Puddinhead
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Hi, I bought a Winchester M1917 last month dated 1/18. It is a Winchester barrel, receiver, stock, and most other parts. It does however have a Remington bolt. When I pulled the bolt out while cleaning the rifle for the first time I noticed light gouges out of the bottom of the bolt face. Upon checking online and looking at other pictures I realized that the center of the face is raised up about 5 thousandths from the bottom edge and the ring inside the outer edge. Every picture I saw had the bolt face machined down so the entire face was even except for the raised edge. It wouldn't chamber a round so I sanded it and got it to chamber with no problem. I haven't checked the headspace on it but I did drop a round in the chamber and racked the bolt. When I brought the bolt back it had grabbed the round and ejected it just fine. I'm wondering if anyone has seen a bolt face like this? If it was turned down even with the other part of the face the ejector would probably not grab the case very well. The edge of the case fits under the ejector perfectly, not too tight not too loose. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether this would be safe to shoot with that sloping edge? Thanks for any help and advice in advance.
Jon
Jon