Eddystone 1917 .30-06 to .300 h&h

Well I got it home. Some interesting home gun smithing has taken place in the past not sure exactly whst i am working... Hoping it is even safe to shoot. Can anyone give me some insight into some things... what mental do you think the repair on the trigger guard is? Also, i am not sure why someone welded the plate into the magazine?
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Looking at the photos, with the exception of the dirt, grime and maybe a little rust, the only two things I see are the trigger guard and rear receiver bridge. The trigger guard appears to be brazed rather than welded. the straightening of the trigger guard is common but I have to admit this is the first one I have seen brazed. The second thing, though it may just be the photo, is the rear receiver bridge does not appear to have been ground (filed, etc.) level or even. While both of these are cosmetic, neither should make the rifle unsafe to shoot. The trigger guard is probably the easier fix but the bridge may be able to be straightened out as well.

The plate in the magazine box is a mystery to me as well. I have never seen that before however, I am sure the previous maker had a good reason or at least thought he did. My best guess would be that it was "needed" to correct a feeding issue.

As always, the rifle can be tested with a spare tire, live round and 25' of paracord from behind a protective barrier. Actually not a bad idea for all rifles that have been "worked on" by unknown person or persons.

By the way, I can see your photos on my phone but not on the actual post here. I have been having the same problem. Something to do with resizing before posting.
 
If you decide to re chamber I would urge you to consider marking the new caliber very conspicuously. Consider that many assume the caliber of these surplus rifles and do not carefully inspect before firing. 30 years back I purchased a very nice 1903 a3 Smith Corona rifle. When I got the rifle home and disassembled to clean I noticed that it was stamped 308 Norma mag. This was under the handgaurd and it was by chance I noticed it. Could have been rather ugly if I would have fired a 30-06 cartridge in that chamber. Good luck
 
I know the feeling. Bought a single shot P14 Enfield that was set up for 300 meter shooting I thought. .30 caliber was easy, thought .30-06, dropped a dummy in the chamber and it was swallowed. Got out the magnum headspace gauge and sure enough it is a belted magnum. Well, has to be a .300 WinMag right? Wrong. Took it to the range, strapped it to a shooting bench, chambered a .300 WinMag cartridge and got behind my truck. Pulled the cord and bang. Seemed to fire fine. Opened the bolt with no problem. Ejected the case and what was that. A very short neck with a nice "S" curve shoulder into the neck. .300 Weatherby Magnum. Shoots great. Did a little more research and back in the day these were set up for 1000 yard matches.

The moral of the story is, dummy rounds and headspace gauges don't necessarily tell you what caliber your rifle is chambered for especially with a belted magnum. When in doubt do a chamber cast and measure it!
 
Oooh... A 300 Weatherby! One of my favorite cartridges. Have fun with that! :)
 
So far I have had a blast with it. No pun intended. Shoots well with whatever manufacture barrel it has. I get the impressing it was never shot as when I got it a 1917 Enfield bolt was in it and I swapped the bolt body for a P14. No need to open one up the face in these actions at lease for the more common belted magnums.
 
Looks to still be in .30-06. The numbers from my cast are a bit larger than the specs I have for the .30-06. Shoulder is .444, neck is .345. Thoughts?
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Yes. The diagram is of a cartridge. The cast is the chamber. The chamber is always larger than the cartridge. If you google for a chamber diagram you will see you numbers are probably good.​
 
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