I'm fond of the P-17 and the P-14. . I have three P-17s, two of them were BSA sporters conversions and the other a Eddystone sporter. . One of the BSA is still a 30-06, the other a 358Norma long neck. The Eddystone is a 308Norma. My P-14 is a Winchester.. It's my favourite range rifle. I have a Parker Hale rear sight, and a Boyd semi inlet I finished. They all have either a Timmey trigger or a Dayton-Traister , and coil spring ejector conversions .
The P-17 usage is the official Canadian government designation for the 30-06. It was used during the WW2 for troops in Canada. We bought 100,000 from the United States. My Eddystone was one of these. The BSAs ones were likely part of the Lend-Lease to Britain.
These rifles used nickel alloy steel like the pre war Winchester M54 and M70 .
