Unconfigured Ad Widget

Collapse

M1917 Range Report

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1
    bruceflinch
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Jan 2006
    • 40127

    M1917 Range Report


    Picked up an Eddystone last week @ the Vallejo Gunshow. Loaded up some 30-06 last night. Bundled up in Long Johns this AM as it was 40 degrees. I shoot so much better when I'm not shivering!

    Warmed up the gun with a few shots. My second 3 shot group @ 50 yds off the bench.


    Had trouble remembering the sight picture. I kept placing the front sight post on the black instead of under the black. Had a lot of high shots. Finally got a nice slow fire 3 shot group at 100 yds standing offhand!


    And my last 10 shots @ 100 yds offhand quasi-rapid fire. I did have a 5 & a 6 that is not in the pic.


    I really loved shooting this gun. I did wear my shoulder pad as I'm not into pain & have a small shoulder issue. Loved the sharp push of the stock & slow rise of the muzzle. Fun!

    Real pleased w/ this gun!
    Last edited by bruceflinch; 12-10-2011, 12:09 PM.
    Actually I only started collecting Milsurps 3 years ago. I think I might own about 24...They're cheaper than guns that will most likely never get the opportunity to kill somebody...

    I belong to the group that uses firearms, and knows which bathroom to use.

    Tis better to have Trolled & lost, Than to never have Trolled, at all.

    Secret Club Member?.
    Tags: None
    • #2
      wtkaiser
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2011
      • 660
      Nice shooting. I have a Remington "Model of 1917" that my uncle had. He 'sporterized' it, as was the custom in the 50s and 60s. So now that it's mine, it's stocked for a scope, but it's wearing a receiver sight. I have to scrunch (is that a real word?) way down on the stock and wiggle around to get the sight picture I need. It's not real pretty but I have a lot of fun and it does the job. I have just started shooting halfway decent groups at 50 yds, so now I am encouraged to be a real man and try 100.

        Comment

        • #3
          Pete1979
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2011
          • 670
          Congrats and nice shooting.

            Comment

            • #4
              1-M-42
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2010
              • 1232
              Bruce, looks like you are already set for the silhouette match....it's next Saturday at Sac Valley! Load some soft point and come on up.
              Last edited by 1-M-42; 12-10-2011, 3:35 PM. Reason: spelling
              sigpicCertainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
              Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936

                Comment

                • #5
                  rojocorsa
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 9139
                  How do you like that bolt compared your SMLE's?
                  sigpic
                  7-6-2 FTMFW!

                  "...and an old German guy said there was a bit of an unsaid joke about the Nazi salute; apparently when they clicked their heels and raised their arm up in the air in a Nazi salute, they were saying, "we're in this much s___."

                    Comment

                    • #6
                      bruceflinch
                      I need a LIFE!!
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 40127
                      Originally posted by 1-M-42
                      Bruce, looks like you are already set for the silhouette match....it's next Saturday at Sac Valley! Load some soft point and come on up.
                      Dang, Wifey & I are hosting a Christmas party next Saturday. Otherwise I'd be on that!

                      Originally posted by rojocorsa
                      How do you like that bolt compared your SMLE's?
                      The bolt was good. I think it needed a bit more lube, though. The SMLE cocks on opening the bolt. The M1917 cocks on closing, so they are totally different.
                      Actually I only started collecting Milsurps 3 years ago. I think I might own about 24...They're cheaper than guns that will most likely never get the opportunity to kill somebody...

                      I belong to the group that uses firearms, and knows which bathroom to use.

                      Tis better to have Trolled & lost, Than to never have Trolled, at all.

                      Secret Club Member?.

                        Comment

                        • #7
                          big103
                          Mod without thumbs
                          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 3511
                          NICE
                          All Right MEOW

                            Comment

                            • #8
                              Full Clip
                              I need a LIFE!!
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 10263
                              Love the M1917. Was my first gun...

                                Comment

                                Previous template Next

                                Calguns.net Statistics

                                Collapse
                                Topics: 1,864,918   Posts: 25,124,961   Members: 355,945   Active Members: 4,210
                                Welcome to our newest member, glocksource.

                                What's Going On

                                Collapse

                                There are currently 6473 users online. 141 members and 6332 guests.

                                Most users ever online was 239,041 at 10:39 PM on 02-14-2026.

                                Working...
                                UA-8071174-1