Model of 1917 questions

[browningautorifle]

Maybe slug the bore? Maybe a bigger bullet, like a 220 gr flat base would work better or perhaps a bigger diameter like .310? Look at all of it before changing a strong barrel.

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[oldfoneguy]

What is the overall condition of the barrel? Worn at the muzzle? Good lands at the muzzle crown? Good overall condition throughout? If so sometimes all these rifles need is a shim between the fore end and the barrel the length of the front barrel band. If you stand the rifle on the butt hold the stock tight and grab the barrel does it have play? That is a very overlooked problem on these rifles which needs to be addressed for accuracy purposes. 100 year old wood tends to be dried out and shrunken in that area. - Bill