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As far as the sight hood goes, it is normal for the hood to be quite close to the sight blade. most people will remove the hood while shooting, to get a better sight picture. I believe the Marine...

That is great information......

If the rifle were mine, I'd go the route that you suggested. However, it belongs to a relative of mine, and he's giving it to His Son. It probably won't see more...

Yep, the bolt would probably need about 15 degrees more rotation to close....so i think I'm good.

Thank you, I thought it was normal, but I wasn't positive. I was beginning to think the bolt/safety had some type of weird wear pattern, and this was a result.


By the way....the bore was/is a...

Took the rifle to the range today, no problems with Brass, and accuracy wasn't too great.

I do have a question though;

Were these 1917 Enfield's made to have the safety engaged, only after...

Yeah, I agree with what you wrote. I think this chamber is exactly as you described....as per my previous post, the bolt seems like it would probably need another 30 degrees further rotation, to...

The rifle is owned by a relative of mine, who simply wants a deer hunting machine, and probably won't have a shot over 100 yards. I did remove the extractor, and just used the bolt body to check...

Yep, have used Oxpho before with nice results.

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Yep, I should be o.k.

Thank you everyone for the replies...

Turns out the rifle is NOT a Springfield 1903 or 1903-A3, but a M 1917 Enfield, Eddystone made rifle, built in 1918. I saw as soon as it was out of the gun...

Thanks for the replies; I'm pretty sure this rifle will have no issues. I am currently using a bore solvent on the bore to remove any Copper. patches are coming out Bluish/Purple, but the bore looks...

A relative dropped off His Sporterized M1917 Eddystone rifle for me to look at. The relative who borrowed it from Him, told Him it has "Headspace issues". I told Him I have Clymer go, no-go, and...

Thanks, i'm looking forward to trying out the gauges.

My Brother in Law owns the rifle; He lent it out years ago to another relative. Whoever he lent it to, is the one who said it has headspace issues. I have no idea if the man he lent it to is...

A relative of mine has either a 1903 or 1903-A3 that has been Sporterized. He lent the rifle years ago to another relative, and is now getting it back. The relative told Him that it has a headspace...

Thanks for the info....I appreciate it.

I've decided to keep the rifle as is, and attend the upcoming Oaks, PA Gun show, in early October. There I will look for another No. 4 Mk 2 in really nice shape. There are 1700 Tables at that show,...

Thanks for the replies; I will consider not de-greasing it, and possibly getting a like model "beater", for shooting. My home is always climate controlled, plus my gun safe usually has a dessicant in...

Thanks guys for the replies; I've decided that I will De-grease it, and shoot it. I will use 100% Mineral Spirits on both the wood and metal, since I know from a Master wood restorer, that true...

Thanks guys for the replies....

I am leaning toward removing the cosmoline, and shooting it. Actually, the rifle is covered in Cosmoline, BUT, the paper is loosely wrapped around the rifle, and...

Hello everyone...

I was directed to this site from a guy on a Rimfire forum. Here is what I posted:

Friend of the family is retiring, and has about 60 guns He is slowly selling. The vast...