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pawn shop find like 20 years ago
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Nice lookin' piece, nice wood figure.
Years ago, I was able to buy a M1A1 barreled action from a friend, early 40K serial range. It had a TRW 64 dated barrel which I was able to trade Roland Beaver for a nice SA Jan 1960 barrel. Also had a nice T-44 stock with the M1 rifle butt plate. Original wooden hanguards were always damaged and paper thin so I bought a repro wooden handguard. After spending hours removing extra wood from the handguard it looked a little better. Later i installed a ventilated handguard. photo shows testing the M1A1 at 100 yards where it shot very well, but I still like the M1 rifle alot more for collecting and shooting.Attachment 131215
thanks Jim , one of my favorite rifles
And it even has the thing that goes up!
I always liked that pattern of rifle, M14 and M1A.
I bought one in the early days from Tom Buss and dressed it in early wood (no-flipper stock and wooden handguard). I love that rifle.
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I even enjoyed having a Norinco 305 here dressed like a '14 until they prohibited them. Shot it all I could. It worked fine.
I was issued TRW serial number 1313951 with a TRW barrel dated 9-63 at Ft Leonard Wood, long time ago
i was stationed on a Submarine '85-'89 , we were not "issued" weapons but we had Colt 1911's , M14's and the Rem 870 sawed off , M14 was the Sail watch , 1911 was Petty Officer of the Deck , and the 870 was carried by the topside roving watch , we had to qualify everything once a year
I once owned TRW 434343...as new.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCS
While attending a "Reconnaissance and Target Interdiction Course" in Alaska during 1977, I purchased a Springfield M1A. The instructors, all JFK Center SF people, all took turns shooting this rifle and were surprised at the accuracy from this out of the box rifle. It is (was) one of my favorite rifles. Unfortunately, with the current state laws it has been outlawed and now it's just a matter of time before they start confiscation.
The first picture shows the rifle a few years after I bought it and the second picture shows it dressed in a tiger striped camouflaged nylon stock. My son was working as an armorer in a gun store and cerakoted the stock for me.
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I don't think I have any pics of any of them, digital would have been priceless in the '70s.Quote:
Originally Posted by BEAR
Ok, ok, I guess you caught me. That first picture was taken 20 years after I bought it. But it is in it's 1970s condition.
Boy, you can't stretch the truth anymore. Caught by a digital camera picture.
Woe is me!!!
BEAR