eddystone or winchester

[douglass]

Hi all,
possibily looking at getting a P14, What one would be the best to go for especilly for 303 ammo, the eddystone or winchester
all replies appreciated
P.S anyone selling a Ross M1910
DOUGLASS

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Douglass,

I am sorry if this may appear to be a trivial answer, but your question is not very precise.
What do you want the rifle for - as a collector's item, or to shoot?
Many people will tell you, that as a collector's piece, the Winchester is more sought-after than the Eddystone.
Nevertherless, antique scrap is still scrap, and a good Eddystone is preferable to a beat-up Winchester, so the answer is:

condition, condition, condition...
I.e. (for collectors) original configuration, not refinished, unless Weedon reconditioned, very good external finish (bluing)...
But if you want it for shooting, then the answer is:

condition, condition, condition...
I.e. (for shooters) very good bore, undamaged crown ('ware pullthroughs!) , clean trigger action...

However, if you want a shooter, then you would more likely be looking for a 30-06, so I guess you may be thinking as a collector.
At which point, I pass the question over to those better qualified in collection judgements.

But it is always condition...

Patrick

[armabill]

He's right, The condition is everything!

[RBruce]

A very important point about Pattern 14 rifles: the follower, magazine box and receiver need to be the same make. Remington, Eddystone and Winchester were all different in these areas. A mix of manufactures' parts might (probably) result in poor functioning. The Pattern 14 rifles had many non-interchangeable parts.

[mdoerner]

Buy the barrel, everything else can be fixed later.......

Mike D