How to remove stock

[trimmer99]

Fed Ex just delivered my M1917 today. As I suspected, the stock needs a thorough cleaning and refinish. I'm planning on using Acetone with 000 steel wool for the cleaning and boiled linseed oil for the refinish. I've removed the stock from an '03 before but not a '17. Doesn't look difficult but haven't found any "how to" videos yet. Anything I should know before I start? Thanks in advance. RB

[dave]

Pretty much like a 03, remove bands, handguard, remove TG screws and it should come out. Tight bedding may make it hard, will not just fall apart.

[John Sukey]

One more screw to remove. Inner barrel band screw. It sits all by itself in the forend.

[Dad]

For the M1917;

Here are some web pages via the Waybackmachine, wait for the pages to load, they can be a little slow, specially the graphics.

Main page;
https://web.archive.org/web/20100111143534/http://www.surplusrifle.com/m1917/index.asp

Bolt disassembly/reassembly;
https://web.archive.org/web/20100113111608/http://surplusrifle.com/m1917/boltdisassemble/index.asp

Rifle disassembly/reassembly;
https://web.archive.org/web/20100113111319/http://surplusrifle.com/m1917/rifledisassembly/index.asp

D.

[trimmer99]

Dad, Tried to look up the web pages you listed but they come up as not available. RB

[Dad]

Just checked the links and they are working fine.

Got to www.waybackmachine.org
enter surplus rifle in the search
and then browse to around 2009 or so, select any date with the round blue circle.
scroll on the left side of the page to U.S. Model 1917
If this doesn't work check your computer settings.

D.

[trimmer99]

D Thanks for the info. I got a bit further (was unfamilliar with waybackmachine and didn't know to begin there) but couldn't bring up the videos. I did however find a couple on the web that got me through the disassembly. the acetone with 0000 steel wool (not 000 like I mentioned earlier) worked like a champ. It cleaned up very nicely for a nearly 100 year old firearm. There are a number of small dings and a couple of fairly deep scratches but that's to be expected. The only disappointment was finding a "R" stamped on the front handguard. Without disassembling the bolt, everything else seems to be Eddystone. If anyone has an Eddystone front handguard they are willing to trade for a Remmington please let me know. I did find the remains of a cartouche. It looks like "?" A - 1 in a rectangular box. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for all your help. RB