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I did not see Classifieds over there, of course I did not know there was nan "over there". LOL

No kidding it is back!!!!!!!!!!
JimL

I guess the M1/M1A Forum related Classifieds has moved? :confused:

Rant- I miss the original Jouster Forum... Both in format and content. :(

JimL

Fiebeings leather dye (alcohol based)
Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Chocolate, or Cordovan.

Thanks Dav
jim

What is fairtrimmers?
What is illegal in CA? Or should I say, "What is legal in CA these days?"

Not that I know of. :(


Happy to post up the images, glad I saved them. ;)

jiml

One of my unanswered questions to Boyds was who they were making the stock for, I am not shy, and of course I was not provided with an answer.

The pistol grip on that one was about 3/8" longer and...

Here are comparisons of the USGI type Boyd stock and the typically produced Boyds that most people dislike. I wonder if Boyd's will not produce the near GI shaped stock due to the need of a slightly...

Neal
I had one of those Boyd's stocks you mentioned, they sent it to me in error, I called Boyd's and requested MORE but they would not oblige. :( They were very tight lipped about the unique stock...

$125.00 for a gas cylinder!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hardly worth that price.
JimL

No problem.
My wife's Mom emailed it to me, not bad tech work for 85 years old!
My wife's Dad was there with the 29th, my Dad with the 1st. Both went in D+48 or so, could be the reason why we were...

Here is a link to D-Day photos, some I had seen before and some not.

Captured Photo Collection » The 65th Anniversary of D-Day on the Normandy Beaches Photos

JimL

You can stretch the clip latch spring for a temporary fix.
jiml

Who wastes more than the U.S. Government?
Nobody
:banghead:

You guys are alll wrong.

The problem is clearly evident in the first two images- he forgot to plug it in!

:lol:

Just do what those guys said and enjoy.
jiml

Or, try TSP.

Testing ammo for corrosiveness by cutting the head off the case and discharging the primer into soft ferrous metal using a hammer and a punch. Yes the powder and bullet removed first. :D

This was...

I cannot tell from his crappy images that's for sure!
Email him again for images, good sellers always comply.
jimL

The stated drawing number and heat lot number coincide with a 3.3 million SA range (USGI) serial number.

I know nothing about Fed Ordnance garands. Has anyone here seen a Fed Ord garand? Were...

Yeah an image of under the wood line would be interesting.

I just looked at that thing again and cannot find any mill marks on the receiver.

It is what it is, and I don't know what that is!
...

Also notice how rounded the edges are on the flat "V" shelf behind the rear sight on the receiver.

Compare it to the images posted up here.

Could this rifle have a duplicated SA serial number...

I sent you a PM about this rifle.
JimL

Welcome.
:wave:
Rick B. would be able to share some info on this also. I cannot recall if "sile" made these for PB or not. If you see "sile" on the butt stamped in the wood (under butt plate...

Hey Terry
Here are some more markings on a butt and related stock parts. Note how the serial digits are reading in the opposite direction as in the stock images in my first post.

For a change...