Same difference whether the parts are refinished in house or out sourced. They came from the CMP that way.
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Same difference whether the parts are refinished in house or out sourced. They came from the CMP that way.
If your looking for general stock parts try Standard Parts LLCQuote:
Originally Posted by DaveN
https://www.standardpartsllc.com/pro...&idcategory=15
Or Orion
G41a, Complete buttstock & handguard metal set
Is this what you're looking for?
Thanks, but I'm not actually looking for any parts at all, just trying to add to my knowledge base. Some of these parts are so obviously a different color of park that they had to have been new replacements, and I'm just wondering by whom. Since there are no arsenal rebuild stamps in the wood, I surmise that it was done by the CMP or DCM facilities. But since they just sold off- the- rack rifles (or so I thought), it wouldn't have been done by them either. So it's a mystery. These light gray, almost white parts show littlle or no wear, btw, which again suggests post- issue replacements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge1998
Quite a few of the 6 mil rifles CMP has just finished selling were rebarreled by CMP with new 1955 barrels.
The easiest way to spot a reparked rifle is that all the parts match in color & texture. ORIGINAL rifles were assembled from parts that were blued or parked in batches. Over the years parkerizing "recipes" have changed.
DCM never saw a rifle; it was just a DOD office in Washington, DC that processed paperwork. After approval of a purchase, the gun was shipped to the buyer directly from a government arsenal by Railway Express.
When CMP was originally established, most M1 rifles came straight from arsenals stacked in wood crates (hence, numerous op rod dings). They also got all the spare parts, which the armorers at CMP used to fix broken/defective rifles. When spare parts ran out, they cannibalized some rifles; they sold some rifles as "correct grade" if mostly original with some parts replaced. When stocks ran out, they sold "barreled actions". They eventually bought commercial stocks & barrels. Around 2008 they got a stash of several thousand Springfield Armory barrels, dated in the 1950's; these were used for rebuilds, & some barrels were sold to the public.
Or Bill Ricca or Fulton Armory
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I've had several conversations with a couple of the gentlemen that sorted and repaired rifles for the North Store. They did not at that time, over 10 years ago, rebarrel or repark parts. they did sort them to grade clean and replace needed parts. Rifles to bad to repair themselves were stripped for parts.
Over the years much has been said about swapping out certain parts (trigger groups) so there were very few correct grade rifles. I asked them about this practice and they wouldn't give me a straight answer. I know one of them was the proud owner of several correct grade M1's and carbines.