Not nearly as fancy as some of the stuff that comes through here, but I'm real happy with what I've got now. I wish I'd taken some before pictures. I'll give you guys some background and you'll have to picture in your mind how bad it was before (not badly done, just badly 60's)

gift from my stepfather, 1917 remington in 35 whelen improved with 26" douglas barrel. LOP I think is only about 13.25" (seems short but not when I'm hunting with my heavy clothes on). It has a lacewood stock that originally was blonde with blackened checkering, beavertail'ish forend, monte carlo chekpiece with major rollover.

Long story as short as possible: 8 years ago getting ready for a pig hunt I started having no fires, light primer strike, I took a different rifle and stuck it in the safe. Finally a couple of years ago I sent it off and had a new firing pin put in, a genuine burgess bolt handle installed instead of the dogleg, and some reshaping magic done to the stock.

At that point I had it sent back thinking I would finish it, try checkering it etc. Finally a few months ago I bit the bullet and sent it out again, had it finished, grip cap added, checkering done. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out and like I said unless you saw the before you can't fully appreciate it.

Not only was the cheekpiece reshaped and the rollover removed, the forend shortened and slimmed, but the bolt stop surround was reshaped, as was the ejection port, bolt handle area and the area around the safety.

Only thing I don't like and wish I'd had more money to change is the leupold rings and one piece redfield base. I hate leupold standard rings, I won't go through what it took to get them aligned properly but I'll say that I'm out of right windage adjustment.

Scope is a burris 4.5-14 with bullet drop compensator (gift from grandfather after I missed a 450 yard shot).

I have expanded rounds loaded from 57-58 grains of 4064 with 225 sierras for developing load (goal 225 at 2800fps). I have another 89 (no idea where 1 piece of nickel brass went) loaded to expand.

Very nice. Who did the work? I run 60 gr of RE-15 under the 225 gr TSX at 2800 fps. Varget is another good powder to try.

Dennis Olson in Plains Montana. I can't speak highly enough of his work, and timely and good price.

I have a little RL15 on hand but its my powder for the 375. I ran out of varget (which I also run in 375, both are great powders for it). Ill try those next.

Red

Red `You've got yourself a dandy brown bear rifle there!

That is actually one of the nicest 1917s I have seen. My BIL has one in 30-06 that does not look nearly that good. What would you replace the Leupold set with? And just curious as to why 26" for the barrel?

That is a nice nifle.
I have a 1917 that I am comsidering having rechamber and rebored to a .35 Whelan, do you think any work was done to make it feed smoothly?



Cal30

I would say if anything maybe touched the rails and tuned the extractor, I doubt it would take anything just going to 35 whelen.

Depending on what 1917 you have and what you are having done then issues can be created. Many people w winchesters for instance will try and fill the duck pond, the heat can warp the bridge (depending on how it's done) and then because the 1917 has no guide rib on the bolt like the later model 30 the bolt will bind. (Owned one, that's how I know) at that point you can either lap the bolt till it works or find somebody that can cut a slot in the bridge and add a guide to the bolt

Red

Thanks Dago

Ill send it off and see what happens when I get it back.



Cal30

It's not a 9.3x62 but it's darned close. I dig it a lot.