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I recently came across a decent p14 sort of converted into a sporter - full military metal with the stock cut down. My question is what do think of taking the rear sight ears down to a single bridge, Mauser style? It looks ideal for that sort of transformation.
Any members ever come across / have one done this way. Some pics / comments would be appreciated. --- John

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This is my Model 720 Remington which my Father purchased in Alaska just out of high school in 1942 .It made the inside passage trip with him to join the Marine Corps that year . The Remington 720 is based on the Enfield P17 action. Remington only made about 1000 of these rifles. This rifle has accounted for everything from Kodiak Bear to Rocky Mountain goat to Whitetail deer literally hundreds of head of big game. I consider this rifle as good as or better than any ever made including the pre 64 Model 70 Winchesters which I have had a few of. Enfields are very strong and reliable actions and Holland and Holland made Afrikan sporters on P14 and P17 actions
s on this action.

Edited by Deutsche_Vortrekker (21/04/14 03:08 PM)

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did any other British manufacturers use Enfield actions ?

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Not British, but who could forget Art Alphin's "Hannibal"!

Up to .577 Tyranosaur... and beyond?

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John:
Between the wars BSA made a small number of "High Power" rifles based on surplus P14 actions, and these were retailed in greater numbers after WWII as the BSA Models D and E. I believe Models A through E were available at one time or another, but only the Models D and E are shown in the Parker Hale catalogue of 1954. I have a nice example of the Model E, the highest grade, that was a farm rifle in Zim prior to Uncle Bob's "repatriations" at which time the previous owner emigrated to Australia.
Long story, apologies, but my point is that cutting off the ears and rounding the rear bridge was a successful commercial modification in the UK for several decades.

Here is a pic from another website:

You can see that the large oval hole has been filled.

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One more...


If I get time tomorrow I'll photograph the one in my custody.
Hope this is of some use.

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The photos here are of my Model E without the Parker-Hale 6E sporting aperture sight and the Model D or C. This one was in too bad shape to know for sure having been cut about. This one still needs a decent replacement stock but now has a unused BSA barrel fitted that was Ball Burnished by AG. Parkers. There is still some work to do and maybe straighten out the dog leg on the bolt which is quite pitted:-



As can be seen here. The "new" barrel is actually of 1954 vintage if we go by the view marks:-









and it has a nice tight bore the cast lead bullets bore riding nose measures 0.301". The barrel breeched up with minimum headspace and ahs bee blacled as as the action:-



It currenty sits in this P-H altered semi sport/target stock that came off a knackered P-H altered P-14 and that is why it needs a nice decent stock of the correct sporting style.

The Model E has a new Redfield sporting aperture sight fitted to it with a Watson fore sight element. I need to get new photos of it after losign access to my Picturetrail account.

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You can do this OK. There will be a big oval hole left in the top, but it is a great place to build in a peep sight.

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According to Roy Dunlap's book, Gunsmithing, all Winchester made actions have the "big oval hole" or "duck pond" in the receiver bridge, none of the Remington made Enfields do, and some Eddystone made ones do and others do not, above and below a certain serical serial number, which Dunlap was unable to obtain.

Here is one of my remodeled P-14's, a Remington: metal work by Harry Creighton, stock by Hal Hartley, caliber .416/.300 Winchester Magnum, Lyman 2 1/2X All American scope in a Buehler mount.

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