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

[LeagleEagle]

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[Calif-Steve]

Are they serious? This isn't true, is it?

[Amsdorf]

Why not?

Looks tacticool to me.

[Patrick Chadwick]

A perfect example of taking a rifle worth 500 and spending 300 on it to make it worth 200 (if that). Anyone who has tried one of the Columbian 30-06 carbines will know that the new barrel length will, literally, make it a pain to shoot. And it's a pain to look at.


Patrick

[trooper554877]

filth, utter filth

[Chuckindenver]

i like it...bet its flame thrower as well.
they didnt ruin anything, replacement stock set, and a barrel, she back to shape...

[LeagleEagle]

i like it...bet its flame thrower as well.
they didnt ruin anything, replacement stock set, and a barrel, she back to shape...

You must be reading my mind..lol

[Chuckindenver]

i have restored much worse....much worse

[JGaynor]

Wow ! a grenade launching sight - what a find!

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I see these kind of jobs done on old milsurps back in the 50's and 60's and think it's just sad, but they were cheap guns back then.

Doing it today is just a crime to me when I see this done. You can put it back together but it'll never be original again. I know everyone has their own ideas but I just hate it when any antique makes it all of these years in original condition and then gets butchered by someone to make a few extra dollars.