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    For the Photographer...

    You might want to something nice for your wife, too.
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    Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. died of...

    Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. died of a heart attack on July 12, 1944, near Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, France.

    Ben Hartley
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    If I'm not mistaken, CMP uses Boyd's stocks, but...

    If I'm not mistaken, CMP uses Boyd's stocks, but re-profiles (thinned down) by duPage. (sp?)
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    Maybe started as a goat trail, but one of the...

    Maybe started as a goat trail, but one of the goats is wearing pretty fancy treaded feet!
  5. Ooops! So you did. (Too close to bedtime...)

    Ooops! So you did. (Too close to bedtime...)
  6. "Tanker" Garand

    Point that nobody's made: the receiver is a commercial Springfield Armory, Incorporated product, not USGI. The gimme on this one is the 7-million(+) serial number. No USGI M1 rifles were numbered...
  7. Thread: Thanks GCA

    by Ben Hartley
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    Tom, I got mine a couple of weeks ago. Sorry, I...

    Tom, I got mine a couple of weeks ago. Sorry, I didn't make note of the exact date. You might want to contact GCA and inquire.

    Ben Hartley
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    Finally! Somebody came up with the proper...

    Finally! Somebody came up with the proper nomenclature! Thanks, BAR.

    Ben Hartley
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    Shiny Gas Cylinder a No-No

    Right in the TM itself: TM 9-1275, Ordnance Maintenance, U.S. Rifle Cal. .30 M1, M1C (Sniper's) and M1D (Sniper's) dated June, 1947, paragraph 22b: "...Rifles with shiny gas cylinders must not...
  10. Townsend Whelan.

    Townsend Whelan.
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    But a large number of electrons were seriously...

    But a large number of electrons were seriously inconvenienced.
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    Eric... The operating rod might be dragging on...

    Eric...

    The operating rod might be dragging on the lower band. A 1/8" diameter, 1/2" long roll pin from the local hardware store will fix the lower band in place.

    Ben Hartley
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    Eric, Jim Schwartz retired, and passed his...

    Eric,

    Jim Schwartz retired, and passed his business along to:

    [[[ http://www.columbusmachine.com/index.htm ]]]

    I've not used this service, but the general consensus is very positive.
    ...
  14. Precisely my point. Ben Hartley

    Precisely my point.

    Ben Hartley
  15. Mark... Um..er... I really do know about safe...

    Mark...

    Um..er... I really do know about safe firearms handling practices, both Col. Cooper's and the NRA's. I'm not surprised that our northerly neighbors (neighbours?) hold to something similar....
  16. STRAC: Short Timers Running Around in Circles,...

    STRAC: Short Timers Running Around in Circles, also: Scatter, The Russians Are Coming
  17. Huh? Ben Hartley

    Huh?

    Ben Hartley
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    Probably meter guage -- 39.37 inches -- which is...

    Probably meter guage -- 39.37 inches -- which is common in the far east.
  19. Bill... Neither are mine. [grin] Of the...

    Bill...



    Neither are mine. [grin] Of the five right-most men in photo #1, and going right-to-left, numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5 appear to have "epauletted" shirts. (I cheated: saved the picture to...
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    Nope. An oxymoron is a contradiction in terms,...

    Nope. An oxymoron is a contradiction in terms, e.g., "honest crook." "Naval gun" is a redundancy.
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    Joe... I'm inclined to agree with you.

    Joe...

    I'm inclined to agree with you.
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    It's called "tugging the chain of the pompous."...

    It's called "tugging the chain of the pompous." And the name of the rifle is: U. S. Rifle Cal. .30 M1. Sez so on the receiver heels of my 3 iterations thereof.

    See? I can be pompous, too!

    Ben...
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    Absolutely the same procedure was taught at Ft....

    Absolutely the same procedure was taught at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts in 1958 or 1959, too!

    Ben Hartley
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    Baccerman... Well, given the following: ...

    Baccerman...

    Well, given the following:



    I don't think you've anything to worry about. You can, if you wish, relieve the "rubbed on" spots on the lower band, or front handguard ferrule. Just...
  25. MM... Yes, the Civilian Marksmanship...

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    Yes, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) rifles are all of US manufacture, although some may not have been actually produced during wartime. Incidentally, you may see references to...
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