hot tip of the week safety removal, M17

[chuckindenver]

many guy stuggle with the rotating safety of the P14 and M1917 Enfield.
so heres a simple way, with pics.
rotate the safety all the way down as shown.
with a {good} pair of needle nose locking pliers grab the pin that holds the bolt shut.
push the safety back up, and pull out.
to replace the safety.
install the safety plunger pin and spring, push foward as far as you can with a long punch, or small screwdriver that will fit inside the hole, make sure the wedge is in right so the safety will fit,
grab the pin with the pliers again. push the safety lever back in its hole, and remove the pliers.














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[Jim K]

If you are concerned about the pliers marring the plunger, a couple of small pieces of tape will prevent that problem.

Jim

[Prince Humperdink]

Thanks for the tip, I've Built several quite a few milsurps,but the 17 is still new to Me.:super:

[chuckindenver]

iv used this hundreds of times, the plunger is pretty hard, but, you have to use GOOD locking pliers, snap on, is who made the ones in the picture, look to see if the plating is on the inside of the jaws, if so, they will slip,
wont hurt anything, just frustrate you.
i have a set of locking plieres just for this, and nothing else. i work on a lot of 17,s so they come in handy.

[Jim K]

Actually to remove the safety, you don't need any tools at all. With the action out of the stock, just rotate the safety until it is straight down, and pull it out. Getting it back in is when using the pliers can be easier than using a thin screwdriver.

Edited to add: If you think you will be working on the same safety again, just drill a cross hole in the end of the plunger and insert a paperclip to hold it while you install the safety.

Jim