1917 eddystone

[steve acre]

hello everyone im new to the forum and the 1917 eddystone rifle I have an m-1 garand but recently just got my grandfathers eddystone that he used in wwII. the gun is in ok condition was made 11-18 I have a lot of the accessories like the bayonet the sling which is pretty rough. the rifle has stayed in my family since my grandfather brought it home I was wondering if anyone makes a replacement stock for the rifle I don't want a sporterized stock I would like an original stock theres nothing really wrong with the stock just that over the years my uncles or my grandfather put a high gloss clear finish on it and I would like to try to take it back to its original condition. I was also wondering can I use my greek ball ammo from my garand in the eddystone I know there 30.06 I don't know if the garands ammo is a hotter load because it has to cycle a semi rifle any information you guys have would greatly be appreciated just from reading some of the posts there seems like a lot of people that know what there talking about

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[Chuckindenver]

might try the 1917 P14 forum, or the want to buy forum if you looking for parts..

[Patrick Chadwick]

...I was wondering if anyone makes a replacement stock for the rifle I don't want a sporterized stock I would like an original stock theres nothing really wrong with the stock just that over the years my uncles or my grandfather put a high gloss clear finish on it and I would like to try to take it back to its original condition...

1) Moderators, please can you shift this thread to the P14/M1917 forum?
2) Steve, stocks can be bought from suppliers who deal in milsurp parts.
3) But you might be better advised to strip the varnish off the stock you have.
Disassemble the rifle, remove all the metalwork from the stock, with one exception - do NOT try to remove the recoil bolt.
It is OK to unscrew the nut, if you have the proper tool and the nut will move without using brute force.
But the recoil bolt is usually so well "rooted" in the stock that driving it out can a) lead to stock wood splitting off around the recess and b) the bolt will never fit tightly again. So leave it alone.
Then use the jelly type paint stripper - the kind that can be washed off with methylated spirits.
Use a natural hair brush - the stuff will dissolve plastic bristles!
You do not need to strip the whole stock in one go. Do it in sections, so that you always have some stripper-free wood to hold it by! Clean the sections with meths, not water. When you are finished, wipe down with natural turpentine (NOT turps substitute!!!) and oil with linseed oil.

And it may well be that for about $20 in materials and an afternoon's work, you can turn this

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Try it, it's more satisfying than simply spending a considerably larger sum of money!

[NRA]

yes save the old original stock. If this rifle is in good condition it will handle any 30.06 rounds