Bolt on Eddystone 1917 wont chamber a round?

[browningautorifle]

Well, maybe that takes us back to the separated casing idea...

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[goessb170677]

It's possible. I don't really see anything abnormal in the chamber though. Im thinking about leaving a good amount of something like Break Free in the barrel overnight to see if it breaks up anything still left on the inside.

I took a picture while looking down the barrel, if this helps in any way.

[ssj]

It's possible. I don't really see anything abnormal in the chamber though. Im thinking about leaving a good amount of something like Break Free in the barrel overnight to see if it breaks up anything still left on the inside.

I took a picture while looking down the barrel, if this helps in any way.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...d11a3JPG-1.jpg

Looks to me like there is a case head in there.

[browningautorifle]

case head

Case neck...the head is at the primer end.

[shuvelrider]

Did you have it checked for proper headspace by a gunsmith, during the rearsenal process barrels get changed out. Sometimes they get turned in to far, there is a witness mark on the underside of the barrel and chamber to align. You also may have some gunk built up in the chamber, chuck in a chamber brush on a short rod and clean the chamber well with your favorite cleaner. FWIW.

[RC20]

Get the serial number off the receiver, there is a site that crosses the date on the barrel to the serial number. Last I remember no more that a couple months difference.

At least its a clue on a home barrel job.

U.S. Military Dates of Manufacture

Works if its an Eddystone, if not go to the core site and put in Winchester or Remington.

Example: I have a barreled action that receiver date is November of 1918. I know the barrel was a civilian barrel but even if not, its date is 6-1918, ergo even if I did not know it was an R barrel that were never put on E receivers I would know it was a civilian barrel change, Military never did that.

Base Data: U.S. Military Dates of Manufacture