johnr, I envy you your rebuilt 1917. Don't think people know what a part those played in WWII and the various unsung fracas' that followed. Their service just didn't stop with what my Granddad always called "The BIG War" (to differentiate it from that little fuss with the silly Nazis and those pesky Japanese....).
I have a Winchester-made Pattern 14 that apparently sat out WWs I AND II in Canada. But it's getting its share of shooting now; more fun to shoot than a '17 because it don't kick! Too many miles and foot-pounds on my shoulder joints to enjoy an '06 any more.
