load is a Lyman 311284 sized to 0.310" and backed by 31.5gns of 3031

https://i.imgur.com/vhvAUeYm.jpg

[Adk Mike]

I have a Remington just like it. It also is one fine shooter.

[WinchesterM1]

I’ve got all 3 of the 1917s my winchester is in 99% condition with every part matching, I’ve been thinking about finding a sporter or a mixmaster 1917 to do that exact same thing too…..now I may have to look harder, I still have 25lbs of 3031 though I don’t have that mold I have a NOE similar…