Pricey Paper Weight

[painter777]

WRA receiver on GB...
Early Winchester M1 Carbine ,receiver for display : World War I / II at GunBroker.com


Hairline crack.
Seller doesn't require a FFL to send it.
Wouldn't this just be for De-mills?
$225 plus $14 shipping.

Charlie-painter777

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[Jim Nasium]

This guy is playing with fire !! But at least he's up front about it... And, yes, a candidate for the "flaming hack saw".

r

[INLAND44]

This guy is playing with fire !! But at least he's up front about it... And, yes, a candidate for the "flaming hack saw".

r

I think it's still a 'gun' and requires an FFL transfer. Some goof could weld it on the outside and screw a barrel in it.

[imarangemaster]

He is up front about the crack, but he really does minimize it, which he shouldn't. My understanding is that the breech ring of the receiver is vital to withstanding the 40,000 CUP the round generates. Some dufuss might buy it, slip a barrel in and have high velocity steel in his face. I understand that re-weld receivers do not have much if any stress on the weld of the front and back halves, as long as the cut is well behind the locking lug recesses, and the weld is well done. Unlike those, this is a critical area that is cracked on this one. I saw re-weld carbines sold before all the Blue Skies showed up in the mid-80s.

[Hercules Powder]

That piece of military hardware is perfectly safe for service, just melt it down and make it into a lug nut for a Hummer and nobody gets hurt.

Otherwise, it will likely be built back up into a functioning weapon at some point in time. Then what?

I think I would rather stand in front of it and take the bullet…if it makes it out the end of the barrel, than stand behind it and pull the trigger.

A little 30 cal bullet wouldn’t hurt as much as an AK47….would it?

Okay, I rethought the idea of standing in front of the carbine...2 gaint steps back 400 yards.

[PBI]

No this is a pricey paper weight. 80 percent finished M1 carbine receiver ..GI Specs : World War I / II at GunBroker.com

this would cost around $240.00 to machine the rest of the receiver and you would have to spend $210.00 to have it heat treated and then purchase the rest of the parts to complete if you intended on shooting it.