Check your M1917's for safety issues. Eddystones especially..

[rcathey]

I'm gonna jump in with a touch of wishful thinking....
Could these barrel shortening and rechambered rifles be host to the infamous 3GM-K cartouche? That would be something!

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[cplstevennorton]

I'm gonna jump in with a touch of wishful thinking....
Could these barrel shortening and rechambered rifles be host to the infamous 3GM-K cartouche? That would be something!

The one thing I found there was only one rebuild program of the M1917 during WWII. I forget the name of it. Wright something. Or something like that. I will go back and find the name and edit this comment to add it in. That was where the WWII Johnson barrels were installed.

Past this one rebuild of the M1917 during WWII, the only thing they ever did to this M1917's is check headspace and the ones that passed were sold first, and the ones with excessive headspace were lumped and sold at the end. They didn't want to spend any money or time on fixing them for sales.

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What I'm truly excited about, and the reason I post so much of my research, look on this post. People are researching and posting the info they find!!!

Fjruple and Docooverboard, I commend you for posting what you found. This is exactly the intent of what I'm trying to do!

I started in the Archvies 7 years ago and I found many things that are accepted by us, are actually someone's opinions, stated as facts.

There are mountains of new available research out there. I would imagine probably only maybe 5% of the available research out there has been accessed. There are so many new opportunities to find new things. You only have to start to look. Once you start to look, you will never look at a book, or an internet expert the same.

Now if I pick up a book, which is really sort of seldom. I don't look at what the author is saying, I'm looking at the Bibliography. I want to see what their work was to get that answer, then I track down that info myself. To base my own conclusion.

If I can have any lasting effect on this hobby, that is my end goal. I want people to question, and research it for themselves. Don't take anything at face value. Find your own answers!

[RC20]

I really don't honestly have much interest in the M1917. I'm a Marine Corps and Sniper collector. I've already spent more time researching the M1917 than I really care to do.

What you have no interest in is the truth. You clearly adhere to Stalin's of quoted

A Lie Repeated often enough becomes the truth.

You just post stuff out of context and then try to divert.

So, rather than endlessly post your garbage, explain how a Winchester 1917s could get to the US Military with excess head space!
Sans that your posts are a lie (when you know you are factually wrong and you are, it becomes a lie)

You know, the ones that have not only Winchester tech inspector but a US Army inspector certifying them to all the details.