This is a photo of the latest addition to my collection, a 500 Jeffery built around an M17.
I had it made to shoot the SSAA Group 3 events in the Big Game Rifle Club. It was built with a budget in mind, it doesn't have all the pretty bits that other custom or English makers have, but it shoots well, and didn't cost me the earth.
It has a 26" Sprinter barrel, and a Boyd's laminated stock with a limbsaver fitted. Sights are a Redfield receiver sight and a M70 front sight. We didn't have too many dramas getting it to feed, made a complete new follower for it, fits 2 down and 1 up. Weighs 10lb 14 ozs. I've shot a group at 50 metres off the bench while running the barrel in that measured .885" for 5 shots. Can't complain about that.
As I mentioned before, it didn't cost an arm and a leg, but it got me shooting a 500 J, and that can't be a bad thing.

Nice!

Mike

Very nice indeed. It looks like a very servicable rifle. Does it cock on closing? Also, in regard to feeding, did you have a lot to do to the rails? How about the magazine box?

Telly

Telly,
It has a Dayton Traister Cock-on-opening kit installed and a 28lb Wolff mainspring. We left the bolt with the dogleg, as I'm left-handed, it doesn't worry me at all, also Boyd's stocks are cut to suit a dogleg bolt, and would have left an awful gap if it had a straight bolthandle.
Did a fair bit to the rails, action is a very hard one and dulled the gunsmiths solid carbide cutter very quickly. Didn't do much to the box, mainly lengthened it a little to fit the 500 in.
Its actually easier than a 375 length case to fit into an M17, width was the only problem.
I also have a 450 Ackley Mag on an M17 as well, more work fitting it in because of its length.

Thanks for the replies.

I was going to mention getting rid of the dogleg, as my M-17 based 500 clobbered my knuckly pretty soundly, which lead me to make it a straight down bolt.

That is a very nice looking rifle.

VERY cool build!! I was going to do this in .416 rigby but just went out and bought a CZ550. I do have a 1917 in a wildcat .340 that I dearly love. Like you I went with the Boyds laminate JRS stock and the Dayton-traister unit and a heavier firing pin spring. Great minds think alike!!

New to this forum, I forgot to sign my campfire name to my comment above.

safariman

Ooh... Uncle Ugly Like...

I can even forgive the plywood stock. It's got a nice hue to it.

Fine rifle. Go shoot somethign nasty with it and tell us how it performs!