why would someone do this to a perfectly good 1917??

[trooper554877]

But sporterizing also demonstrates what the designer of the weapon had in mind delving into the possibilities of his weapon. It is nearly a crime to limit an Eddystone action to 30-06. There are barge loads of decaying 1917's that will never see the light of day except for the interest of people modifying them.

mate point me in the direction of those barges and I'll take the lot!!
Where are they?
cheers
Ned

[Chuckindenver]

deap in the bottom of the ocean,, or a couple of the Great lakes.... my grandfather worked on a Bardge that would travel out to the middle of one of the great lakes...full of weapons..then dump em in...jump on in lets go for a swim.. rusty globs of junk by now.
you would have better luck travling to SE Aisia, iv seen pictures of metal scrap yards with piles of rifles, from M16,s to BAR,s Garands, , they had 17,s stacked like cord wood like a fence line..
just doing some research and found that Italy destroyed over 10,000 M1 Garands to make the United Nations Happy...make you wanna join the UN dont it.

[Pak75]

I'm surprised it made it to $750 . I'd have a hard time paying the starting bid of $50 for it.