1917 Eddystone 30-06?

[TN Outlaw]

Hello a guy offered up for trade a 1917 Eddystone 30-06 for one of my Mosins, it has a sporterized stock and lyman sites on it, what is the value of this gun and is it a good accurate gun? all info is appreciated. here is a link to the gun  http://www.gunownersclub.com/listings/firearms/rifles/220245.html

Edited March 26, 2013 by TN Outlaw

[Garufa]

Awesome rifles and as accurate as any other mil-surp bolt actions.  Ridiculously over-built receiver.  Many were rechambered back in the day for magnum powered loads.

 

Can't see the link as I ain't logging in but a bubbaed mil-surp, especially an American one, to me is worth no more than the average run of the mill Mosin.  Personally, I will never own one if it could not be restored and it sounds like it might be past the point of no return. 

 

Here is what one is supposed to look like: 

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2013 by Garufa

[austin7.62]

Do it, and don't look back.

[NRA]

links a no go, pictures would be nice.

[austin7.62]

A sporterized Mosin vs a sporterized 1917. C'mon guys, you take the 1917 all day! I have seen the pictures though it is not that bad.

[NRA]

I did not see the part about it being a sporterized mosin?

[Garufa]

A sporterized Mosin vs a sporterized 1917. C'mon guys, you take the 1917 all day! I have seen the pictures though it is not that bad.

 

 

I did not see the part about it being a sporterized mosin?

 

Me neither. Where does it say that?

[Dolomite_supafly]

The 1917 looks very nice

 

Pictures belong to jabonguns1 and/or GoC

Link to original listing:

http://www.gunownersclub.com/listings/firearms/rifles/220245.html

 

BTW, I would trade in a heartbeat.

Edited March 26, 2013 by Dolomite_supafly

[Garufa]

I'd trade a Mosin for it if I had a few extra.  Totally unsalvageable as an M1917 as it's been permanently altered but it probably is fine shooter if you want to get into 30-06.

 

If you really want to make the deal I would make sure the receiver is not cracked, a known issue with Eddystones during barrel replacement. 

 

That being said, if it was ME, I wouldn't even touch it, literally. If it was laying on a table at a gunshow or behind the counter at a pawn shop I wouldn't touch it or ask to see it.  But I'm a mil-surp snob purist.  :lol:

 

Edited March 26, 2013 by Garufa

[austin7.62]

Whoops, I thought it was the one he had in classifieds.

[roverboy]

If I had a extra Mosin and it was not a rare example, I trade in a heartbeat. I'd want to look at the Eddystone first though.

[gregintenn]

No collector value in it whatsoever. It might be a good shooter, and therein lies what value it has. I'd probably trade, as I like tinkering with stuff like that, and I'm not that big a Mosin fan.

 

If you can trade a $100 Mosin for it and decide you don't like it, I'd give you your $100 back for the 06....+ another $50 for the reciever sight, assuming there's nothing wrong I'm not seeing in the pictures.

Edited March 27, 2013 by gregintenn

[TN Outlaw]

yes he wants to trade it for my sporterized mosin, i already have a good 30-06 but if this one is worth more than my mosin i wouldnt mind trading.

[TN Outlaw]

just got off the phone with the guy he took the gun in on trade and knows nothing about it, so im gona meet up with him and check it out

[LngRngShtr]

Looks a lot like the Remington Model 30

 

I'd do the trade and maybe even go so far as to find an old Weaver K if I wanted to scope it.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_30

 

John

 

P.S.   Mine is a 10-18 Dated M1917

 

Edited March 27, 2013 by LngRngShtr

[1gewehr]

The old Remington Model 30 was just a sporterized M1917.  Remington made a boatload of them during WWI at their Eddystone factory.  After WWI, they continued making them for the US market.  Model 30s were known as very strong and accurate rifles.

 

That poor, abused 1917 would make a good candidate for remaking it in .416 Remington.  Everyone needs a good Safari rifle.  Good for hunting Smoky Mountain Hefalumps.  Or Bigfoot.  Is the plural of Bigfoot 'Bigfeet'?

[bajabuc]

bigfoots

[Moped]

I believe some one's been reading LotR...

[bajabuc]

proudfoots!!

[gregintenn]

So, did you trade?