U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Revamped unrestrained submarine warfare by the German Empire in 1917 throughout major Atlantic routes was costing lives and sending needed supplies to the bottom of the ocean. Zimmermann's offer to Mexico in January 1917 served as the turning point toward American intervention into the war. On April 2, 1917 a parade lead President Woodrow Wilson to the Capital for his address to congress, asking for a declaration of war to issued against the Center Powers of Europe. Wilson stressed that submarine warfare served as the major factor in his request for the declaration (a point he made ten times in his speech). On April 6th, Congress approved the Chief Executives request.
The American Expeditionary Force quickly grew with new recruits and later draftees. Without enough arms to equip servicemen suddenly heading Over There to fight the Central Powers the Ordnance Department adopted the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917 manufactured by Remington Arms of Delaware, it's subsidiary company Eddystone, and the Winchester Repeating Arms of New Haven, Connecticut, as a substitute standard issued-weapon for the American Expeditionary Force of the Great War.
Enjoyed this video. I bought a sporterized Eddystone M1917, back in 1968 (with my father's help) for $40. It was manufactured in September of 1917. The ol' boy who did the sporterization on mine didn't do a very good job and as such, it did not group well for him. All my dad and I did was pour a glass bedding in the stock for a floating barrel and bam, a decent shooting rifle! Can put 3 rounds into a Skoal can lid at 100 yards with this ol' girl. Have taken many deer, pronghorn, and elk with this rifle over the past 53 years. It's 104 years old and still performing like a champ. This rifle will still be able to do its job long after I'm gone! Thanks for the video!
The 1917 is really out the collection my favourite 20th century US Rifle.
I have a Sporterized 1917 Enfield, my father gave it to me when I was 13 so I have owned it for 47yrs I have taken alot deer with it, dropped an elk in Colorado at 450yds! Bolt is stamped USMC
That’s a lot of inspiration for me. I have a pristine, Winchester all-around example that has unfortunately been sporterized as well. However, it’s an early, and extremely tasteful sporterization. Bunny ears shaved off, otherwise I’d consider restoring it but like I said, very nice sport job. I’m considering using it for deer season this year, but I’ve only hunted with a scope so I’m worried. And I hunt for meat that I kind of depend on each year so I don’t buy from supermarkets.
Picked up my model 1917 and took it deer hunting this weekend with great success.
I have my dad's 1917 eddystone 30-06. He had it sportrized. It was handed done to me in 1968. I was by a gunsmith that who ever did the sportizing did a very good job. I wanted to have new scope rings put on it. A local gunsmith said he would not retap the barrel because eddystone were known to have bad metal tempering. So it's still as my father had it. It's a great gun I will hand it down to my sons
Try talking with a more confident smith. These were made to have parts replaced. If he cannot, surely someone else can.
The myth about the old Eddie Stone is a wives tale that won't go away! The only problem that there ever was with the Eddie Stone is that when they were rebarreled at the time of the arsenal rebuildl the barrels were put on so tight that many times they cracked receivers removing them and since these cracks are hard to detect, at the time so there's a possibility of the action could let go because the cracked receiver.
I have a non re-import Eddystone M1917
Barrel marked R-12-17.
The rifle is in very good condition.
That means your barrel was manufactured by Remington. My Eddystone has a W for Winchester. To my understanding, the corrosive nature of cordite ammunition caused barrels to wear so when the guns were refurbished, they were mix and matched.
@@dang1861 The “W” markings were because the Winchesters parts were not interchangeable with the Remington made parts. This was so bad that the US Expeditionary Force requested that no Winchester made rifles be shipped to Europe.
@@allangibson2408 Yep. The rest of my gun has Eddystone markings. Only the barrel has a W
still have mine an old trusty accurate deer riffle
At around 1:05 that picture is of British soldiers captured. The man on the right is then war correspondent Winston Churchill.
Good stop motion, and video production.
thanks,
I use a M1917 Remington Enfield for plinking, a good and easy to use rifle
I contest the statement of the Springfield M1903 being more accurate in fact from multiple sources I've seen and from my own personal experience it's the opposite the M1917 can be actually a fair bit more accurate than a Springfield.
everyone has different experiences and hold many prejudices
@@WeaponsMunitions That's true to an extent I guess. good video either way.
Everyone who has actually tried them thought the M1917 was more accurate than at least the early (pre 1916) M1903 Springfields. They were also less likely to explode in your face (early Springfields had lethal quality control issues the M1917 didn’t).
The British taught Remington and Winchester a lot of quality control items (starting with actually measuring the heat treatment furnace temperatures).
This has been settled and you are correct. Better sights and longer radius
I like my eddystone. I’ve also heard that it made a better sniper rifle than the Springfield and that overall it was more accurate. I think some of that may be preference. I’m not sure as I don’t own a Springfield.
GREAT VIDEO, GREAT CHANNEL!!!!
I have my dad's. Awesome sights! York used one of these not an 03 like in movie
Easy sights for anyone to use! '03 sights are fine, but the M1917's rear peep sight makes sight acquisition on a target quicker!
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The 1917 is objectively and most definitely As accurate and likely more accurate than the 19 0 3 for several reasons
yes, we are all aware that politics played a key role in the decision to adopt the M1903 over the M1917, considered to be foreign...though the '03 was built on Mauser's design.