Hi All,
I recently purchased a Winchester M1917 (as most of you know) and thought I'd share how I learned to disassemble the bolt. it's a bit different from all the other rifles I own so there was definitely a learning curve. here's how I came at it and if you have any suggestions that you know I'm all ears. Well actually eyes.
First you see the bolt in it's normal forward position with the safety forward. On this particular rifle the safety is not integral to the bolt.
Then I slid the bolt back and placed the safety in the safe (rear) position.
I should note at this point that earlier I had taken a penny and ground off a radius to match the cocking mechanism.
In pushing the bolt handle forward against the safety mechanism (internally) it created a gap in which I placed the penny I'd made. Then I released the bolt handle gently letting the tension rest on the penny.
At this point I removed the bolt from the receiver and was able to easily remove the cocking mechanism/firing pin assembly.
After a few easy turns everything was apart and ready for cleaning. simply reversing the process to return everything back to it's correct state.
After learning the little penny trick I'd have to say this is one of the easiest bolts I've taken apart so far. I'm sure I didn't call everything by it's proper name but I think you get the gist.
God Bless
I recently purchased a Winchester M1917 (as most of you know) and thought I'd share how I learned to disassemble the bolt. it's a bit different from all the other rifles I own so there was definitely a learning curve. here's how I came at it and if you have any suggestions that you know I'm all ears. Well actually eyes.
First you see the bolt in it's normal forward position with the safety forward. On this particular rifle the safety is not integral to the bolt.
Then I slid the bolt back and placed the safety in the safe (rear) position.
I should note at this point that earlier I had taken a penny and ground off a radius to match the cocking mechanism.
In pushing the bolt handle forward against the safety mechanism (internally) it created a gap in which I placed the penny I'd made. Then I released the bolt handle gently letting the tension rest on the penny.
At this point I removed the bolt from the receiver and was able to easily remove the cocking mechanism/firing pin assembly.
After a few easy turns everything was apart and ready for cleaning. simply reversing the process to return everything back to it's correct state.
After learning the little penny trick I'd have to say this is one of the easiest bolts I've taken apart so far. I'm sure I didn't call everything by it's proper name but I think you get the gist.
God Bless