17A1 BFA Question

1842 Views 2 Replies 2 Participants Last post by frazer42, Jul 26, 2008

frazer42

Discussion Starter · Jul 17, 2008

Ok, I made my bfa from an original 17A1 bfa TiG'd to an extra bushing for my '28 water jacket. Fits perfectly and the barrel unlock co-incides with the relief holes in the bfa. Great. Do I need to have extra packing to prevent blow by into the jacket or does this even matter? The manual says nothing about what this will do to the packings. I assume it's no biggie cuz the Army did it for years, but I can't requisition a new, F/A 1917A1. Also, who here is good at re-bushing a water jacket with the threads blown out! Just in case I 'F this up real good. Any and all opinions, facts, and thoughts will be much obliged. Thanks, Frazer42

Save

1 - 2 of 3 Posts

frazer42

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 26, 2008

It works!

FYI, after a little jacking-with, my '17A1 runs sweet on 30-06 crimped blanks. The only drawback is the filthy condition it leaves my end-cap in, black as the ace of spades. I used an "0" ring to keep the crap out of my packings and slathered blue wheeel bearing grease on it to help. Thanks for looking! J

Save

1 - 2 of 3 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month