One of my BSA P-17 sporter was a donor for a 358 Norma Long Neck . A 358 Norma Magnum on the longer 300WM brass. A project I hope to finish this winter. I have a lot of projects half done. oh well. The P-17 was a low cost donor, of the same metallurgy as a pre-war M-70 at a fraction of the cost. It was also a better fit. The other I find much more interesting, it's the very plain stocked one., regular club. It's the Canoe Rifle. I bought it at a gunshow . The seller said it was his dad's, he also said his dad complained of the kick. I wondered about that at the time. These are heavy rifles. I put a scope on it and loaded the common 4350 180 grain load . It went 2950 !!. There are 300WM that are slower. No wonder it kicked, he was likely using factory 220 grain loads. My load for that rifle is well backed off and still does 2700. It's called the Canoe Rifle because I use it in the canoe.
