madcratebuilder
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I'm surprised no one has brought up the M1917's Achilles heel. While the M1917 has one of the strongest actions in the world of mil-surp bolt guns, it does have one weakness, the ejector.
I read an article about the gorilla fighters in the Philippines during WWII. Most had M1917's and needed a full time armor to fab ejectors from scrap steel in order to keep these rifles in service.
The 'coil spring' style eliminates this problem. If you plan on shooting your M1917 you should invest the $8 for one.
You'll hear the internet rumor about cracked receivers on Eddystone's that have been re-barreled. It's a good idea to check but the number of rifles that are cracked is exaggerated.
The story of the Eddystone would be a great movie. Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania not only produced over 5000 locomotives for the war effort. They also produced railway gun carriages, over 6.5 million artillery shells and nearly 2 million Pattern 1914 Enfield and M1917 Enfield rifles from 1915 to 1918 as a Remington Arms subcontractor.
I like that every part is stamped with a makers mark, ordnance marks everywhere. They define 'mil-surp'.
I read an article about the gorilla fighters in the Philippines during WWII. Most had M1917's and needed a full time armor to fab ejectors from scrap steel in order to keep these rifles in service.
The 'coil spring' style eliminates this problem. If you plan on shooting your M1917 you should invest the $8 for one.
You'll hear the internet rumor about cracked receivers on Eddystone's that have been re-barreled. It's a good idea to check but the number of rifles that are cracked is exaggerated.
The story of the Eddystone would be a great movie. Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania not only produced over 5000 locomotives for the war effort. They also produced railway gun carriages, over 6.5 million artillery shells and nearly 2 million Pattern 1914 Enfield and M1917 Enfield rifles from 1915 to 1918 as a Remington Arms subcontractor.
I like that every part is stamped with a makers mark, ordnance marks everywhere. They define 'mil-surp'.
