Should I buy Eddystone 1917

[Patrick Chadwick]

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

[Aragorn243]

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.

[Patrick Chadwick]

What's a WASR 10 ????

[Aragorn243]

Romania Ak 47 export version, semi-automatic.

[A square 10]

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

[Aragorn243]

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.

[Capt Mil Coll]

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.