m1917 bolt stuck after firing a 30-06

[jamie5070]

Is the chamber squeeky clean? If not, try a vigorouse srubbing with an oversize bronze brush attached to a drill. Some rifles that had a lot of blanks fired in them developed some hard crud that could only be removed with a soaking of hot soapy water and scrubing. It's a long shot. but maybe it might help the chamber area.
john

[Chuckindenver]

criterian barrels good stuff. iv installed a few

[joachimvdr]

ok thx, i'll try that

[Bruce_in_Oz]

I don't know what your importation laws are like, but Numrich / Gun Parts occasionally sells newly made replacement M-17 barrels.

I recall that, if you want to spend a "bit" more, Krieger / Criterion, also in the US, were doing a VERY nice M-17 barrel, in .30-06 and possibly 7.62 NATO.

As per previous comments, I would be finding a new gunsmith as well!!

[Chuckindenver]

Krieger and Criterian...same company.
my experiance with Krieger barrels.. not so good.. they dont follow what the customer askes for, and when called back to fix the issue,, its to bad so sad,,
after having a customer spend extra money on a milspec barrel, and payed extra to have it the right lenth, ect,,, they sent it...6 inches longer, as well, and not chambered at all, even though the customer paid them to do so.
to the tune of 250.00 more.
when the customer contacted them to have them refund that money or do the job right...they told him to kick rocks...
so now, i wont be recommending them as a supplier for any barrels.
Customer service is king, the im cool and your not additude, not so much.
i did the extra work on the barrel for the customer, and did it at no cost to him,
why in the world would you chamber a 1917 in 7.62x51???? you asking for feeding problems, if you in Europe, i would see if Wather Lothmar can make a milspec barrel, threaded, short chambered, and cut for the sight key.. in 30-06..

---------- Post added at 09:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------

couple years ago, i built 10 , 1903A3s for some collectors in Spain,
i guess they have a law like mexico of no military cals, so, i built.. 35Whelen, 30 gibbs, 338-06 , 25-06. barrels were supplied by them, and came from E.R. shaw,
and were shipped to me,
weapons were built, test fired and shipped via importer to them, it wasnt that hard, and took less then 2 weeks for the rifles to arrive over seas, proofed by a gunsmith in Spain,
i say this, as your chamber may have been changed do to this restrictions in some countries...before you change the barrel, look at the brass case..is it still the right specs?? or has it changed???

[joachimvdr]

It looks like the same round, Importing in belgium is really hard and very costly, I'm gonna try with a flex hon to clean up the chamber, we'll see

thx a lot,

joachim

[jamie5070]

If by flex hon do you mean to use a hone to smooth out the chamber? I remember reading wher people with borderline chambers (they have been mosin nagants) used a cartridge case with lapping or polishing compound smeared on it and then spun it in the chamber to smooth it up. It's been a long time since i read the article.
john

[JGaynor]

sounds like a brake cylinder hone??? proceed with care

[browningautorifle]

So...what ever happened with this one?

[joachimvdr]

hi, I was bussy, I honed it with a flex hone made for honing the 30-06 chamber and now ot takes the round as it shoold be, My tension spring is a bit weak, I need to guide the bolt a bit. I havent been on the range yet with it, I will fire the first couple rounds with my head behind it...

joachim

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