P-14, re-bored to 30-06, now won't feed

[supersporter]

From what I can find, it seams to me that the p-14 and the m1917 are very close in form to each other. In my search I have found a lot of guys miss maching parts from one to the other. It seam like Lincoln Navigater, and a Ford Escalade. I may have some miner work to do but it seams like it will all pritty much line up. I would think that the original designer would have wanteds to be able to sell the gun in the U.S. standered round with minimal changes.

[purple]

You should get a copy of the book, "The Pattern 1914 and U.S. Model 1917 Rifles" by Stratton, available from North Cape Publications. This book provides details on the differences between the 2 rifles.
They are different rifles. Some parts are interchangable, while others are not. It does mention a difference in the receiver rails on account of having the narrower, straighter .30-06 round feed properly in the M1917. Your hybrid P14/M1917 sounds like a mule-the result of crossing a donkey and a horse. I'd be inclined to go back to the all .303 P14.

[Chuckindenver]

this has been discussed before..
heres the basics...
bolt, ectractor, mag box, trigger guard, floorplate, follower, follower spring,
dems in the bottom side of the receiver are different from the 14 and 17.
id pull the barrel, and save the bolt and barrel for a 17.
sell or find the right parts for the rest.
its more work then its worth.

[Doug Rammel]

wouldn't a 308 diameter bullet be to small for a 303 barrel

[browningautorifle]

He said he had a 30-06 barrel.

[supersporter]

So from what I can understrand I will need $30-40 bucks in parts. and then all I have to do is fit (miner smithing) and it will be up and running. I know it will be a frankinrifle, but at least it will a nice deer rifle for my brother. thanks a lot.

[jmoore]

303 rim is bigger than base dia of 30-06, so mag well is wider in back. Using the reamed out 303 barrel means accuracy is likely to be mediocre to poor unless you use 7.65mm/303 type bullets of 0.311-0.312". Sights are calibrated wrongly, ejector is different, breech end of the barrel is contoured differently.

So do what you want, but no support from this end, I think!

[Doug Rammel]

I'm pretty sure he said rechambered not rebarreled with a 1917 barrel.

I just got a p-14 that someone had chambered in 30-06. The gun was part of a package deal and didn't cost me much.
How can I get it to feed 30-06?

[supersporter]

I have been assuming that the barrel since it looks to be much newer than the reciver is aftermarket. I could not see someone going through all the trouble of machining out the a barrel and mounting, only to have the boar be a screw up with the price of a 1917 barrel being so low. I have just talked to the gunsmith who does my "nicer" projects and he feels the same way. Not to say it couldn't happen but that would be a long walk down the wrong path. Is that a commen problem with older milsurplus?
Again I say The gun functions right now, with a 1917 bolt and all bolt componets, and a 30-06 barrel. It will chamber a single round, fire and eject the spent brass no problem.

[browningautorifle]

Hi Doug, read post #4. He said 30-06 barrel.