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Cracked receiver on an M17
Howdy all, I just thought I'd drop this one in... I bought an M17 (eddystone) range rifle a little while ago basically for the barrel and sights, but today I was doing some long range shooting and thought I'd give it a run.
It shot really well. I'd previously checked it thoroughly, checked the headspace, pulled it apart and cleaned it and put it back together.
I cleaned it when I was done shooting for the day and showing it to a mate tonight I noticed a crack in the receiver, on the left hand side at 9 o'clock on the front of the receiver ring where it abuts the barrel shoulder. It is 6mm long on the outside and appears to go through(it penetrates at least to where the receiver disappears behind the shoulder of the barrel. I've never seen this on a rifle before, but I'm glad I noticed it before there was any failure.
Here's another one to strip for parts and keep the receiver in my collection of interesting things.
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Last edited by tbonesmith; 12-04-2010 at 10:47 PM.
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12-04-2010 05:42 AM
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Very interesting, I haven't seen it either. Pics would be good.
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Does it appear to have its original barrel? There is some history that a few receivers cracked when they were rebarreled.
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Originally Posted by
jamie5070
Does it appear to have its original barrel? There is some history that a few receivers cracked when they were rebarreled.
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Yes the barrel is a replacement, target barrel. It must have been put in decades ago. The barrel is in excellent condition but the rifle has had some use in it's current guise. Will post pics later today
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Only 2 pics came out but when I pulled the barrel I verified it goes all the way through and its more like twelve mm. I feel pretty lucky to have not had a catastrophic failure. Ill keep the receiver as an example of what to look out for.Attachment 17836Attachment 17835
Last edited by tbonesmith; 12-04-2010 at 10:45 PM.
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you have the first actuall cracked 1917 from rebarreling that iv ever seen, and the only one pictured iv seen as well, even in books.
interesting that it was a commecial target barrel, not done by the military?
thanks for sharing,
one out of thousands....not bad odds id say..
more info???cal.? how far has it been sporterized? looks reblued?? have any idea who did the work??and if so...how hot they let the salts get when reblued?
thanks again..
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Chuck, I've done my share of re-blueing and if you get too hot then things turn green and rust when they come out. How do you see the heat being a factor in the crack?
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more info???cal.? how far has it been sporterized? looks reblued?? have any idea who did the work??
It's a .308, commercially done, reblued, no idea who did the work, rear sight ears removed for target sight, target trigger fitted, target stock fitted, follower and mag spring removed and loading platform made out of timber. There are heaps set up like this here, heaps get used still, never heard of a problem/accident, but I have heard on the grape vine that this can/has happened. As I said, never seen or heard first hand though
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it looks like there is scoring on the reciever where the reciever turned in the vice at some boint during the barrel removal process. If you clamp it too hard in a vice it will squeez the reciver into an oval shape and may cause the crack to occur. squeezing the reciever into an oval shape most likely will brake the barrel free and make its removal seem easier but it may also result in causeing the cracks . Just for the record it happens to Remmingtons and winchesters as well as eddystones.
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