Should I buy Eddystone 1917

Thanks for the positive feedback. I am glad to hear that it worked. It makes all that slaving away over a hot keyboard worthwhile!

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I am slow, yes, very slow. It's been 2 1/2 years since I purchased this rifle and 1 1/2 years since I got the front sight squared away. It made it to the range today. I have to admit to being worried/concerned with how this would shoot and that is part of the reason I think it did not go sooner. Decided to settle the matter once and for all. I'm not much of a target shooter, I tend to rush things a bit rather than settle down with a good sight picture. I also don't shoot well with open sights.

I shot five shots for record, no practice, no sighting in. The group showed no evidence at all of keyholing, paper looked perfect. The group size was 3 1/4 inches at 50 yards. Not the best but it impressed the heck out of the guys next to me that weren't hitting the paper. I was using Remington core-loks

In comparison, I also took and shot my K11 for the first time today. These two rifles both aged about 95 years. The group for the K11 was 2 1/4 inches at 50 yards. I was using GP11

And finally, I took my WASR 10 along as well, mainly as a function check and not expecting much out of it and again, the first time I ever fired it. Worked perfectly. First two shots were 1/2 inches apart and then I got cocky and shot too fast. Five shot group still beat the 1917 at 3 inches. I then did a rapid fire drill with 15 rounds and off hand and hit the paper 11 out of the 15 in what turned out to be a 7 1/4 inch group low and to the left. No proof but I expect the other 4 were just off to the left of the paper.

What's a WASR 10 ????

Romania Ak 47 export version, semi-automatic.

these rifles left the factory as 'all' one mfgr parts , mixing of mfgr parts occurred in use , the stocks had only the mfgr ID at the muzzle end and the "P" and a few stampings around the trigger guard , any other cartuche would be a rework marking , the WWII replacement bbls were OK , but it was quite common for these rifles to end up at a VFW as parade rifles and fired with blanks at funerals and such , not well cleaned and this resulted in bad bores ,

they are very strong actions - often sported and rechambered for hunting loads and these rifles were very accurate for military rifles , glad you got that one cleaned up and back in action

The bore isn't exactly good. That's why I was so concerned with it. The rifling is shallower than any other I've seen but it is extremely wide, it's a two groove replacement barrel. I expect this one has seen plenty of use as a parade rifle. Exterior looks fine, bore is pitted. Not deeply but it is a dark bore that simply won't clean up for anything. I felt it had a decent chance to be a shooter because it passed the bullet in the muzzle test with flying colors. Doesn't even come close to going in beyond the curve. I believe it will shoot better the second time out as I won't be so concerned with it not shooing well. I wasn't taking the time to get a nice sight picture and for what I was doing, the group wasn't bad. The cases and primers look very good, no issues with head space or the chamber being pitted.

My Eddystone P17 is one of my all time favorite rifles to shoot. The heft and the feel of it just makes it a pleasure.
Good job on yours Aragorn243.