M1 Carbine cracked receiver

For $600 you can buy a whole carbine if you look around.

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Originally Posted by Bruce McAskill

For $600 you can buy a whole carbine if you look around.

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i've been looking, but everyone seems to be trying to go for top dollar. lowest that i've seen was $900

Well, i managed to find a receiver at a decent price. Does anyone here know of a good gunsmith near Whidbey Island that could replace my old one?

Bob Barnes in Sedro Wooley should be able to do it. He should be in the phone book under Barnes' Rock and Gun shop.

thanks. i might go by there this weekend. do you know how much he would charge me for it?

Sorry, I don't. Call before stopping by, he may be closed for fishing or gun shows.

I just had a barrel put on by DGR in Tenn. Here where I live no 'smith would return my calls so screw them I sent it across the nation to Tenn. They had it back to me in about a week. Michelle who works there is pleasant to deal with and answered my e-mails promptly. I had a barrel put on (there was no old one to remove so the pricing might be different) and head spaced for 135.00 plus UPS and a 3% CC use charge. 174.17 total being sent here to Calif.

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Originally Posted by kosmolinekid

I just had a barrel put on by DGR in Tenn. Here where I live no 'smith would return my calls so screw them I sent it across the nation to Tenn. They had it back to me in about a week. Michelle who works there is pleasant to deal with and answered my e-mails promptly. I had a barrel put on (there was no old one to remove so the pricing might be different) and head spaced for 135.00 plus UPS and a 3% CC use charge. 174.17 total being sent here to Calif.

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I might look into that one. I also found this guy who is in Georgia: Military Small Arms - Gunsmith - Gun Sales - Arms Sales - Rifle - Gun - Receiver - M1 Garand - M1 Carbine - 1903 Series - AR-15 Rifle. He replied pretty quickly and said that he would replace my receiver within a week. I'm just wondering if anyone here has done. said he would gie me a discount since i was serving in hte military.