1928 WH Wear Pattern Question

[Ville28]

I am a relatively new WH owner who has a few years to go on PK's list and have a question about the observed wear pattern on my lower. Please see the attached photo. Is this normal for a WH 1928? I know that most WH's suffer from issues that may be detrimental over the long term but I would really like to occasionally enjoy it, especially if it will eventually be too pretty to shoot 😊 I do have Merle's .22 kit that I intend to use primarily in the interim. Thank you very much for any additional information.

[darrylta]

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15202

 

This current thread may help you.

-Darryl

[PK.]

The wear shown in your photo just aft of the sear is caused by burrs raised on the bolt by its engagement with the sear; this is seen on every make of TSMG if the sear/bolt engagement raises a burr. Stone the bolt bottom flat again.

[Ville28]

Thank you so much so the information. Attached is a picture of the two bolts I use. Do you have a brief description of what I need to use and procedure to correct the issue? Thanks again.

[emmagee1917]

Run your finger nail forward , along the flat of the bottom of the bolt , over the edge of the bolt notches. If you feel a ridge ( burr ) going over the center area ( sear hits and turns metal in the center area , it does not reach clear across the bolt so cannot turn the outer edges ) , you file or stone the ridge away until it merges back with the outer edges.

It's this ridge that digs into the frame and causes those marks.

Chris

[TSMGguy]

I consider this wear pattern to be entirely normal.

[Z3BigDaddy]

:agree: