What about the 1917's
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Hello
I've been snooping around myself in hopes of finding a '17. I found a beautiful 17 made by Eddystone. But passed it up because I read somewhere on the internet "I forget which site", that the Eddystones are prone to small cracks in the receiver, making them Dangerous to shoot. Does anyone else have any info on this?
I've been snooping around myself in hopes of finding a '17. I found a beautiful 17 made by Eddystone. But passed it up because I read somewhere on the internet "I forget which site", that the Eddystones are prone to small cracks in the receiver, making them Dangerous to shoot. Does anyone else have any info on this?
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I don't know if I would say Eddystone was the best, but they did make the most, so I guess they're the most common. Eddystone produced about 1,182,000 out of the 2,500,000 total M1917s. Remington (Ilion) was next with just over a half-million produced followed by Winchester almost 466,000. Eddystone was a plant owned by Remington. When I decided to locate a M1917, I chose to get a Remington or Winchester. I came across a Remington first.
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evad,
I believe you are thinking of when the Eddystone rifle is rebarreled. The original barrels are and were quite tight, and if a relief cut is not made prior to the removal of the original barrel, then the receiver ring tends to crack. If properly done, I don't believe it is an issue.
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Thank You very much Mike for the information on the question of cracks and receiver rings. Now, how could I tell if this Eddystone been rebarreled. Any idea where I can find a tell tail armory mark on the rifle. I know the the original barrel will have five groves, but who the heck can focus down a barrel and count 5 or 4 groves. I confess, I still have the hots for the less then graceful lines of the old squat rilfe....
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Good question!
Here's what little I know. Most gov't rebarreled M1917s will probably have either a 4-groove Hi-Standard barrel or a 2-groove Johnson Automatic barrel. The two groove barrel should be easy to spot and the 4-groove barrel, if it is a Hi-Standard barrel, will have a right-hand twist. Again, that should be easy to spot.
Of course, there could be many exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of. I also believe the barrels will be marked, like JA, for the Johnson Automatics. I'm not sure how the Hi-Standards were marked.
To check the receiver ring, you need something like lighter fluid or alcohol. Paint the ring with either fluid and watch it evaporate. If cracked, the fluid in the crack(s) should evaporate slower than the fluid where there are no cracks. Of course, this needs to be done with the cooperation of the seller.
Hope this helps.
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Here's what little I know. Most gov't rebarreled M1917s will probably have either a 4-groove Hi-Standard barrel or a 2-groove Johnson Automatic barrel. The two groove barrel should be easy to spot and the 4-groove barrel, if it is a Hi-Standard barrel, will have a right-hand twist. Again, that should be easy to spot.
Of course, there could be many exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of. I also believe the barrels will be marked, like JA, for the Johnson Automatics. I'm not sure how the Hi-Standards were marked.
To check the receiver ring, you need something like lighter fluid or alcohol. Paint the ring with either fluid and watch it evaporate. If cracked, the fluid in the crack(s) should evaporate slower than the fluid where there are no cracks. Of course, this needs to be done with the cooperation of the seller.
Hope this helps.
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does anyone know how to remove the barrel from the reciever. is it pressed threaded ect? h34r:
h34r:Barrel and receiver are threaded and screwed together.
As for the 1917 .30-06, who could say anything about Sgt. York's rifle? (Except Alvin York, himself, who didn't like the aperture rear sight. The sights on the '03 Springfield were a lot more like those on the rifles he was used to.)
As for the 1917 .30-06, who could say anything about Sgt. York's rifle? (Except Alvin York, himself, who didn't like the aperture rear sight. The sights on the '03 Springfield were a lot more like those on the rifles he was used to.)
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