I'm slowly replacing all the non-Winchester parts on my M1917 Winchester mixmaster and recently disassembled the Bolt Stop/Ejector assembly to see if any parts were Ws. No such luck. All were Es & Rs. I was able to find a W Bolt Stop at Springfield Sporters but nothing else. None of the other big parts dealers I've found on-line ID their M1917 parts. Does anyone know of another parts dealer that replicates Springfield Sporters parts ID business model? I'm still looking for a complete Winchester Bolt, Stacking Swivel, Bolt Stop Spring Rest, Ejector and a Bolt Stop Spring.
The current E ejector on my rifle has an interesting small coil spring installed on it instead of the original leaf spring. The end of the spring is bent upward into a hook and is attached to the ejector through a small hole drilled near the center of the ejector. It presses downward on the bolt stop spring and the ejector successfully ejects an empty case. Since a broken leaf spring was a common M1917 problem, I'm guessing the coil spring was probably an armory modification (?) assuming the demand for replacement ejectors became greater than the supply.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or heard of M1917 ejectors with coil springs?
Merc