Michael: I replied to you at C&R also :-) Long rifle or short rifle? There are some pitfalls with the long rifle (sleeved chamber). Either is a good buy for under $200. (around here in Northern VA, anyway) All of the short rifles I have seen were made from the 7mm long rifles, and rebarreled wit...

Jethro:

You get Two Points for NOT referring to it as a "P-17" or "Pattern 1917"!

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Bob S.

... not a new post. All this digital stuff is so foreign to an FOF like me!

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Bob S.

... not a new post. All this digital stuff is so foreign to an FOF like me!

Resp'y,

Bob S.

If you can find a Winchester 03A3, it will be a million-dollar rifle. 03A3's were made by Reminton and Smith-Corona. The tooling from Rock Island was provided to Remington (for a price) for the manufacture of the M1903. Most of the tooling was not used for 03A3 production.

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Bob S.

MOPAR: Your rifle has "lost" the second stage. It could be from wear or crud, but the most likely cause is somebody has mothered it in the past and got carried away, resulting in insufficient sear engagement in the second stage. If a good cleaning doesn't "fix" it, your best opti...