Does anybody have a link, reference, or pictures of custom 1917's to help me out. I think I know what I want but I'd like to see others.

thanks

sure

500 Jeffe -


500 AR - WIP

Here's my .300 H&H:











I have the metal work complete on a .375 H&H to complete the pair.

Here you go. This is my .458 Lott built on a Remington 1917 action.

Dave

Very nice rifles gentlemen.

Boomer

All of that exquisite metal work and wood work on a laminated stock?

22WRF:

I bought the rifle used and it is stocked the way Duane's customer wanted it. And yes, I do wish it had a nice piece of walnut on it, but I probably could not have afforded it if it did.

A friend who learned engraving at Purdy's in England and who was just starting out engraving in this country offered to do the engraving for $500.00. I just could not pass up the deal.

Dave

Wasn't one of the ACGG raffle guns a few years back an Ultimate 1917?

This might qualify too, a G&H Rem. M30.

That is VERY nice. BSA converted a lot of these after the war. Using a sporting stock. But that G & H is superb

With Tom Burgess touches:





He also did some fanatastic plastic:

here's mine... its got a shilen #5 contour, cut to 20"....winchester supergrade crossbolts...parkerized....

Beautiful rifles.

I see some of you have hinged bottom metal, who converts it? I'd love to have hinged metal on my 416rem.

hinged bottom metal? the STOCK is harder to come by.. use mauser bottom, recut back screw

Thank you guys very much for the pics and links.

Jeffeosso, stock pattern on the 500ar; yours or had it made.

.30 mag; same question.

Turfman

Before you start your project you might want to talk to Ted Blackburn. He made a couple of really nice 1917s many years ago.

If you notice on almost every 1917 you see the stock has to be made with quite a sharp drop to it due to the rear tang. What Ted did was to cut that rear tang off and weld on a new one that allowed for a more gradual pleasing shape to the stock lines on the Pistol Grip. I believe photos of those two rifles were shown in a GUNS magazine some years ago. I think if you look carefully at the ones done by Tom Burgess you will see that those too had the old rear tang removed and a new one welded on.

The 500 AR pattern is mine, the 500 jeffe is a HIGHLY reworked GAG , thanks for asking

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 22WRF:


If you notice on almost every 1917 you see the stock has to be made with quite a sharp drop to it due to the rear tang. [QUOTE]

I have some nice burl walnut with crazy grain that I wanted to use but was advised against it for that same reason. Guess thats why I see so many 1917's with repairs on the wood; and it always seems to be around the tang.

I really like the griffin & howe style stocks on an 03 but as beautiful as that M30 above is; that combline is a bit much for my eyes.

I'm putting together the parts for a 375h&h. The bottom metal has already been straightened out. I'm just looking for a pleasing stock style, nothing fancy.

Jeffeosso: I'll say again very nice clean lines on your 500ar; well done.

turfman,
thanks.. while those compliments may be unwarranted, i do appreciate them!

Turfman-

My stock was made, thus I do not own a pattern for it other than the stock itself. Thank you for your kind comments.

Mr. Burgess, has a solution to the sharp drop that you speak of, by making a tang with different geometry that more closely resembles the geometry of other actions.

His work is wonderous!!!

Well I'd love to have Tom work on my action but realistically its an Eddystone and I don't think in the long run, putting 5- 7.5k into this is a smart investment. I don't think there is anything wrong with the action and it has been checked out by a local gunsmith.

I'm probably going to get the action reworked for the 375, new saftey, talley rings.

Nice peice of wood and an octagon to rd barrel. Maybe reworked bottom metal; but thats about it.