bsa1917hunter,
I have had several of the BSA Sporter 17s, and agree with you on them being the "poor mans pre-64" . Their only serious drawback is that they are a tad heavy, which prompted me to rechamber one of the Ds to 270 Wby.
That was my first 270 Wby, and Bevan King did the job. He said that the chamber cut as smoothly as any new barrel he had done, and that getting to to feed was a piece of cake. It shot just as well after the job as before, and killed a very nice bear just a few days later.
Yours looks to be a very nice example of these rifles, and the Redfield variable sure fits the vintage well.
Ted
Thanks for the coments, I agree that it is a tad heavy
. I have often thought of rechambering it to something like 308 norma, but like it as a 30-06 and it is damn accurate. I'm starting to have more 06's than I know what to do with though. Maybe it is time for that norma
.
