P17 Enfield accuracy?

[TheRollingBlock]

A local shop has a sporter P17 priced at $275. Barrel is uncut but receiver has been drilled for scope mounts. I have a spare Leupold and would like to have it for a deer/coyote rifle. Bore is in good shape but the finish is a bit rough.

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[browningautorifle]

They shoot as well as the shooter.

[TheRollingBlock]

They shoot as well as the shooter.

Well, then that's out the window...

I blame my accuracy on my old rifles, most people buy it.

[Aussie48]

Go on buy it you know you want to and you can still use that excuse although might be a bit hard with a Loopy on it

Dick

[browningautorifle]

No reason not to work on your trigger time with this one...but yes, a scope will put your head way up and make it harder than if it has a cheek rest comb on the stock like a sporter. Point is they're plenty accurate.

[Merle]

No reason not to work on your trigger time with this one...but yes, a scope will put your head way up and make it harder than if it has a cheek rest comb on the stock like a sporter. Point is they're plenty accurate.

FYI, add on combs are available, in various styles & heights. You could start by checking at Midway.

[browningautorifle]

add on combs are available,

Worst case you have to make one yourself.

[CINDERS]

Thing is Jim getting it into the fold TheRollingBlock could use the excuse that "The Loopy scope needs to be on this rifle otherwise there is just $000's of scope just sitting idle and you want to make use of it or you could just say the deer told you so!"
I just say to my wife "I want/would like that rifle and then I am usually dodging a frying pan or pot as I scarper" it is an impasse at the moment I can have a rifle but I have to sell one I already have that ain't going to happen so stuck......?

[Patrick Chadwick]

A local shop has a sporter P17 priced at $275. Barrel is uncut but receiver has been drilled for scope mounts. I have a spare Leupold and would like to have it for a deer/coyote rifle. Bore is in good shape but the finish is a bit rough.

Been there, done that. More accurate than most military rifles. Good for maybe 1MOA at 100 off a sandsack when you have found ammo it likes. And I had a photo somewhere to prove it but have having upload problems with the forum over the last couple of weeks.

[Brian Dick]

Just buy a repro No.4T cheekpiece. It was actually designed for the P'14/ U.S. M1917 stock and will fit perfectly.