Jeffery P14 404 Inquiry

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

It really is a small world. I saw this rifle for sale at **NOT**PERMITTED**. It sounded familiar, and how many 1917 Enfields in 358 Norma Magnum could there be? I googled it and found an ad about two years old for the same rifle. When I got it, I took off the scope mounts and saw that it’s a Remington Model 30 Express. Both ads had called it a 1917 Enfield.
I have a Mauser with a really distinct and beautiful crest. I clicked “buy it now”, then googled that model of Mauser. I found a thread featuring the exact same rifle I had just bought. A gunsmith who collects military rifles urged me to leave it as-is and not make it a sporter, but…it’s going to be a sporter. It wants to leave behind its old life of hunting people.

@Lee in Texas
Lee the Remington model 30, 30s and 30 express are all just M17s rebadged by Remington after the war and mad into civilian weapons. They did a pretty good job on them lightening the action and getting rid of the guppy belly magazine.
Bob