M1917 mag follower

[milboltnut]

why is the left side middle rib cut the way it is?

http://www.libertytreecollectors.com/productcart/pc/catalog/1903SpringfieldFollower.JPG

[fjruple]

That is so the magazine follower depressor can slipped in for doing the manual of arms (inspection arms). The bolt will not close without the magazine follower depressor.

--fjruple

edit-- Added "without" The brain was not working right when I posted the response.

[milboltnut]

you mean allow the bolt to be closed without depressing the follower.. looking for a demonstration of the depressor...

[JimF]

That is so the magazine follower depressor can slipped in for doing the manual of arms (inspection arms). The bolt will not close with the magazine follower depressor.

--fjruple

Huh? . . . . .

The purpose of the depressor is to ALLOW the bolt to close during the "manual"!

[milboltnut]

ooops I had to read it again. It should allow the bolt to be closed without depressing the follower.

[Dan Shapiro]

Later on, "Bubba" overcame this problem by filing down the rear of the follower from a 90% angle to a more rounded design that permitted the bolt to push the follower down as the bolt was pushed forward.

Same with the weak 'ejector spring'. "Bubba" came up with a way to replace the weak ejector with a small piece of spring (like that you'd find on a ballpoint pen).

[milboltnut]

I have the ejector with the spring.... eventually those ejectors are not going to be pleantiful.

[fjruple]

Later on, "Bubba" overcame this problem by filing down the rear of the follower from a 90% angle to a more rounded design that permitted the bolt to push the follower down as the bolt was pushed forward.

Same with the weak 'ejector spring'. "Bubba" came up with a way to replace the weak ejector with a small piece of spring (like that you'd find on a ballpoint pen).

It least "Bubba" got the weak ejector spring fix right. The small spring ejector fix was what Remington used on their commerical Model 30 series rifles and carbines.

--fjruple

[p246]

Was the weak ejector spring a left over from the pattern 14 design. I have not pulled my P14 bolt down to see if it's the same spring. Obviously the extractor is different, wonder if they kept the same spring from the rim design.

[JB White]

Same weakness prone flat spring for the ejector. I think the coil spring retrofit was a common fix as I've seen them used in quite a good number of 'veterans rifles'.
As far as the follower rib is concerned, I've always been under the impression the rib design was to control left/right loading and feeding.

[milboltnut]

Same weakness prone flat spring for the ejector. I think the coil spring retrofit was a common fix as I've seen them used in quite a good number of 'veterans rifles'.
As far as the follower rib is concerned, I've always been under the impression the rib design was to control left/right loading and feeding.

I've always been under the impression the rib design was to control left/right loading and feeding

You don't shoot the 1917 much do you?

[JB White]

I've owned them since the late 70's. Not my main interest though. Shoot them on occasion and had the job of keeping the Post rifles clean for about the last 15 years. Those rifles have ground followers. Have never bothered with the depressor as I've never had any desire for all the accoutrements.

So, are you going to politely set me correct so i might learn something, or is the snipe good enough?

[milboltnut]

If you load the magazine you would notice the cutouts have nothing to do with feeding.

http://www.ubbcentral.com/store/item...509834436.html

[JB White]

Well the next time I dig one out I'll look again to see which way the rounds stagger in the magazine.
In spite of your somewhat condescending reply, I thank you for showing me a good pic of the depressor. I've never bothered to take a good look at one before.
I think the only time I had seen one was a line sketch. Probably in an old Numrich catalog. Before they became GPC since that's how long its been since I ordered one.

[milboltnut]

As far as the follower rib is concerned, I've always been under the impression the rib design was to control left/right loading and feeding

So you have actually seen it to make a statement like this...

I've never bothered to take a good look at one before.

Well the next time I dig one out I'll look again to see which way the rounds stagger in the magazine

Again that has NOTHING to do with the "ribs"

But you said..

I've always been under the impression the rib design was to control left/right loading and feeding

so you did see the rib, but you don't know what they are for...does that make any sense? Or are you just tryin to cover up your tracks?

Please don't round and round and think you know what you are talking about... please stay from this thread, unless you do know what you are talking about.

So, are you going to politely set me correct so i might learn something, or is the snipe good enough

Sorry I can't politely correct you... due to the fact that you can't listen to the correct reason for the "ribs"... and the snipe got your attention, so no the snipe isn't good enough because you are continually saying the ribs are about staggered feeding....

the next time I dig one out I'll look again to see which way the rounds stagger in the magazine