Posted by RN on December 04, 2011 at 12:41:11 from (75.128.248.96):
In Reply to: Re: O/T gun posted by MarkB_MI on December 04, 2011 at 07:44:54:
Pattern 17 was 30-06 version of .303 pattern 14 made in US for British army contract. US made Springfield manufacturing capacity was somewhat low- when war was contemplated the civilian manufacturers said they could make Springfield in maybe 4 to 6 months after the got the needed tooling from Springfield arsenal-- or they could make a 30-06 chambered Enfield starting the next week as the tooling was all set up, British army contracts were just done and they had the chambering reamers for 30-06 to quick switch and the barrel blanks could be rifled with regular 30 caliber at .308 instead of British .311/313. Sights could be marked for 30-06 ballistics easy enough and capacity among 3 different makers was a lot more than Springfield arsenal- want a couple hundred thousand rifles delivered in couple months or want to wait 6 months for 40,000??- and there might be delays. Some stories that some of the pattern 17s had oversize bores from remnent of .303 barrels first used- couple supposed to be around at gun shows and the 1920/30s reworking of pattern 17s paperwork indicates some barrels replaced due to oversize bores despite almost no usage, no corrosin. British used pattern 14s a designated riflemans issue, WW2 home army was issued pattern 14s in .303 and pattern 17s that were marked .30 (US). Need to check -- but Remington model 30 developed from the WW1 war contract pattern 17? My old Number 3*1 sporterized conversion at brothers is marked US property. RN.
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