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    My 1917.

    I have only one M1917, an Eddystone.







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    Nice looking rifle. How does it shoot?

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    Nice, original bluing. Whats the full details on markings etc

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    just got one

    I just got one, its disassembled on my bench, heavy gunk. Do you use grease or regular gun oil?

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    Nice looking rifle.

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    Nothing wrong with that!
    I have 4 incomplete ones to make into one!
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    Quote Originally Posted by joesarno View Post
    I just got one, its disassembled on my bench, heavy gunk. Do you use grease or regular gun oil?
    Oil to lubricate. Grease for long term storage.

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    Awesome!! Thank you!

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    If you are not in a very humid area, then oil is fine.

    I store mine in a cooler area of the shop that is quasi hidden (my gun safe is full of the value far more desired guns for bad people)

    I doubt anyone is going to carry off a 1917 and if they do it sticks out like a sore thumb!

    No issues with rust, they just get oil in the barrel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joesarno View Post
    Do you use grease or regular gun oil?
    The advice I have read, which seems to make mechanical sense, is "if it slides, grease it, if it rotates, oil it!

    To which I would add - whatever lubricant, just use the minimum necessary for correct functioning. Any excess ends up where you don't want it and acts as a dirt trap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by theholeinthedonut View Post
    I have only one M1917, an Eddystone.
    That's quite enough to see off the competition. Eddystone was a one-product factory that was tuned to perfection for producing M1917s. Better value for money than Remington (same product, more expensive name) or Winchester (seriously overpriced by collectors because of the name). For accuracy, the M1917 beats any other rifle of the WWI generation. And most '03-A3s, but don't tell the Springfield fans that they have spent most of their money on a name!

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