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    LMR barrrels

    Why are LMR barrels sought after? My winchester has an LMR barrel but it is dated 1955 .
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    Quote Originally Posted by kr6ng View Post
    Why are LMR barrels sought after? My winchester has an LMR barrel but it is dated 1955 .
    From an article "Holding the Line: The Story of the Line Material Corporation" by Bob Seijasicon, found in the GCAicon Journal.

    "Although not immediately apparent, the quaility of these barrels was significantly better than those made by other manufacturers. Several years later, however, LMR marked barrels would be in great demand by competitive shooters, who claimed they were more accurate and had less "whip" than even the SA National Match barrels. As late as the 1960s, rifle teams were contacting Line as well as the Ordnance Department hoping to scrounge LMR barrels in some forgotten corner of the system ". Bob further wrote, " the fact that the initial contract price of about $ 8.50 per barrel provided enough room to develop and employ techniques for superior accuracy. This included several added steps to insure perfect alignment of the barrel to the receiver, and more precise rifling procedures."

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    In Order of Accuracy/ Desirability
    VAR Danishicon Barrels
    LMR
    SA 1960 replacement Barrels
    It is a Fact My LMR barreled rifles By Far out Shoot any of the others Hands Down

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    Thanks all , I don'T know enough about garands , guess I need to find a book or two. My rifle in basic training was an m1 but at that time it was a weapon , not something I would collect.
    again thanks

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